Member Review
Review by
Michael B, Reviewer
Father’s Day
Having enjoyed Steve Cavanagh's "Witness 8" and "Th1rt3en," both captivating Eddie Flynn novels, I was happy to see Atria Books releasing "Fifty Fifty" in the US, an earlier entry in the series originally available elsewhere in 2020. These thrillers are the perfect solutions to reading slumps, books that will have you staying up much too late to knock off one more chapter.
Eddie is a former conman turned defense attorney. This background adds more opportunity to spice up a courtroom drama setting. In “Fifty Fifty” Eddie is defending one of two sisters accusing each other of brutally butchering their father. The prosecution decides to try the sisters together, hoping to convict both, but convinced they will receive at least one conviction.
The two sisters could not have more different personalities. Eddie’s client, Sofia, has a history of mental problems and seems to be the odds-on-favorite to take the fall. The other sister, Alexandra, is strikingly attractive and a social butterfly. In chapters labelled “She,” we see the unidentified murderous one methodically killing off any threats to her alibi. Cavanagh has us jumping back and forth throughout, trying to see if we are being duped into misdirection. It is so obvious who is guilty…is it? No, that’s what he wants us to believe… wait, no…
Cavanagh is a master. At the risk of sounding sacrilegious, I rank Eddie Flynn just ahead of Michael Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer escapes. Wonderful choices to make.
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review. #FiftyFifty #NetGalley
Having enjoyed Steve Cavanagh's "Witness 8" and "Th1rt3en," both captivating Eddie Flynn novels, I was happy to see Atria Books releasing "Fifty Fifty" in the US, an earlier entry in the series originally available elsewhere in 2020. These thrillers are the perfect solutions to reading slumps, books that will have you staying up much too late to knock off one more chapter.
Eddie is a former conman turned defense attorney. This background adds more opportunity to spice up a courtroom drama setting. In “Fifty Fifty” Eddie is defending one of two sisters accusing each other of brutally butchering their father. The prosecution decides to try the sisters together, hoping to convict both, but convinced they will receive at least one conviction.
The two sisters could not have more different personalities. Eddie’s client, Sofia, has a history of mental problems and seems to be the odds-on-favorite to take the fall. The other sister, Alexandra, is strikingly attractive and a social butterfly. In chapters labelled “She,” we see the unidentified murderous one methodically killing off any threats to her alibi. Cavanagh has us jumping back and forth throughout, trying to see if we are being duped into misdirection. It is so obvious who is guilty…is it? No, that’s what he wants us to believe… wait, no…
Cavanagh is a master. At the risk of sounding sacrilegious, I rank Eddie Flynn just ahead of Michael Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer escapes. Wonderful choices to make.
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review. #FiftyFifty #NetGalley
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