Ruby Johnson used to live on Manhattan's West 74th Street, with her parents. This is a very exclusive area, but the family lost everything, including their home, due to her father’s gambling. Her father disappeared leaving Ruby and her mother to deal with the aftermath.

Now she works on that very street as a maid to some of the wealthy families, but she hates not being ‘one of them’. Ruby knows all their precious secrets, so when she witnesses a murder in one of the homes, she sees an opportunity to make some cash and change her mother’s life - and her own!

Ruby knows the victim, and the killer, and so it is that she makes an anonymous call to the police and names the killer, but she’s telling a lie, and, as we eventually find out, she has a very good reason for doing so!

Eddie Flynn, conman turned lawyer, represents the man who Ruby named, and let’s not forget that this guy is completely innocent. However, Ruby is intelligent and extremely devious - she has some big plans and will endeavour to ensure that he is found guilty of murder in order to start her new life.

Eddie Flynn is not your average lawyer, he can be completely reckless, and plays dirty if he needs to, but you’d definitely want him in your corner.
Lots of twists and turns and a cold and clinical character in the guise of Mr Christmas (a name normally associated with love and joy) no sir, not on this occasion! Recommended.

Eddie Flynn is back!

I'm such a fan of this series. Great recurring characters and always a lot of twists and turns which means that it's just an amazingly enjoyable read. Highly recommend.

3.5/4

It's been a while since I read a Steve Cavanagh but I seem to remember enjoying it. I enjoyed bits of Witness 8 as well and the trial was really good.

The story started out quite explosively then settled into a convoluted murder and trial that ran alongside Eddie Flynn trying to dodge several assassins.

The main story deals with the murder of a socialite living in a fancy part of New York. The suspect, John Jackson, is a family man who denies the charge from the beginning but as the evidence mounts a witness comes forward to say they saw the whole thing.

On the whole it's a good story. However I'm notorious at not knowing what's going to happen next and it didn't take me long to work it out.

Apart from that I didn't really buy into the characters of Ruby or Mr Christmas who both felt very two dimensional. However the niggles are few and minor ones at that.

I'd recommend this for Eddie Flynn fans or just an enjoyable, fast-paced holiday read.

Thankyou to Netgalley and Headline for the advance review copy.

Witness 8 by Steven Cavanagh is the latest book in the Eddie Flynn series and the first book I have read in this fabulous series. I have heard very good things about this series, and I wasn’t disappointed.
Eddie Flynn is an ex con artist now a lawyer who is defending a Brain surgeon who is falsely accused of murder. Apparently, he killed a woman who lived on the influential street of the 74th.
Ruby used to be a resident of the street but after her fathers gambling her life fell apart. Ruby is a nanny of the defendant and Ruby is giving her testimony of what happened that day and who really killed their neighbour, but she is trying to frame her employer.
Do ever read an author for the first time and you feel like that you have come, and you have no problem fitting in. I found this to be a fabulous read and no problem resonating to the storyline. This has a great storyline and eccentric characters (especially Mr Christmas) and although it is an addictive thriller, there is a quite a bit of humour in it too. I loved all about this and I can’t wait to read more.

Flynn is back!! Fantastic book and actual page turner, left you wanting more after each chapter! 4.5 stars

As a fan of the Eddie Flynn series I was really pleased to get an arc of the newest book. As usual, it hooks you from the first chapter and takes you on a brilliant journey through the mind of Eddie as well as the 'villain' of the piece. No-one in these books is completely good or bad, resolutions aren't always clean and you're always left wanting the next one. (Copy received from Netgalley in return for an honest review)

There's one word that floated to my mind several times while reading this book – perfecton. I love courtroom dramas and this book is that and much, much more. Eddie Flynn does his thing with the team he's assembled over the years. I cannot fault it other than it should be longer. When's the next one coming out?

Is it just me or is every Eddie Flynn book better than the previous one? Lee Child did that with Jack Reacher for a while but Steve Cavanagh is achieving this feat consistently. Again, when's the next one coming out?

Its a while since I've read a Steve Cavanagh or Eddy Flynn novel, and I'd forgotten quite how fast paced and clever they are. The reader is led into a select neighbourhood with a seemingly kind and trusted nanny who witnesses a murder but doesn't report it, meanwhile Eddy and his team have their client's case dismissed, and in doing so upset the local police ..... and so begins a classic Cavanagh story of actions having consequences, but not always the expected ones, and Flynn and Co. trying to do the right thing, via a number of wrong ones and dodgy people!
Thank you to netgalley and Headline for an advance copy of this book

This is a good read. Ruby has always had issues and looking after other people’s homes and children was not her plan because she believes she is better than the neighbours who live in her selectvstreet. Then she sees a murder and that gives her the opportunity to arrange things to point the finger at the wrong man. She gets satisfaction out of doing that but also can blackmail the real murderer. The small neighbourhood is well drawn and the reader only gradually finds out what really happened. The book is well written and is a rewarding read. I recommend it.

The latest novel in the Eddie Flynn series sees the conman turned criminal lawyer .defend a neurosurgeon accused of murdering a neighbour.. Interesting characters.and fast moving.story. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

Eddie Flynn and his team are back and ready to defend a man falsely accused of murder. Ruby is a nanny to wealthy families in a Manhattan street. It is there that she witnesses a neighbour’s murder and she knows the killer so she makes an anonymous call to police. Is Ruby telling the truth or is she more dangerous than the killer?

I was very excited to see a new Eddie Flynn book out as it is one of my most anticipated series. I kept putting off starting this because I knew that I would then be closer to the end and I’d have to wait ages for a new one! This is another excellent addition, full of the usual twists, high octane drama and clever plot. It was great to catch up with the characters as they are superbly written, powerful and you really feel a connection with them all; I especially enjoy their relationships and humorous moments with one another. There were some great minor characters here too!

This novel saw a few different storylines working intricately together and had some very suspenseful moments, although there were also emotional elements. I love that this series offers things that seem irrelevant but are often integral to the plot and the creative ways around problems. The twists are always clever and not random as they are in some other books. This was another highly entertaining courtroom thriller by this talented author; I’m just sad I now have to wait for another! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy in return for an honest review.

It is no secret I LOVE Eddie Flynn, if you are new to him do yourself a favour and go and read the previous books then this one. You absolutely can read this as a standalone but it is book 8 of an absolutely fantastic series so read the others if you haven't yet! Right, Eddie is a lawyer, previous conman (but not a bad guy like he never done anything to good people) now a lawyer who only represents innocent people. Having previously had a foot in the "underworld" he has an advantage over other lawyers and whilst they are often slimy/shady and some more crooked than the folks they represent - Eddie is a good guy with unconventional contacts at his disposal.

So Eddie is representing a guy accused of murdering someone in his neighbourhood, his posh affulent neighbourhood. Crème de la crème, he is a skilled rich surgeon and the victim is a rich wife who is known to have had many a dalliance with other married men. Someone witnessed the murder, they called it in anonymously and they have their own agenda, enter Ruby. Ruby is a nanny/maid to the rich and who knows all of their business and often secrets, how they operate because Ruby used to be one of them. Now instead of being a wealthy neighbour she works in the house she used to live in and the neighbouring houses. Ruby has fingered the wrong guy intentionally , Ruby has motives and reasons that only she knows. Ruby will have what she wants, she is master of a deadly game that noone but her knows they are playing.

Oooft talk about shady characters! The chapters jump between Ruby (the nanny) and Eddie and co as they try to work out a defense but when the prosecution have their killer and a seemingly bullet proof case Eddie and co sure have their work cut out. And in true Eddie fashion (trouble seems to follow him) they unknowingly shake up a hornets nest and soon they don't just have to look out for their clients!

Action packed but if you know the series this isn't a surprise, investigation and weeding through the facts and evidence of the case. Trying to prove the seemingly unprovable, odds stacked against them but Eddie's team are some of the best, sometimes not the most stable folks, some from the underworld and they work well together, often uphill battles.

Jaw dropping, frustrating characters, shocking behaviours, emotive, skulduggery characters, murder, bad guys and some very unstable people. Jumping between Eddie and Co and Ruby, the chapters flow seamlessly, when we were on Eddie I didn't want to leave, when we were on Ruby I didn't want to leave. Had work/life not gotten in the way I would have read this in one sitting. Gripping, keeping you on the edge of your seat, desperate to fly through it and see where it is going but not wanting it to end because it is just too fricken good!

I eagerly await the next Flynn book(s) with baited breath, I would LOVE to see him on screen (although someone asked me who I pictured when reading him and I am one of those who don't visual my characters as I go), I would need to think. I think what makes them such gripping reads/beloved is they aren't white as snow characters, they have flaws but they work together for the greater good. Eddie has often stood for the underdog and many a times we meet a pompous or read nasty character, often in the courtroom and Eddie brings them down a peg or two, I LOVE THAT. He is just a good dude, I could talk about him/this series all day, no surprises 5/5 for me this time. When you think you know where it is going - you just don't, for being on book 8 I do worry sometimes picking them up, will it have lost its magic? Absolutely not, fresh, page turning, fabulous and some scenes make you feel a bit Annie Wilkes lmao, if you know you know. I cannot recommend this book (and series) enough. Out to buy 1st of August but you can pre order now, moan Eddie, get them!

Really enjoyed this book. It is very well constructed, and the storyline followed a very logical flow throughout. I loved the characters, especially Eddie and Mr Christmas.I must admit to not having read any of the previous books, but I will certainly be adding them to my reading list.

Thank you NetGalley and Headline for this eCopy to review

Another gripping instalment in the Eddie Flynn series. Witness 8 had me hooked from start to finish, how do you save someone convince a jury your client is innocent when they are being framed? Full of danger to seemingly everyone I liked how all the plots connected and having chapters from different points of view helped advance the story but without giving too much away

Ruby used to live on the exclusive West 74th Street but after her family's fall from grace she ends up as their cleaner, nanny, any job that needs doing. She is trusted as she used to be one of them. This is a big mistake Ruby is not all sweetness and light like she pretends but a manipulative psychopath. What lengths will she go to, to protect her mother and their secrets?

Truly creepy in places, with great characters and plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing I cannot wait for the next in the series

This is the first Eddie Flynn novel that I have read and it will not be the last. What a fast paced book. The plot leaves you guessing at every turn. Eddie Flynn is a conman turned lawyer. He is asked to represent a man who is innocent of the crime of murdering a female neighbour, he has been set up by the nanny, who interferes in the investigation and subsequent trial.
Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for the advance copy of this book.

Not quite the usual Eddie Flynn, classic, All the usual characters, but not as many twists as normal or was that me ?
Fans of the series will probably love it. Just when you think you have it sussed something else occurs.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Eddie Flynn is back. Fewer twists and turns than some of his previous outings but if people like the series they will enjoy this one.

Thanks to Netgallery for the ARC

This is a classic Eddie Flynn novel. Full of twists and turns, some that I guessed but when you think everything is over there's always something else that's going to happen. Side note... Ruby is a complete psycho.

Book 8 in the Eddie Flynn series and another cracking read. I really love this series and I really loved this book. For anyone who doesn’t know Eddie is a former conman who is now a successful practicing lawyer in New York. This time out Eddie has agreed to defend a paediatric brain surgeon, John Jackson, accused of murder. Eddie only defends people he genuinely believes are innocent. Reads well as a stand-alone but I do recommend reading the rest in series for background, and they are so good!

Briefly, a woman has been murdered in her home on an elite street in Manhattan and the police are convinced Jackson is the killer after receiving an anonymous tip and finding the murder weapon in his home. Ruby Johnson saw and recognised the killer and when he dumps the murder weapon she took it and hid it in Jackson’s home. Whilst Flynn and his team are investigating they also discover that there is a hit out on Flynn and a number of assassins are on the hunt, including the enigmatic Mr. Christmas. This leaves Eddie looking for the real killer whilst trying to keep himself alive!

This is a faced paced and exciting read with a very interested character in Ruby who is possibly a psychopath or at least has been terribly traumatised by her childhood. On the face of it she is a kind and popular child sitter and cleaner to a number of the street’s residents, however, she talks to a painting and cares for no one other than her mother. She’s bad. Very bad. But I still felt some sympathy for her. A compelling read I finished in a day. Brilliantly written and some great twists and turns and loved the ending, even though it’s a cliffhanger! Fabulous

This is the first novel from Steve Cavanagh that I've read and certainly won't be the last. Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. Great characters and storyline. A definite must read.