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Ruby Johnson is a nanny and maid to wealthy families in Manhattan's West 74th Street.
She knows their routines. Their secrets.
One night, on her way home, Ruby witnesses a neighbour's murder. She knows the victim. She knows the killer. She makes an anonymous call to the police and names the murderer. But Ruby didn't tell the truth..Because there's something wrong with Ruby Johnson. Eddie Flynn, conman turned trial lawyer, must defend an innocent man accused of this terrible crime. As Ruby's deadly game begins, one thing is certain. It won't be the last murder this witness is involved in..
It was mind blowing thriller.
Thanks to NetGalley and Headline for giving me an advance copy.

This is the first Edie Flynn novel that i have read and i can see why the series has been successful.
Fast paced action from Eddie and his team who are all extremes of the type of characters we expect to find in legal /police/investigative thrillers.
I liked the background of Eddie as a conman turned lawyer, scared of no one and using his old skills to his advantage. The reader knows that the goodies are going to survive and that lots of baddies get what they deserve. Lots of fanciful action and the fact that three separate hitmen all turn up at the same time for a kill typifies how unreal much of the plotting is. Despite this i liked the book as it is very easy to read and fun to read about the life of super rich privileged New Yorkers dealing with murder and blackmail.
Thanks to NetGalley and Headlines Books for the ARC

This was my first book by this author. Very enjoyable mix of a crime story with some psychological aspects and very entertaining. Certainly a bit different to other books of this genre. Recommended.

If you have read any previous books in the Eddie Flynn series then you know what to expect from the leading man and you also know the story will be good

I have to admit to being sporadic in my efforts to read all the series but it seriously didn’t make any difference, I think a first time reader coming into the series would enjoy it just as much as a series devotee

Set in Manhatten in one of the most salabruis streets, a dastardly deed is done, witnessed by no one….or so the culprit thinks

Eddie Flynn is ace, other Characters are generally great, aside from Tony two 😎 and the courtroom scenes fiery and clever and absorbing

Mr Christmas is chilling

Really good read as had expected it would be

WOW what a fast paced amazing and exciting Eddie Flynn thriller Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh is.

Ruby Johnson is a maid and nanny working for wealthy families in Manhattan's West 74th Street and knows their everyday agenda and secrets she even lived on these streets once upon a time and now has a chip on her shoulder and loves the colour of money.

Something is going to change Ruby after she has witnessed a neighbour getting shot on her way home from work one evening and informs the authorities who the killer is.

Eddie Flynn and his loyal team set out to prove that the man Ruby has accused is innocent. I love the witty remarks throughout the book IE Lake's suit looked as if someone else had worn it when they'd died in their sleep and Lake had taken it from the corpse.

Eddie is up against District Attorney Castro who is power hungry and out to beat Eddie hands down when the case goes to trial.

I had to hold my breath near the end as I thought someone close to Eddie was going to die.

How have I not read a Steve Cavanagh book before now??? This I know……………….it may be my first, it won’t be my last! I loved it!! I am absolutely delighted to learn that this is something like book 8 in the series and I can now go back and read all the others!!
I love the characters and I am looking forward to learning more about them in the previous books. Having said that, it did not detract at all from Witness 8 that I hadn’t read any of the previous books, it is perfectly readable as a stand-alone.
I’m not going to précis the book for you, that’s done by better writers than me on the book cover, suffice to say Eddy Flynn, one time conman, now lawyer is defending an esteemed brain surgeon who is accused of murder by an anonymous caller who says they witnessed him killing one of his neighbours.
The book grabbed me on page one and didn’t let me go till the end. Housework and sleep have suffered, but who cares! I couldn’t put it down. I love the main characters, so likeable and interesting…….I want to know more about them. Ruby, the other main character is equally interesting and I wonder if we’ll hear more about her in the next book? I hope that policing in New York City isn’t as described in this book and that some poetic licence has been used and that people don’t get shot dead as frequently as they do in this book, but at the end of the day it’s a fiction book and there has to be some suspension of reality. (She’s says hopefully)
My sincere thanks go to the author, I look forward to reading more of your books Steve Cavanagh, to the publishers and to NetGalley for an advanced e.reader copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are 100% my genuine views.

A brain surgeon is arrested for murder his accuser is a nanny to his son.
Lawyer Eddy Flynn is defending him.
Lots of characters and twists in this fast paced thriller.
Thank you to Netgalley and Headline for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

I love this series and author and this book didn’t disappoint 💫

The pacing was good, the storyline was different and I love a book with the rich. This was a fantastic addition to a great series.

Would definitely recommend.

What an absolute cracker of a book. A real fast-paced page turner.
Ruby is the nanny to rich parents on the street to where Ruby used to live with her parents. Until her father gambled all their possessions and house away.
Ruby witnesses a murder. She knows both the victim and the perpetrator. She calls.the police anonymously and gives them the name of the murderer.
But is Ruby telling the truth, and if not, why is she lying?
This is an Eddie Flynn book, and I'm sure many will be familiar with him and the other characters.
This is my first book by Cavanagh, and I absolutely loved it.
It didn't matter that I hadn't read any of the previous books as you got a bit of back story on each character.
Each chapter is from the pov of each character, and they are quite short, so you just want to keep turning the pages.
Even though I got why Ruby was doing what she was doing for a good reason, I really didn't like her and wanted her to get caught.
I loved how Eddie seemed to be one step ahead of Casto, dirty tactics, but I loved the courtroom drama.
If the previous books are half as good as this one, I shall have to read them all.
Finally, the twist at the end. Loved it.
Thanks to Netgalley and Headline for the ARC in return for an honest review.

This is the latest in Steve Cavanagh's popular Eddie Flynn series set in New York, with the trial lawyer and conman facing an extremely challenging set of circumstances, being the target of multiple hitmen, including a Mr Christmas. Simultaneously, Flynn is having to defend an innocent man, a paediatric brain surgeon, a traumatised John Jackson, from a charge of murder, where the evidence appears to be rock solid. Babysitter and cleaner, Ruby Johnson, is walking home at night in an exclusive Manhattan district when she witnesses the murder of client and friend Maggs, ruthlessly shot dead. She recognises the killer, and when he leaves, she retrieves the gun used.

Ruby is no ordinary young woman, there is something not quite right about her, something some people can discern, but most are fooled by her, although given her behaviour with the 'Red Priest', she clearly seems to suffer from mental health issues. She plants the gun in Jackson's home, and makes a anonymous call to the police, ensuring that Jackson and his wife, Alison's livrs begins to rapidly fall apart, as the horrendous tensions and never ending pressures build. This is a complex case that is to test Eddie and his crack team to the limit, this includes law firm partner Kate Brooks, office manager, Denise, the taciturn Bloch, his good friend, retired judge Harry Ford, and the crumpled suit wearing monster hunter, Gabriel Lake. These are desperately anxious times, with further murders, and the gravest of dangers to negotiate for Eddie and his team.

There are twists and turns that had me turning the pages as fast as possible right up to the end. Inevitably, with the number of books in the series, some of Eddie's trademark antics and a few plotlines have become familiar, and it becomes possible to predict what might happen on occasion. Nevertheless, Cavanagh's Eddie Flynn cuts a stylish and charismatic central character who still has the power to charm and engage. This is helped by a terrific supporting cast and the creation and development of engaging characters like Mr Christmas and a Ruby who it seems clear are set to return in the future. Looking forward with great anticipation to the next in the series! Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.

As always, huge thanks to NetGalley & Headline Publishing Group for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review, this was a fun read! I hadn't read any of the previous seven Eddie Flynn books by Steve Cavanagh before this, but thankfully, this book reads very easily as a stand-alone (any crucial backstory was explained very smoothly without interrupting the flow). I would characterise this more as a thriller than a mystery novel; there wasn't really much to solve, more just being along for the ride, like watching Columbo if that's not too dated a reference nowadays.

I don't know if this book is typical of Eddie Flynn novels, but it required an incredible amount of suspension of disbelief - far more than I'm used to, and my incredulity at the more far-fetched plot points did take me out of the story quite a few times. It's a fun ride if you just go with it, but quite a lot of the plot and the 'Deus Ex Machina' moments are a bit ridiculous.

Most of the characters felt a little 2-dimensional (verging on tropey) with little development or character arcs - though I assume that is because the MCs have already been explored in much more detail in the preceding seven books in the series. The deductive skills of the MCs were impressive, along the lines of the BBC depiction of Sherlock (so, again, pushing credulity but in a fun way), and I enjoyed the characterisation of the female characters in particular.

The main issue I had with this book was the harmful way it portrays & handles mental ill-health. I can't say more than that without giving major spoilers, and it doesn't feature a huge amount in this overall story - but it would be nice if more writers considered the damage they can do by portraying people who experience hallucinations or psychosis as dangerous or harmful, when evidence shows that they are far more likely to harm themselves or be harmed by others.

This was a ridiculous and entertaining book overall - if you're looking for an action-packed story of a conman-lawyer battling corrupt police forces, child traffickers, neo-nazis, hitmen and the 1%, and you don't mind just going along with some increasingly implausible scenarios, then this is a really great read!

For those who find them helpful, I will also list some Content Warnings below - so TO AVOID SPOILERS, STOP READING NOW!!!!
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Content Warnings:
- Bereavement, including loss of a parent
- Cancer, terminal illness, coma and hospitalisation (particularly in a parent)
- Child abduction & trafficking
- Classism
- Domestic violence, incl physical violence witnessed by a child
- Hallucinations involving violent outburst
- Manipulation & gaslighting, incl non-consensual drugging
- Murder & violence
- Police corruption, incl racial profiling
- Racism, incl antisemitism and nazism
- Torture (alluded to, not actually depicted)
- War, incl military personnel killing innocent child bystanders

This is a fast paced thriller. With twists and turns aplenty, court action with hit men seemingly coming out of the wood work, this really kept me engrossed and reluctant to put this book down. I would really recommend this book. The detective team are second to none and total characters. I loved it.

Ruby is a maid and nanny in a wealthy neighbourhood where she used to live before her family lost all their money, on the way home one night she see`s a murder but she tells the police it`s someone else that lives in the street the one person she nanny's for.
Eddy Flynn is a conman turned Lawyer who has to fight to save John Jackson and the twists start as he has unusual ways to find his client innocent.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC and I give my honest review.

Another great Eddie Flynn book ..
One of my favourite series ,
A fast paced book, where we see Eddie at his best!!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book with no obligation to review.

This is a very exciting book, with a great plot and great characters. There is a lot (but not too much) going on and I kept pausing to think about what was happening and to see if I could work out motives etc., it was only nearly at the end that one major thing (no spoilers!) came to me.

Eddie Flynn is just the type of main character I like, a hard boiled, world weary man with his own shady past. I now know that there is a whole series of books about Eddie but you can easily read this as a stand alone without feeling that you have missed anything. I also liked Mr Christmas, another favourite type of mine - the courtly, polite cold as ice protagonist. Mr Christmas reminds me of Mr Teatime (pronounced teh ah tim eh) in The Hogfather. And what can we say about Ruby? Read the book and find out!

If the Red Priest painting is real, I would have liked its name so that I could look it up.

Soo, all good - good plot, good pace, good characters, good ending, a very enjoyable read.

Fantastically entertaining yarn from Mr Cavanagh and as good an Eddie Flynn book as we’ve had.

Ruby is a nanny in a very posh part of Manhattan in a house on 74th street. As an ex resident of the area and a good observer, Ruby knows all the gossip and people on the street.

On the way home one evening she witnesses a murder in one of the neighbours house and sees the murderer flee. She knows instantly who the murderer is.

There’s one issue with Ruby. She’s not normal. She calls the police to report the murder but she doesn’t tell the truth and points the finger at someone closer to home.

Eddie and his team are hired to defend the innocent man but with overwhelming evidence against him they are fighting an uphill battle.

As Eddie tries to unravel the web of lies, he gets more than he’s bargained for as he finds himself not only trying to defend an innocent life but his own life is in danger as he pokes his nose in places it shouldn’t be.

What a fantastically enjoyable read this was. Loads of fun. Loads of twists and turns and a fantastic character by the name of Mr Christmas.

The twists and turns here, unlike many other books, serve a purpose to the story and aren’t there just to be red herrings. The plotting and pacing here is top notch.

If you’ve enjoyed the other Flynn books then you will love this one. An utter joy to read.

An easy five stars from me.

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC through Netgalley.

Wow! This is an absolute belter of a book. I was hooked from the first chapter. Really clever plot. Highly recommended.

This is my first Eddie Flynn book by Steve Cavanagh and I am mightily impressed. Eddie is a lawyer but was a conman in a former life, so let's just say he takes a very different stance from the average 'straight up' lawyer. I think it's that element which makes the story such a fun read. The story has so many twists and turns I'm sure others could do a better précis than me. What I can say though is that I found it hugely entertaining and very hard to put down.

This is my first Eddie Flynn book but won’t be my last! Very entertaining story with so much going on.
I dropped a star because I don’t like bad language.

I love the Eddie Flynn novels. This is another fabulous thriller with a wonderful ending! Five stars from me. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the early copy.