You don’t review books long before you come across the name Steve Cavanagh. The name is synonymous with the Thriller genre and if you haven’t read anything penned by this ingenious man, then why not? Fifty-Fifty is his new offering. Fifty-Fifty has a razor-sharp narrative that will cut your throat. A disturbing test of morals that is so perfectly paced. It is as compulsive as it is dark. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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But the sisters… I think these sisters would be the very picture of chalk and cheese — Alexandra is accomplished, put together and hates her sister. Sofia is fragile, and emotionally spent and hates her sister. So who is the killer? That is the question isn’t it? When Eddie meets Child he's convinced the man is innocent, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. With the FBI putting pressure on him to secure the plea, Eddie must find a way to prove Child's innocence while keeping his wife out of danger - not just from the FBI, but from the firm itself. She had been playing a psychological chess game against her father and sister for years. Frank had found out. She was pretty sure of this, or at least he had some heavy- duty suspicions. And so, Daddy had to die ‘She’ She’, the killer is aloof, calculating and determined. Her psychology appears to place the sadistic childhood both girls were subjected to by their mother as the catalyst. It made me wonder where their father was during this period. Leaving me unsurprised and unmoved to find out that one of his daughters mutilated his body during the murder. Are we to believe its the consequence of a father who was absent and even when present oblivious. Or is there even more to the rationale? Eddie Flynn knows what it's like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld.

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Fifty Fifty is a straightforward courtroom drama: One daughter is a murderer. The other has been framed. Yet, spoiler alert. one daughter is not only a murderer but is really a serial killer. Totally a psychopath, no remorse, utterly cold and fixated on her agenda. The job of the reader, like the jury is to find out which sister is the guilty one and to ensure that the innocent sibling doesn’t get sentenced instead. Hence the title 50:50. The evidence meant it could go either way. If I was on trial for a murder I committed, I’d be watching the lawyers too. Both sides. Making sure no one figures it all out, and if they get too close – bam.’

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Eddie Flynn’s character was absolutely well written. The emotion and the weight of the burden he had to carry definitely resonates with the reader. When David Child, a major client of a corrupt New York law firm, is arrested for murder, the FBI ask con-artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn to secure Child as his client and force him to testify against the firm.

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Even if the story has a serious setting, it doesn’t feel boring. In fact, it keeps the reader on edge wanting to know more. Flynn has his work cut out for him. This trial is going to take everything he has ever learned as a con man and a lawyer combined to acquit his client. He is sure that he is defending the innocent sister – Sofia. She couldn’t have possibly committed such heinous act – she’s too meek and damaged, isn’t she? The signs started becoming clearer and by that point I was a goner. I was sure Flynn was on the winning side but occasionally I could feel doubt creeping in. The character contrast between the two sisters is very evident at the beginning but as the story progresses, I realized that the two sisters have many similarities.

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Steve Cavanagh is the bestselling author of the Eddie Flynn novels and standalone thrillers. In 2018 The Liarwon the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for crime novel of the year. In 2019 Thirteen won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the year 2019. All of his novels have either been nominated for awards, or have won awards internationally. Sofia and Alexandra both find their father’s dead body in his house, with enough evidence for the DA to be happy if one of them gets put away for the murder. Eddie isn’t going up against the DA here; he’s going up against the killer, which he’ll say is Alexandra, while her lawyer, Kate, will say it’s his client, Sofia who is the murderer. I liked this book but not many of the characters, as the ones who were the most unpleasant took up a lot of space. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Fifty-Fifty by Steve CavanaghIt was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the hedgerow at the darkened, quiet house.” That’s the beauty of her character, I think — Cavanagh has created a compelling character you’ll relate to, you’ll root for at the same time you’re following Eddie and wishing the same for him.

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Genres: Fiction, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense, Legal, Political, Psychological, Domestic, Mystery & Detective, International Mystery & Crime All the evidence points to Robert's guilt, but as the trial begins a series of sinister incidents in the court room start to raise doubts in Eddie's mind. This is the celebrity murder trial of the century and the defence want one man on their team: con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn. Hot shot New York lawyer Eddie Flynn travels south to fight fire with fire. He plans to destroy the prosecutors case, find the real killer and save Andy from the electric chair. Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren't that different.The structure of the book is really the best thing about it. We have the story told from the point of view of the two lawyers defending the sisters and from the mysterious ‘She’, the sister who is the killer. This set up works very well until two thirds in, when you just want the book to end so you can congratulate yourself or commiserate on being astute or oblivious to who did it.