Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh

Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
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Something is wrong with Ruby Johnson.

A former resident of the ultra-elite Manhattan upper class, Ruby now works as a maid in the type of houses she used to live in. Unassuming, she sees everyone’s dirty secrets from the inside of their beautiful, renovated brownstones. But when Ruby witnesses a murder, she has wicked plans in mind that don’t involve telling the authorities the truth.

Eddie Flynn, streetwise ex con-artist-turned-defense attorney, is the only lawyer in New York City willing to take on hopeless cases. And none is more hopeless than John Jackson’s—the gun that killed his neighbor found, with Jackson’s DNA, in his own home. Flynn and his unconventional team will need to use every trick they know to keep an innocent man from being locked up. But to save his client’s life, Eddie must first protect his own, as the scariest organized criminals in the city are out for his head.
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I first heard of Steve Cavanagh just this year when his breakout hit Kill For Me, Kill For You was all over BookTok and Bookstagram. I read it and loved it, so when this book showed up on NetGalley, I was quick to request it for review. I found out it was the eighth in a series and was a little hesitant to jump right into the middle of Eddy Flynn's world, but I did a little research, and the general consensus was that it would be okay to take this book on as a standalone. And I have to say that I agree. Cavanagh gives enough of Flynn's backstory in the book that, even not having read any of the prior seven books, I was able to enjoy every bit of this book and this character. And I now will look forward to going back and reading the rest of the series (but this time in order).

Cavanagh crafts a suspenseful and complicated tale, and you definitely have to pay attention because there are a lot of moving parts, but if you can hang in there, they conclusion is very satisfying. He has a way of writing characters that are very...human. I really enjoyed getting to know their layers and their motivations for acting the way they did. My brain remained engaged for this entire book because there were no freebies...every single twist was one I did not see coming. I look forward to reading more from this author and will continue to look for opportunities to spend time in the worlds he crafts.

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