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Steve Cavanagh

Two Kinds Of Stranger Hardback By Steve Cavanagh

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Released: 31st July 2025. SHE HELPED A PERFECT A STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER... 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD 'An absolute page turner' SHARI LAPENA 'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM Elly Parker had everything. Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends and the perfect job. As an internet celebrity - famed for her random acts of kindness - everyone knew it. So when a betrayal causes her to lose it all, millions of people are watching. But even at her lowest, Elly will always help someone in need. Which makes her the perfect target for a sadistic game. Because as she soon learns, you can never trust a stranger - and a seemingly random encounter plunges her into a nightmare worse than she ever imagined. The only person she can turn to is conman turned trial lawyer Eddie Flynn, who must take on a case where nothing is what it seems. With the most cruelly ingenious mind manipulating events from the shadows, everyone is in danger - including Eddie and his family. 'Twists and turns galore. Not to be missed.' DAILY MAIL 'Steve Cavanagh is known for his twisty, baroque plotting, but seems to have surpassed himself here...ingenious' SUNDAY TIMES, BEST THRILLERS OF 2025 'This crime thriller is fast and relentless and the plot throws some real shockers. Fill your lungs before you start - you're in for a breathless ride' THE SUN 'Cavanagh writes some of the best legal thrillers in the business with killers plots....sleep-stealingly brilliant' DAILY MIRROR 'There is a great pleasure to watching someone be clever and cunning as they face up to baddies, and that's what we get with Eddie: a good heart, few scruples, and plenty of thrills and spills on the way to the denouement.' OBSERVER The award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn. Praise for Steve Cavanagh: 'Unputdownable' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Will keep you guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN 'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans' JANICE HALLETT 'Books this ingenious don't come along very often' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'An absolute humdinger of a thriller - fiendishly clever and totally compelling' TM LOGAN 'Gripping' THE SUN 'If you read the first eight pages you'll be hooked' THE TIMES 'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff' EVENING STANDARD 'A masterclass in misdirection' THE GUARDIAN

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      Released:
      31st July 2025
      Format:
      Book
      Barcode:
      9781035408252
    • Description

      SHE HELPED A PERFECT A STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER...

      'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
      'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD
      'An absolute page turner' SHARI LAPENA
      'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM

      Elly Parker had everything.
      Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends and the perfect job.
      As an internet celebrity - famed for her random acts of kindness - everyone knew it.
      So when a betrayal causes her to lose it all, millions of people are watching.

      But even at her lowest, Elly will always help someone in need.
      Which makes her the perfect target for a sadistic game.
      Because as she soon learns, you can never trust a stranger - and a seemingly random encounter plunges her into a nightmare worse than she ever imagined.

      The only person she can turn to is conman turned trial lawyer Eddie Flynn, who must take on a case where nothing is what it seems. With the most cruelly ingenious mind manipulating events from the shadows, everyone is in danger - including Eddie and his family.

      'Twists and turns galore. Not to be missed.' DAILY MAIL
      'Steve Cavanagh is known for his twisty, baroque plotting, but seems to have surpassed himself here...ingenious' SUNDAY TIMES, BEST THRILLERS OF 2025
      'This crime thriller is fast and relentless and the plot throws some real shockers. Fill your lungs before you start - you're in for a breathless ride' THE SUN
      'Cavanagh writes some of the best legal thrillers in the business with killers plots....sleep-stealingly brilliant' DAILY MIRROR
      'There is a great pleasure to watching someone be clever and cunning as they face up to baddies, and that's what we get with Eddie: a good heart, few scruples, and plenty of thrills and spills on the way to the denouement.' OBSERVER

      The award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn.

      Praise for Steve Cavanagh:

      'Unputdownable' ALEX MICHAELIDES
      'Will keep you guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN
      'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans' JANICE HALLETT
      'Books this ingenious don't come along very often' MICHAEL CONNELLY
      'An absolute humdinger of a thriller - fiendishly clever and totally compelling' TM LOGAN
      'Gripping' THE SUN
      'If you read the first eight pages you'll be hooked' THE TIMES
      'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS
      'Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff' EVENING STANDARD
      'A masterclass in misdirection' THE GUARDIAN
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