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Steve Cavanagh

    19. říjen 1976

    Steve Cavanagh píše napínavé thrillery, které často zkoumají morální dilemata a právní témata. Jeho styl je rychlý a poutavý, což čtenáře vtáhne do spletitých zápletek. Důraz klade na psychologii postav a napětí, které často pramení z nejednoznačných situací. Jeho díla jsou navržena tak, aby zpochybnila vaše přesvědčení a ponechala vás v napětí až do samého konce.

    Thirteen: The Serial Killer Isn't on Trial. He's on the Jury.
    The Liar
    The Devil's Advocate
    Obhajoba
    Zabij pro mě, zabiju pro tebe
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    • Kill for Me

      Sie tötet deinen schlimmsten Feind. Wenn du ihren tötest... - Thriller

      • 512 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení

      »Selbst erfahrenste Thrillerfans werden sich bei dieser rasanten Achterbahnfahrt an ihrem Sitz festklammern.« Publishers Weekly An einem kalten New Yorker Abend lernen sich zwei Frauen in einer Selbsthilfegruppe für Trauernde kennen: Amanda und Wendy können nicht mit der Vergangenheit abschließen, nachdem sie ihre Liebsten durch brutale Verbrechen verloren haben. Beide warten vergeblich darauf, dass der Täter zur Rechenschaft gezogen wird. So schließen sie einen Pakt: Amanda wird den Mann töten, der Wendys Tochter vergewaltigt und ermordet hat. Und Wendy wird Wallace Crone umbringen, den Mörder von Amandas kleiner Jess. Doch der Plan geht schrecklich schief. Denn eine der beiden spielt ein falsches Spiel …

      Kill for Me2026
    • The Plea

      His Client Is Innocent. His Wife Is Guilty Who Will He Protect?

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení

      'One of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year. It's a blast' JOHN CONNOLLY 'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM FRAUD. BLACKMAIL. MURDER. IT'S ALL IN A DAY'S WORK FOR EDDIE FLYNN. 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 the case and force him to testify against the firm. Eddie is not someone who is easily coerced, but when the FBI reveal that they have incriminating files on his wife, he knows he has no choice. But Eddie is convinced the man is innocent, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. With the FBI putting pressure on him to secure the deal, Eddie must find a way to prove his client's innocence. But the stakes are high - his wife is in danger. And not just from the FBI . . . Praise for the award-winning, Sunday Times bestseller Steve Cavanagh: 'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans' JANICE HALLETT 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'A gripping, twisty thriller' IAN RANKIN 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD 'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business' MICK HERRON 'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Cavanagh is a genius' EVENING STANDARD 'A great author' MARTINA COLE

      The Plea2025
      4,2
    • Twisted

      Some Murders Are Stranger Than Fiction

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      "This guy is the real deal. Trust me." LEE CHILD BEFORE YOU READ THIS BOOK, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THREE THINGS: 1. The police are looking to charge me with murder. 2. No one knows who I am or how I did it. 3. If you think you've found me, I'm coming for you next. After reading, you'll discover the truth is far more twisted... Critics hail this as a fantastic standalone thriller—punchy, gripping, fast-paced, and cleverly plotted. Will Dean calls it "superb," while C.L. Taylor describes it as "brilliant and devilishly twisty." Mel Sherratt finds it outstanding and absorbing, noting its ferocious pace and nail-biting conclusion. Angela Clarke labels it twisted and dark, promising a rollercoaster ride. The Daily Express suggests it cements the author's status as an heir to John Grisham, and the Sunday Express praises its inventiveness. Luca Veste declares it a fantastic read, destined to be one of 2019's big books, while Mark Edwards recommends adding it to your wish list for its corkscrewing thrills. Adrian McKinty asserts that the author must have sold his soul to become one of the world’s best crime writers, calling this work as edgy and gripping as his previous success. Prepare for an unforgettable experience!

      Twisted2025
      4,0
    • Seven Days

      • 592 stránek
      • 21 hodin čtení

      Er gewinnt jeden Prozess. Denn er steckt hinter jedem Mord. Man nennt ihn den König der Todeszellen. Randal Korn hat mehr Menschen auf den elektrischen Stuhl geschickt als jeder andere Staatsanwalt in Amerika. Und er genießt es, bei Hinrichtungen zuzusehen. Sein nächstes Opfer: Andy Dubois, ein junger Afroamerikaner, der wegen des Mordes an einem weißen Mädchen zum Tode verurteilt werden soll. Korn hat bereits alles für einen möglichst kurzen Prozess vorbereitet. Doch er hat nicht mit Eddie Flynn gerechnet. Dem New Yorker Anwalt bleiben sieben Tage, um Andy vor einer korrupten Justiz zu retten und den wahren Täter zu finden. Dann soll das Urteil gesprochen werden. Wird Eddie Flynn bis dahin noch am Leben sein? »Cavanagh ist einfach ein Genie. Was für ein brillanter Pageturner!« Evening Standard

      Seven Days2025
    • The serial killer isn't on trial. He's on the jury. Hollywood actor Robert Soloman stands accused of the brutal stabbings of his wife and her lover, but he is desperately pleading that he had nothing to do with it. This is the trial of the century, and the defence want Eddie Flynn on their team. The biggest case Eddie has ever tried before, he decides to take it on despite the overwhelming evidence that Robert is guilty. As the trial starts, Eddie becomes sure of Robert's innocence, but there's something else he is even more sure of - that there is something sinister going on in the jury box. Because of this, he is forced to ask: what if the killer isn't on the stand? What if he's on the jury?

      Th1rt3en2025
      4,3
    • Přiznání

      • 480 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení

      Když je jeden z nejdůležitějších klientů zkorumpované newyorkské právnické firmy zatčený za vraždu, FBI požádá Eddieho Flynna, aby ho přiměl proti této firmě svědčit. Eddie sice nepatří mezi ty, kteří se nechají k čemukoli snadno donutit, ale když mu FBI oznámí, že vlastní inkriminující složku, v níž jsou důkazy svědčící proti jeho manželce, ví, že nemá na výběr. Jenže Eddie je skálopevně přesvědčený, že je ten muž nevinný, a to nehledě na zdrcující důkazy, které svědčí o naprostém opaku. Ale v sázce je opravdu hodně – jeho ženě totiž hrozí velké nebezpečí, a to nejen ze strany FBI.

      Přiznání2025
      5,0
    • Hunted

      • 512 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení

      Your kids are missing, accused of plotting to kill thousands. Can you find them before it's too late? It's a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall. In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter, Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she's missing, potentially plotti[Bokinfo].

      Hunted2025
      3,9
    • Witness 8

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení

      This riveting psychological thriller from Steve Cavanagh, author of Kill for Me, Kill for You, asks: What if the witness was more dangerous than the killer?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.

      Witness 82024
      4,2
    • Zabij pro mě, zabiju pro tebe

      • 360 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      Amanda ví, kdo zabil její šestiletou dceru a policie s tím nedělá vůbec nic. Když se jedné temné noci náhodně setká v newyorském baru s neznámou ženou, zjistí, že mají mnoho společného. Zejména osamělost a intenzivní touhu po pomstě mužům, kteří zničili jejich rodiny. Během noční rozmluvy vymyslí dokonalý plán: „Ty zabiješ pro mě a já zabiju pro tebe.“ Žádné stopy. Žádné spojení mezi vrahem a obětí. Dokonalé vraždy. Ale ve světě, kde hranice mezi obětí a pachatelem mizí, platí jediné. Když se rozhodnete zabíjet, není cesty zpět. Psychologický thriller inspirovaný Hitchcockem, který vypráví příběh dvou obyčejných žen, které uzavřou nebezpečnou dohodu, že se navzájem pomstí za své utrpení.

      Zabij pro mě, zabiju pro tebe2023
      4,3
    • The new Eddie Flynn novel from the Sunday Times and million copy bestselling author of THIRTEEN, FIFTY FIFTY and THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' LEE CHILD 'Top notch thrills and courtroom drama' SHARI LAPENA 'A terrific writer. He has talent to burn.' DON WINSLOW Daniel Miller murdered fourteen people before he vanished. His wife, Carrie, now faces trial as his accomplice. The FBI, the District Attorney, the media and everyone in America believe she knew and helped cover up her husband's crimes. Eddie Flynn won't take a case unless his client is innocent. Now, he has to prove to a jury, and the entire world, that Carrie Miller didn't know her husband's dark side. But so far, Eddie and his team are the only ones who believe that she had no part in the murders. With his wife on trial, Daniel Miller is forced to come out of hiding to save her from a life sentence. He will kill to protect her and everyone involved in the case is a target. Even Eddie Flynn...

      The Accomplice2022
      4,3
    • 'The Devil's Advocate makes your palms sweat and your blood run cold; the terrific trial scenes out-Grisham John Grisham.' The Times 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' LEE CHILD 'Top notch thrills and courtroom drama' SHARI LAPENA 'A terrific writer. He has talent to burn.' DON WINSLOW HE'S WON EVERY TRIAL. BECAUSE HE'S BEHIND EVERY MURDER. Ambitious District Attorney Randal Korn lives to watch prisoners executed. Even if they are not guilty. An innocent man, Andy Dubois, faces the death penalty for the murder of young girl. Korn has already fixed things to make sure he wins a fast conviction. The one thing Korn didn't count on was Eddie Flynn. Slick, street smart and cunning, the former con artist turned New York lawyer has only seven days to save an innocent man against a corrupt system and find the real killer. In a week the Judge will read the verdict, but will Eddie be alive to hear it? 'Addictive, unpredictable and timely' WILL DEAN 'Gripping, twisty and smart' JANE FALLON 'THE beach read of the summer of 2021' ADRIAN MCKINTY 'Like a binge-worthy boxset in book form' PHILIPPA PERRY 'This is Steve Cavanagh's best yet' JO SPAIN

      The Devil's Advocate2021
      4,4
    • Fifty-Fifty

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      Two sisters on trial for murder. They accuse each other. Who do YOU believe? '911 what's your emergency?' 'My dad's dead. My sister Sofia killed him. She's still in the house. Please send help.' 'My dad's dead. My sister Alexandra killed him. She's still in the house. Please send help.' One of them is a liar and a killer. But which one? ******** Your favourite authors LOVE Fifty-Fifty, the follow-up to the bestselling novel Thirteen: 'A terrific writer. He has talent to burn.' Don Winslow 'Unpredictable, daring and completely compelling. Top notch writing.' Alex North 'Very clever,darkly funny,moving, fast-paced.' Jane Casey 'Steve Cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business' Mick Herron 'Absolutely brilliant. Addictive,clever, pacy. Eddie Flynn is one of my heroes.' Jo Spain 'Intelligent, sophisticated and tense.' Mari Hannah

      Fifty-Fifty2020
      4,3
    • Thirteen

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      THE SERIAL KILLER ISN'T ON TRIAL...HE'S ON THE JURY. The award-winning thriller from the author of the acclaimed Sunday Times bestsellers THIRTEEN, FIFTY FIFTY, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE and THE ACCOMPLICE.

      Thirteen2019
      4,3
    • Twisted

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      BEFORE YOU READ THIS BOOK I WANT YOU TO KNOW THREE THINGS:1. The police are looking to charge me with murder.2. No one knows who I am. Or how I did it.3. If you think you've found me. I'm coming for you next.After you've read this book, you'll know: the truth is far more twisted...

      Twisted2019
      3,9
    • Thirteen is the legal thriller Lee Child, Michael Connelly, and Ruth Ware are raving about and readers can’t put down. “Outstanding - an intriguing premise, a tense, gripping build-up, and a spectacular climax. This guy is the real deal. Trust me.” —Lee Child “A dead bang BEAST of a book that expertly combines Cavanagh’s authority on the law with an absolutely great thrill ride. Books this ingenious don’t come along very often.” —Michael Connelly It’s the murder trial of the century. And Joshua Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house – and to be sure the wrong man goes down for the crime. Because this time, the killer isn’t on trial. He’s on the jury. But there’s someone on his tail. Former-conman-turned-criminal-defense-attorney Eddie Flynn doesn’t believe that his movie-star client killed two people. He suspects that the real killer is closer than they think – but who would guess just how close? “A brilliant, twisty, ingeniously constructed puzzle of a book. Steve Cavanagh pulls off an enviable premise with panache.” —Ruth Ware

      Thirteen: The Serial Killer Isn't on Trial. He's on the Jury.2019
      4,3
    • "Who is JT LeBeau? A top crime writer, whose words have gripped the world. The only mystery greater than his stories is his true identity. One woman thinks she's found him -- her husband has millions in the bank and a letter for the enigmatic author. But the truth is far more twisted..."-- Provided by publisher

      Twisted : Don't let murder get in the way of a good story2019
      4,0
    • The Liar

      • 328 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      A MISSING GIRL. A DESPERATE FATHER. A CASE WHICH WILL TEAR THEM APART.* * * * *WHO IS DEADLIER ...Leonard Howell's worst nightmare has come his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. He can't rely on the cops, so Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back.THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH 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.... OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE?However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of the game have changed - and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth...?

      The Liar2017
      4,3
    • The Plea

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení

      Pressured by the FBI to secure a murder suspect's testimony against a corrupt law firm, con artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn begins to believe the suspect is innocent in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary in a case that tests the limits of his skills on both sides of the law

      The Plea2016
      4,3
    • Obhajoba

      • 392 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení

      Pravda nemá v soudní síni místo. Na pravdě u soudu nezáleží. Záleží pouze na tom, co může dokázat obžaloba. Právník Eddie Flynn býval podvodníkem. Ukázalo se, že se tyto dva světy od sebe příliš neliší. Téměř před rokem Eddie přísahal, že už nikdy nevstoupí do soudní síně. Jenže teď nemá na vybranou. Olek Volchek, nechvalně proslulý šéf ruské mafie působící v New Yorku, nechá Eddiemu na záda připevnit bombu a unese jeho desetiletou dceru Amy. Eddie má pouze osmačtyřicet hodin na to, aby Volcheka obhájil a vyhrál proces k případu vraždy, pokud chce zachránit svoji dceru. Záhy začíná tušit, že se stal jen určitým článkem v mnohem větší hře, i když její logiku nechápe. V Eddieho životě je jen málo lidí, kterým může důvěřovat a požádat je o pomoc. Musí použít svůj břitký důvtip a všechny podvodnické triky, aby obhájil svého „klienta“ a dostal Amy do bezpečí. Dokáže přesvědčit porotu o nemožném, když mu na zádech tiká časovač? Pokud tento případ prohraje, přijde o všechno.

      Obhajoba2015
      4,1