Steve Cavanagh was born and raised in Belfast before leaving for Dublin at the age of eighteen to study Law. He currently practices civil rights law and has been involved in several high profile cases; in 2010 he represented a factory worker who suffered racial abuse in the workplace and won the largest award of damages for race discrimination in Northern Ireland legal history. He holds a certificate in Advanced Advocacy and lectures on various legal subjects (but really he just likes to tell jokes). He is married with two young children. Selected for the Amazon Rising Stars programme 2015. ACES award winner 2015 from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Series
Eddie Flynn
0.5. The Cross (2015)
1. The Defence (2015)
2. The Plea (2016)
3. The Liar (2017)
4. Thirteen (2018)
5. Fifty-Fifty (2020)
6. The Devil's Advocate (2021)
7. The Accomplice (2022)
0.5. The Cross (2015)
1. The Defence (2015)
2. The Plea (2016)
3. The Liar (2017)
4. Thirteen (2018)
5. Fifty-Fifty (2020)
6. The Devil's Advocate (2021)
7. The Accomplice (2022)
Awards
|
Steve Cavanagh recommends

The Bone Keeper (2017)
(DC Louise Henderson, book 1)
Luca Veste
"Possibly the finest serial killer novel since-Red Dragon."

The Old Religion (2018)
(Tom Killgannon, book 1)
Martyn Waites
"Martyn Waites is already crime fiction royalty . . . Tom Killgannon is one of the best new characters in modern fiction. I bloody loved this book."

On My Life (2019)
Angela Clarke
"A compelling, vividly realised prison drama with a mystery at its heart. Hugely enjoyed it."

Their Little Secret (2019)
(Tom Thorne, book 16)
Mark Billingham
"Mark Billingham is one of the greatest writers in this, or any other genre."

Alice Teale is Missing (2019)
H A Linskey (Howard Linskey)
"A masterful missing person thriller with great characters and plenty of twists - simply superb."

Power Play (2020)
(Dempsey/Devlin, book 3)
Tony Kent
"Reads like Baldacci at his best. Really intelligent, bang-up-to-date thriller."

Blacktop Wasteland (2020)
S A Cosby
"Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice. Think Elmore Leonard, or Chester Himes...add S. A. Cosby to that list."

The End of Her (2020)
Shari Lapeña
"Shari Lapena is one of the best thriller writers in the business."

The Last Thing to Burn (2021)
Will Dean
"I couldn't put it down. A visceral nightmare of a book with one of the most evil villains I've come across in a long time. Powerful writing."

Fragile (2021)
Sarah Hilary
"Fragile is a fever dream. A nightmarish slant on the world delivered expertly and with heart. Tension like cold steel. Characters you won't forget. Sarah Hilary is a modern-day Highsmith."

True Crime Story (2021)
Joseph Knox
"Reads like a cinematic true crime documentary. Brilliant, compelling and original."

The House of Ashes (2021)
Stuart Neville
"Stuart Neville is a powerhouse of deep, dark emotional fiction. One of Ireland's finest crime writers."

The Secret Voices (2022)
(Coral Lael Mystery, book 1)
MJ White
"A superb crime debut from a massive talent. Cora is a character you won't forget."

The Other Side of Night (2022)
Adam Hamdy
"A brilliant, meta thriller with huge ideas and an even greater heart."
Visitors also looked at these authors