Overall Take:
If you’re looking for a fast-paced thriller that will keep you guessing, then check this one out.
Star Rating:
4 Stars
Genre:
Thriller
Synopsis
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.
Thoughts:
Okay, this book was a lot. It wasn’t necessarily bad, but it was a lot to keep track of. There are a lot of different points of view, and a few different storylines happening all at the same time. I had to get out a notepad and start taking notes, which isn’t always my favorite. It did take until the very end for me to finally understand how everything worked together, but then it was great. I do wish that the reveal and coming together would have been sooner because I feel like it took away from my enjoyment of the book. This is one of those books that you would probably benefit from reading the series in order because then you would have more of the characters back story. It wasn’t impossible not to know, just would have been better. Some of the plot lines were really interesting and that is why I kept reading. They really kept me going and I needed to find out what happened.
Publication Date:
March 25, 2025
Author:
Steve Cavanagh
Page Length:
416 pages
Thank you too:
Thank you to @atriathrillers @atriabooks and @netgalley for this e-arc. All thoughts are my o
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