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Thirteen: The serial killer isn't on trial. He's on the jury Paperback
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- PublisherOrion
- Dimensions6.1 x 1.06 x 9.21 inches
- ISBN-101409170667
- ISBN-13978-1409170662
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- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 1409170667
- ISBN-13 : 978-1409170662
- Item Weight : 1.03 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.1 x 1.06 x 9.21 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,443,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

Steve Cavanagh is a critically acclaimed, Sunday Times best-selling author of the Eddie Flynn series which has sold a million copies in the UK. His third novel, The Liar, won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the year 2018. Thirteen won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime novel of the year 2019. FIFTY FIFTY was a Richard and Judy Book club choice, and the BBC Between The Covers book club choice. All of his novels have been nominated for major awards. His last four novels have all been Sunday Times Bestsellers.
The Eddie Flynn series can be read in any order, but the list in full in order of publication is as follows:
The Defence
The Cross (ebook exclusive novella)
The Plea
The Liar
Thirteen
Fifty Fifty
The Devil's Advocate
The Accomplice
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Find out more at www.stevecavanaghauthor.com or follow Steve on Twitter @SteveCavanagh_
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022
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This awesome hook kept coming up in my book recommendations.
I had resisted starting this book seeing as it was the 4th in the series, until last week when stuck trying to find something to keep my attention decided to try this. There is no problem reading this if you haven't read the previous books.
Former con-artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn finds himself defending a celebrity accused of murdering his wife and security agent; in putting together a defense he comes across some clues that suggest his client has been framed and by someone who's a pro... now pair this with what we know from the blurb - that there is a serial killer "Kane" on the jury - who is going to make sure that a guilty verdict will be returned.
The story primarily unfolds alternating between the view points of Eddie and Kane. With twists and red herrings galore and a last minute OMG I didnt see that reveal. This was a breath taking, page turning, coffee went cold and I stayed up too late read that gets my 5 star recommendation
I didn't read the prior books in this series and didn't think it changed anything. This was a very great book full of surprises and suspense right to the end.
Eddie Flynn is the star as a conman-turned-lawyer and a highly entertaining character. He seems to always find himself in the middle of murder and mayhem. Always going the extra mile for his clients, and sometimes (okay, most of the time) using unorthodox methods in and out of the courtroom.
The case against a popular movie star charged with the brutal murders of his wife and their bodyguard is told in both points of view from the defense counsel (that would be Eddie Flynn) and a deviant juror and master of deception who sits right in the jury box. Thirteen is another of Eddie’s mind-bending cases, and one that will hold readers captive until the final gavel.
This is a fast-moving crime thriller with courtroom action that simply mesmerizes. Plenty of twists and mindboggling revelations that keep readers on the edge of their seats. Cavanagh does a fantastic job with keeping the drama and suspense revved up. Non-stop courtroom drama hyped with spellbinding legal maneuvers and clever quid pro quos volleying back and forth between the defense and prosecution maintains a high level of intensity throughout.
With a legal background that includes courtroom exposure, the reaches of my imagination were sometimes stretched to accommodate Eddie’s slick-trick courtroom antics. Still, this girl just wants to have fun, even amidst the most awful of situations at times, so I’m always onboard for pages filled with fictional stunts and mystifying talents. Those who are unable to play outside the lines might encounter problems with Mr. Flynn. But, like I said, this is fiction, and reality can take a hike for a day or two!
Another spellbinding case – and another win for Eddie Flynn, Attorney-at-Law, in one of my most-favorite-to-read-series. Keep’em coming please, Steve Cavanagh, author extraordinaire.
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The author reveals early on that the actual perpetrator is a long-time serial killer whose MO is killing individuals, framing someone for their murders and then finding a way to insert himself on to the jury in the subsequent trial of the wrongly accused persons to help insure they receive a guilty verdict.
As was the case with the earlier Flynn novels, Thirteen’s plot zips along, the dialogue is masterful, the court scenes are brilliant and Flynn continues to be an irresistible character. Cavanagh is a wonderful author. I hope that this series has a long run.

So as the book suggests...… The serial killer isn't on trial - HE'S ON THE JURY
This was brilliantly written, the storyline just weaved and flowed easily with the picture of what had really happened building clue by clue. Kane is our criminal who has literally killed to get his seat on the jury, can he see the man convicted though?
Once again the star of the book is Eddie Flynn who ends up getting involved despite him not wanting too, once he realises that the client is innocent he takes matters into his own hands to help try and prove his innocence.
I don't want to give too much away about the rest of the storyline as I really think that everyone needs to read it themselves to find out. There were points when I was reading that I literally shouted out 'yes!, I'd forgotten about that' and 'oh my god' my friends who were with me told me that I couldn't tell them anymore as they wanted to read it!!


I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an edge of your seat nail-biting, courtroom thriller. I would also recommend you read the books in order: The Cross, The Defence, The Plea, The Liar, Thirteen, Fifty-Fifty, The Devil's Advocate and The Accomplice. Each book features the same characters; is completely original; and will be unlike anything you've read before - I guarantee it!

It’s important to start all positive reviews with the phrase ‘I loved this book’ and it’s important for all aspiring writers to only write positive reviews. I don’t know whether that is true but I do know that I really did love TH1RT3EN by Steve Cavanagh.
It manages to be both inventive and traditional at the same time, but more importantly it’s a wildly enjoyable read and it speeds along at a very satisfying pace. With the writing and the reading and the redrafting of my own work, it is rare pleasure at the moment for me to find a book that I struggle to put down.
The first few chapters of TH1RT3EN have the feel of a Chandler or a John D MacDonald. The full noir atmosphere, damaged hero and troubled circumstances are evoked magnificently. After that the book settles into a more modern feeling thriller, but that is far from a criticism. The court room scenes dominate but don’t drown the book. There’s plenty of genuine peril to balance the theoretical.
The main characters are well drawn and likeable, except where they are intended not to be, and the supporting cast are carefully sketched without the necessity of pages of flowery prose. In an age of slow moving thrillers with relatively few characters all painstakingly described in page after page of thoughtful detail, this is a serious point of recommendation in my view.
The ending might be a little fussy for me. There are a few too many twists, a few too many ‘he’s not dead yet’ moments. That puts some pressure on the plot and pacing and I felt rendered some of the later violence slightly cartoonish, but all of that is a genuinely minor criticism and did not temper my enjoyment of the book.
TH1RT3EN is a great thriller and a pleasure to read.