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Steve Cavanagh Books in Order

Steve Cavanagh has written 16 books, published between 2015 and 2025. The first book is The Cross (2015) and the newest is Two Kinds of Stranger (2025). One more title is announced: One of Us Is Guilty (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 17 books listed here are in the Eddie Flynn series, which has its own page: Eddie Flynn books in order.

Books
16 + 1 announced
Published
2015–2025
Confirmed
13 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,040 in 8 of 17 books
See all 17 books in order Printable Steve Cavanagh checklistNext: One of Us Is Guilty (2027)

Steve Cavanagh writes legal thrillers, and the subjects on the 17 catalogued books include criminal defense lawyers, murder trials, the Mafia, kidnapping and New York. Cavanagh's series are Eddie Flynn, a set of Eddie Flynn short stories and novellas, and standalone novels. The earliest entry is The Cross (2015), followed by The Defence (2015), The Plea (2016), The Liar (2017), Thirteen (2018), Twisted (2019) and Fifty-Fifty (2020). Two Kinds of Stranger appeared in 2025, and One of Us Is Guilty is scheduled for 2027.

Eddie Flynn, the recurring character in Steve Cavanagh's series, is a former con artist who becomes a lawyer and uses that background to defend clients and uncover the truth behind each case.

How many Steve Cavanagh books are there?

Steve Cavanagh has 16 published books, released between 2015 and 2025. 11 of them belong to the Eddie Flynn series. One more, One of Us Is Guilty (2027), is announced.

Steve Cavanagh Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Steve Cavanagh books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Plea by Steve Cavanagh, book 2 of the Eddie Flynn series (2016)
  2. Cover of Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh, book 5 of the Eddie Flynn series (2020)
  3. Cover of The Devil's Advocate by Steve Cavanagh, book 7 of the Eddie Flynn series (2021)
  4. Cover of The Devil's Advocate by Steve Cavanagh (2022)
  5. Cover of The Accomplice by Steve Cavanagh, book 8 of the Eddie Flynn series (2022)
  6. Cover of The Accomplice by Steve Cavanagh (2023)
  1. 1
    The CrossEddie Flynn Short Stories/Novellas #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  2. 2
    The DefenceEddie Flynn #12015 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015384
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  3. 3
    The PleaEddie Flynn #22016 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016528
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  4. 4
    The Defense2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  5. 5
    The LiarEddie Flynn #32017 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017384
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  6. 6
    ThirteenEddie Flynn #42018 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018368
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  7. 7
    TwistedSteve Cavanagh Standalone Novels #12019 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Fifty-FiftyEddie Flynn #52020 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2020368
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  9. 9
    The Neon PunchEddie Flynn #62020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  10. 10
    The Devil's AdvocateEddie Flynn #72021 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021304
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  11. 11
    The Devil's Advocate2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    The AccompliceEddie Flynn #82022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    Kill for Me, Kill for YouSteve Cavanagh Standalone Novels #22023 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023352
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  14. 14
    The Accomplice2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  15. 15
    Witness 8Eddie Flynn #92024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  16. 16
    Two Kinds of StrangerEddie Flynn #102025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  17. 17
    One of Us Is GuiltyEddie Flynn #112027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Steve Cavanagh series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Steve Cavanagh books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Steve Cavanagh Standalone Novels

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Eddie Flynn Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

3 books

3 Steve Cavanagh titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Steve Cavanagh books in order?

You only need to read Steve Cavanagh books in order within the Eddie Flynn series, which holds 11 of the 17 Steve Cavanagh books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Steve Cavanagh

Start with The Defence (2015), the first Eddie Flynn book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Cross (2015).

What is the newest Steve Cavanagh book?

Two Kinds of Stranger (2025) is the newest Steve Cavanagh book released so far.

Is there a new Steve Cavanagh book coming?

Yes. One of Us Is Guilty (2027) is the next Steve Cavanagh book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Steve Cavanagh at a glance

Still publishing
Steve Cavanagh is still publishing. One of Us Is Guilty is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Steve Cavanagh books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,040 pages across the 8 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Steve Cavanagh books, 9 of 17, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
1 of the 17 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 13 in at least three.

What the Steve Cavanagh books are about

8 of the 17 Steve Cavanagh books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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