Waiting on Wednesday – Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh

Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy. Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them. In this latest Waiting on Wednesday feature, I look at a very cool upcoming legal thriller that I know I am going to love with Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh.

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Over the last few years, I have become a massive fan of all things thriller, especially with the cool range of different stories that the genre encapsulates. One of my favourite thriller sub-genres is the legal thriller, as there is something highly entertaining watching over-the-top court battles take place amongst over interesting storylines. There are some very fun legal thriller novels out there, but I have taken a particular liking to the Eddie Flynn books by Steve Cavanagh, which have proven to be exceptionally awesome.

Cavanagh is an excellent author with some truly entertaining novels under his belt. Not only did he write the outstanding standalone read, Kill For Me Kill For You, but he has been consistently impressive with his Eddie Flynn novels. Set around former conman turned lawyer Eddie Flynn, the series sees the protagonist use his old unlawful talents, as well as his legal acumen, to defend interesting clients from impossible or unfair cases. Each of these novels usually features a fun twist that takes the trial up a whole notch, such as having the real killer be a juror or featuring a sadistic prosecutor who manipulates the system to always get the death penalty. I have had an exceptional time reading the latest Eddie Flynn books, including The Devil’s Advocate, The Accomplice and Witness 8, and I am very eager to see what Cavanagh has in store for us next.

Luckily, the next novel from Cavanagh isn’t too far away, as the ninth Eddie Flynn novel is currently set for release in late July 2025. This upcoming novel, Two Kinds of Stranger, will feature another complex and unusual case, as the protagonist attempts to save a fallen internet celebrity from her own kindness.

Plot Synopsis:

SHE HELPED A PERFECT A STRANGER. SHE DIDN’T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER…

Ellie Parker had everything.
Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends and the perfect job.
As an internet celebrity – famed for her random acts of kindness – everyone knew it.
So when a betrayal causes her to lose it all, millions of people are watching.

But even at her lowest, Ellie will always help someone in need.
Which makes her the perfect target for a sadistic game.
Because as she soon learns, you can never trust a stranger – and a seemingly random encounter plunges her into a nightmare worse than she ever imagined.

The only person she can turn to is conman turned trial lawyer Eddie Flynn, who must take on a case where nothing is what it seems. With the most cruelly ingenious mind manipulating events from the shadows, everyone is in danger – including Eddie and his family.

While the above synopsis is nice and cryptic, it does suggest a very interesting plot that I am quite excited for with Two Kinds of Stranger. Cavanagh always excels at writing desperate characters and elaborate scenarios, and this fits that bill nicely, especially the parts involving a sinister stranger who gets the protagonist’s new client into all sorts of trouble. I look forward to seeing what sort of evil manipulations and dark scenes emerge thanks to this dark figure in the shadows, and it will be fascinating to see how the always twisty and clever Flynn worms his way out of it. I have no doubt that the above scenario is going to turn into something very impressive, and I cannot wait to see how entertaining and over-the-top the story gets.

Based on how much fun I’ve had with Steve Cavanagh and the Eddie Flynn novels over the last few years, I was always going to get Two Kinds of Stranger when it came out, but I must admit the above scenario has got me very curious about what sort of cool thriller this is going to be. Two Kinds of Stranger has a ton of potential, and I look forward to powering through this new offering from Cavanagh the second it comes out.