Which book got me to my reading goal for 2025?
‘Two Kinds of Stranger’ by Steve Cavanagh was the book that helped me hit 90 books in 2025. And what a book to hit the goal with. Steve Cavanagh is one of my go-to authors when I want a great read, especially in my crime-thriller era, and ‘Two Kinds of Stranger’ did not disappoint.
This is a book with our favourite lawyer, Eddie Flynn, the man who always fights for those who seem to be without hope – and who always seems to tackle the most villainous of criminals. And I think our villian in this novel is one of the best he has a created, a real psychopath. Someone who really gave me chills each time we read about his antics.
Elly appears to have it all, when we meet her at the start of the story, and she shares it all on social media, as an influencer who has found fame for her random acts of kindness. However, little does she know the thing that has made her ‘famous’ becomes the thing that makes her infamous. Her RAOK and desire to help others lands her at the centre of a murder enquiry, which means she has to turn to Eddie Flynn and his team for help.
As I say every time, I am sure you are getting bored by it, but there are no spoilers here. But I will say that I absolutely loved this book; I love how Eddie and his team work to fight for justice, even if sometimes it is not in the most conventional manner, you know it will always make for a good read.
And if you are sitting there thinking, I have never read an Eddie Flynn, do I need to start from the beginning, the answer is absolutely not. One of the beauties of these books is that they are part of a series, but you can read them as standalone stories as well – I have read them in whichever order I have managed to pick them up and it has worked out fine.
So, if you are looking for a great crime thriller or just fancy trying something new, then let me recommend the books of Steve Cavanagh – but especially ‘Two Kinds of Stranger’.