Fifty Fifty 

By Steve Cavanagh

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pub Date: June 2, 2025

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts. 

This is my second Steve Cavanagh ARC, and my third book by him. 

I enjoyed this book. The back-and-forth was so well done and the twist was expertly executed. 

I’m so glad Atria is publishing this paperback installment of Eddie Flynn.  

Read if: you want a good legal thriller with a GREAT twist. 

This one had me guessing whodunnit right up until nearly the end!! 🙌

Another great installment in the Eddie Flynn series!! While it is part of a series, it can definitely be read as a standalone! Definitely check this one out, as well as the rest of the series! 👏

Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books and Steve Cavanagh for the opportunity to read the eARC in exchange for my honest review! ❤️ I will definitely be picking up a trophy copy to display on my shelf! 

Received from NetGalley. 

Alright so, a few months ago I got an ARC of the 8th book in this series.. without realizing it was the 8th when I took it. Being a procedural with an interesting premise, I took a chance jumping in at book 8. Well, it was great. There was just enough personal stuff to feel for the characters without being too heavy that I felt like I was playing catch up. The case itself sucked me in. 

But I have been bogged down by ARCs to go back and ready the 7 previous books. 

So when Fifty Fifty came my way, I was like sure, I might as well keep going with book 9. Readers, it was not book 9. This wasn’t an advance. It was book 5 and it came out in 2020. 

Putting aside my eye twitching at not only starting at 8 and then going back and ready 5, the premise was too good to skip over. 

I mean. Really. How could I not read this? No regrets. 

Now I’m taking a break from ARCs to go read book 1. Though I was tempted to just go to book 6 but I don’t think I could take being that chaotic. 

Loved it!
The back and forth POV of Kate and Eddie were great, but the 'She' POV added so much to the mystery and suspense of this story. I went back and forth constantly trying to figure out if it was Sophia or if it was Alexandra, I was obsessed. 
Chapter 24 was pure stress, I eyes couldn't read it fast enough!
Chapter 41 & 47 had the courtroom vibe of My Cousin Vinny or A Few Good Men. I could see it playing out in my head and hope they turn this into a movie so I can watch these scenes.
I need to go back and start the Eddie Flynn series from the beginning.

DAMN…

Now THIS is a thriller!

Absolutely loved this book. The perspective switches from the trial to the POV of the murdering sister were so captivating and kept me picking up little threads and hints of who it might be based on little personal elements revealed about each sister. I especially loved that it wasn’t just about solving a who done it murder, but that we got the perspective and insight of the murderer herself to help understand everything. 

The slow reveal of information and backstory and character pieces allowed things to feel like they were slowly sliding into place, but whenever I thought I knew which sister it was, a new reveal had me second guessing and switching sides yet again. This book kept me second guessing up until the very last pages! It could have easily been either of them or both of them, and the book made sure you knew it. 

Well written, captivating story, and had me invested from start to finish. 

Highly recommend checking this one out. 

I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley- thank you!

I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I loved Kill for Me, Kill for You, but I really felt like I was slugging through the middle of this book. Once the trial started it did pick up the pace a bit, but the ending felt a bit anticlimactic to me (maybe because I never really wavered from who I thought killed Frank). Still an overall interesting read but didn't really feel like a thriller.