#BlogTour-‘Twisted’ by Steve Cavanagh

About the book..

Before you read this book

I want you to know three things:

1. The police are looking to charge me with murder.
2. No one knows who I am. Or how I did it.
3. If you think you’ve found me. I’m coming for you next.

After you’ve read this book, you’ll know: the truth is far more twisted…

From the criminally devious mind that brought us ‘Thirteen’, comes Steve Cavanagh’s latest thriller that does exactly what is says on the cover..

Welcome to my turn on the Tracy Fenton organised blogtour for ‘‘Twisted’

How do you solve a problem like JT LeBeau?

From the very start, the reader and Cavanagh are engaged in a sinuous , treacherous tango that skirts facts, rearranges the truth, turns you upside down and leaves you gasping for more

From the setup to the cataclysmic finale, you want more and boy do you get it!

In lesser hands, this would have appeared to be an exercise in ‘look how good I can write, ma!’, however, in the tradition of previous bestseller, ‘Thirteen’, Steve Cavanagh turns reality inside out by stating that every word that you read will be a lie (or is it? Is that a lie?) all centred on the enigmatic life and death of JT LeBeau.

Playing with the unreliable narrator in a way that recalls to mind the master of this technique, Agatha Christie, Cavanagh will play with your mind as he opens with a funeral, a state affair with throngs of mourners, full on Hollywood prescence, armed guards the works for JT LeBeau.

One person in the crowd is not who they seem, Paul , a hitman for hire (possibly) is stalking the crowd to take out one of the 4 people who know LeBeau’s real identity . But before can do that, a revelation rings out louder than the intended shot of death but which lands with the full force of a bullet.

And from then on in the twists come thick and fast as the plot backtracks to four months earlier and spins you around with multiple narratives, clues and red herrings coming at you thick and fast until you are left breathless at the pace.

And as someone who finds Waltzers a tad fast,this book should come with a warning-may induce vertigo or cause whiplash, best taken with a stiff shot (or 10) and a travel sickness tablet.

I don’t want to say too much as it will spoil the surprises, but this is, quite literally, me , waiting for people to finish reading ‘Twisted’-

Clear the decks, get some fine alcohol and snacks in, turn off the wifi and make sure you have a sick bag to hand it’s going to be a turbulent ride !

About the author..

Steve Cavanagh is a critically acclaimed, award-winning author of the Eddie Flynn series and lawyer.

His third novel, ‘‘The Liar’, won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the year 2018. He is also one half of the ‘Two Crime Writers And A Microphone’ podcast. His latest novel, ‘Thirteen’, is out now, followed by soon to be international bestseller (I am calling it!) ‘Twisted’

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