Twisted by Steve Cavanagh

I'm thrilled to be taking part in the epic blog tour for Steve Cavanagh's new standalone, Twisted. Sharing the stop with me today is Amanda at My Bookish Blog Spot, so do check her out. You can find other tour contributions on Twitter by searching #ThisBookIsTwisted. Big thanks to Tracy Fenton for inviting me on the tour and Orion for my review copy which I received via Netgalley. I subsequently bought a paperback copy.

The Blurb:

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THIRTEEN

'This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' Lee Child

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...

Twisted was published by Orion on 4th April 2019 and you can purchase it from Waterstones, Amazon and other good bookshops. 

My Review:

I was already a fan of Cavanagh, having read a couple of the Eddie Flynn books (the other two or in my TBR pile), so I was keen to read this standalone, which isn't a legal thriller and doesn't feature Flynn (although he does get a name check). I had heard a lot of things about Twisted, all good, and a fantastic, inventive social media campaign, organised by the author's wife, promoted the book widely. 

My problem is this - how do I review a book that's impossible to review?! Mind blown! #MushyBrain.

Ok, I'll give it a go. Trouble is, I can tell you almost nothing about the book because I don't want to spoil anything.

J T Le Beau is a best selling, award winning author. He, or she, has sold millions of books worldwide. Phenomenally successful. But nobody knows who J T Le Beau is. Not even his/her publisher. No book signings, no public appearances, not even a photograph. Ever. Rumours are rife. But one woman thinks she might know...

And that's all I can tell you.

Never has a book been more aptly titled. We often describe a book as having a killer twist, but Twisted is just one big twisty turny journey of killer twists. There were so many times I was 'What?', 'No!', 'Really?', and SO MANY 'OMG!'s. You can't trust anyone in the book - you start off thinking one thing about them and then that completely changes! I thought I had it more than once, but I so hadn't. You can see why I have #mushybrain!

I have never read a book like this before. That's why it's so hard to describe. It's definitely Twisted, no doubt about that. It's pretty  bloody in places too. And it's a masterpiece. Steve Cavanagh has achieved something extraordinary here, and I can't wait to see what's next from him!

The Author:

Steve Cavanagh was born and raised in Belfast before leaving for Dublin at the age of eighteen to study Law. He currently practices civil rights law and has been involved in several high profile cases; in 2010 he represented a factory worker who suffered racial abuse in the workplace and won the largest award of damages for race discrimination in Northern Ireland legal history. He holds a certificate in Advanced Advocacy and lectures on various legal subjects (but really he just likes to tell jokes). He is married with two young children.