Witness 8 is book #8 in the Eddie Flynn series. I like to mention this, because although we are well into the series, I think this could easily be a stand alone as well. So don’t be afraid to dive in here and meet MC ‘Eddie’. (Who else is thinking about the coincidence, not so coincidence Witness 8 being the 8th book in the series ha!)

First of all, my rating is based on the obvious talent this author has. Not only is this my first Eddie Flynn book, but it’s my first book from Steve Cavanagh. I can smell the talent people. He writes a mean book.

Now, although the talent was leaping off the page, this story is really more of a 3 star book. I have some piddly annoyances ..

To start it off, we have way too many character POVs. It was unnecessary and started to slog the flow down. This is a suspenseful story … and sometimes it wasn’t treated as such. The ‘who-dun-it’ or ‘what-will-happen’ wasn’t really a mystery. So I was looking for more an action packed pace rather than a slow build before the reveal.

Which is also a shame. There is no need to build tension. A lot of repetitive reminders of the storyline put my spidey-senses tingling and the dots were easily connected.

The overall storyline didn’t excite me.

All that being said, it was still a well done book. A great plane read that I wouldn’t be mad I picked it up on my way to the gate.

P.S. Quick side note because these type of coincidences make my mind spin .. there is a bit of a numbers game that I do wonder if the author is doing on purpose or not. We have Book 6 with the word ‘devil’ in the title. Book 5 is called Fifty-Fifty. Book 4 is Th1rt3en, which is a shame it’s not book 3. Ha.

Amazon Link – Witness 8 By: Steve Cavanagh

Stats: 416 pages – First published August 1st, 2024