Two Kinds of Stranger

Name: Two Kinds of Stranger
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SKU: 9781035408269
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The new Eddie Flynn thriller from the Top Five Sunday Times bestseller

By Steve Cavanagh

Series: Eddie Flynn Series

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SHE HELPED A PERFECT STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER... 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming.' - ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' - LEE CHILD 'An absolute page turner.' - SHARI... Read More

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SHE HELPED A PERFECT A STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER...

The award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn.

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SHE HELPED A PERFECT STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER... 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming.' - ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' - LEE CHILD 'An absolute page turner.' - SHARI LAPENA 'A fantastic thriller writer.' - MARK BILLINGHAM

Ellie Parker had everything.

Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends and the perfect job.

As an internet celebrity - famed for her random acts of kindness - everyone knew it.

So when a betrayal causes her to lose it all, millions of people are watching.

But even at her lowest, Ellie will always help someone in need.

Which makes her the perfect target for a sadistic game.

Because as she soon learns, you can never trust a stranger - and a seemingly random encounter plunges her into a nightmare worse than she ever imagined.

The only person she can turn to is conman turned trial lawyer Eddie Flynn, who must take on a case where nothing is what it seems. With the most cruelly ingenious mind manipulating events from the shadows, everyone is in danger - including Eddie and his family.

The award-winning, Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn. Praise for Steve Cavanagh: 'Unputdownable.' - ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Will keep you guessing until the very end.' - IAN RANKIN 'The ultimate treat for crime fiction fans.' - JANICE HALLETT 'Books this ingenious don't come along very often.' - MICHAEL CONNELLY 'A fantastic thriller writer.' - MARK BILLINGHAM 'An absolute humdinger of a thriller - fiendishly clever and totally compelling.' - TM LOGAN 'Gripping' - THE SUN 'If you read the first eight pages you'll be hooked.' - THE TIMES 'The real magic is in Steve Cavanagh's hypnotic storytelling power.' - SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff.' - EVENING STANDARD 'A masterclass in misdirection.' - THE GUARDIAN

Series: Eddie Flynn Series

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Two Kinds of Stranger

SHE HELPED A PERFECT STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER... 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming.' - ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' - LEE CHILD 'An absolute page turner.' - SHARI LAPENA 'A fantastic thriller writer.' - MARK BILLINGHAM Ellie Parker had everything. Perfect husband....

By Steve Cavanagh

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Two Kinds of Stranger

SHE HELPED A PERFECT STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER... 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD 'An absolute page turner' SHARI LAPENA 'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM Elly Parker had everything. Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035408269

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Book Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 416

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Eddie Flynn Series Steve Cavanagh

About the Author

Steve Cavanagh has sold over a million copies of his novels in the UK alone. His nine books have all been nominated for major awards and many are international bestsellers. His third novel, The Liar, won the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year 2018. Thirteen won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2019. Fifty-Fifty was a Richard and Judy Book club choice and was also selected for the BBC 'Between the Covers' book club. Twisted, Fifty-Fifty, The Devil's Advocate, The Accomplice and Kill For Me Kill For You were all Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers.

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