An oh <b>so clever hook</b> for an oh so clever, <b>gripping book</b>. THIRTEEN is courtroom drama at its finest, blended with <b>page-turning twists</b> and characters you can't get enough of. Steve Cavanagh is the John Grisham for a new generation. <b>Slick, thrilling and unique</b>, THIRTEEN is <b>my favourite read of the year</b>.
Sarah Pinborough
Outstanding - an intriguing premise, a <b>tense, gripping build-up</b>, and a spectacular climax. <b>This guy is the real deal.</b> Trust me.
Lee Child
Smart and original. This is <b>a belter of a book.</b>
Clare Mackintosh
I've been tracking Steve Cavanagh for a few years now and Thirteen is <b>his best</b>, a <b>dead bang beast of a book</b> that expertly combining his authority on the law with <b>an absolutely great thrill ride</b>. Books this <b>ingenious</b> don't come along very often.
Michael Connelly
A <b>brilliant, twisty, ingeniously constructed</b> puzzle of a book. Steve Cavanagh pulls off an enviable premise with panache.
Ruth Ware
Great hook. Great plot. Great book. Thirteen is <b>a real page turner</b> and one you won't want to put down.
Simon Kernick
<b>Great hook</b> and the book lives up to it!
Ian Rankin
An <b>absolute rollercoaster of a read</b>. Thrilling.
Cass Green
Quite simply <b>deserves to be HUGE</b>. If you read a thriller as good this year, it's <b>only because you've read this one twice</b>.
Mark Billingham
Tore through this between dusk and dawn. <b>Absolute 5-star cracker</b> from Steve Cavanagh, who's gotta be among top legal thriller writers out there nowadays. A <b>powerhouse of a book</b> that's much more than its high-concept hook.
Craig Sisterson
Wow! This book is <b>friggin' awesome</b>! Utterly immersive.
Emma Kavanagh
Fantastically <b>gripping</b>? Guilty as charged!
Angela Clarke
Guilty of <b>thrills, twists</b>, and expertly manipulating the reader.
Mason Cross
A superbly intriguing, <b>hooky, grippy, twisty, clever thriller</b> that kept me up all night.
Liz Nugent
<b>Superb, fast-paced</b> legal thriller. So well-plotted (I LOVED the court/jury details). <b>Hints of Lee Child</b>. BRILLIANT.
Will Dean, author of Dark Pines
<b>Twisty, clever and beautifully written</b>, a book this good deserves <b>the highest praise possible</b>. That's why I'm giving it 13/10.
Simon Toyne
<b>What a book</b>! I loved it so much.
Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle and The Collector
Believe the hype, folks. This is <b>one of the most mercilessly compelling thrillers</b> you will read this decade.
Chris Brookmyre
<b>Smells like a best seller </b>to me. I read it in 2 sittings ... <b>LOVED it</b>.
Adrian McKinty
This incredibly skilful novel <b>deserves nothing less than five stars</b>. It would be a crime to miss it.
The Sun
Cavanagh sets a <b>cracking pace</b> ... a genuine, <b>read-in-one-sitting</b> page-turner.
Guardian
This <b>dazzling serial killer thriller</b> set in Manhattan is written by a Dublin-based civil rights lawyer. One of <b>the most accomplished legal dramas I have read this year</b>, it reminds me of Scott Turow's stunning <i>Presumed Innocent</i>. The trial itself <b>reveals Cavanagh's astonishingly sure touch for character</b> and the skill of his <b>serpentine plotting</b>.
Daily Mail
That central hook along with Cavanagh's <b>breakneck prose pace</b> and <b>expert plotting</b> make for a <b>white-knuckle ride of a story</b>. It's something of a high-wire act, blending the machinations of a courtroom drama with the <b>high-octane cat and mouse</b> of a serial killer plotline, but Cavanagh delivers on both counts in spades, expertly cranking up the tension towards an <b>explosive finale</b> that will take thereader's breath away. <b>Cracking stuff.</b>
Big Issue
An <b>adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride</b>. <i>Thirteen </i>is courtroom drama<b> at its finest</b>. An <b>outstanding </b>legal thriller, <b>so original, clever and accomplished</b> that it <b>should not be missed</b>. It marks out Cavanagh as <b>the heir apparent to John Grisham</b>.
Daily Express
Witty and clever ... irresistible.
Daily Telegraph
Fans of John Grisham and Lee Child will enjoy this book.
Independent
Grisham-on-steroids.
Irish Independent
This is a <b>heart-racing</b> novel with vertiginous<b> twists and turns</b>. A winning mix of glamour and gruesomeness.
The Lady
A blisteringly exciting thriller, with a chilling killer.
Sunday Express
A <b>fast-paced</b> and absorbing thriller. Prepare to buckle up as a smattering of seemingly isolated events spiral into a <b>twist-laden</b> read.
The Herald
A cracking premise.
Sunday Independent
A truly first-class US courtroom drama.
The Times
A twisty clever read.
Woman's Way
It's hard to resist Cavanagh's mix of high-wire plotting and higher octane action.
Mail on Sunday