1)įorecast: A bestseller in Australia and the U.K., and an international BOMC, Mystery Guild, Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selection, this title may have a tougher time hitting the bestseller lists here. Agent, Mark Lucas at Lucas Alexander Whitley. The very first book in the bestselling Joe OLoughlin series, from the multi-million-copy. Still, Robotham shows real promise, putting a fresh spin on the familiar crime fiction trope of the falsely accused man. Buy The Suspect by Michael Robotham for 20.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. More seriously, the book can't decide whether it's a psychological mystery or a conspiracy thriller and strains credibility well past the breaking point.

Vivid characters mostly avoid stereotype, while a fast and furious last section makes up for a wealth of asides and anecdotes that, however effectively done, slow the narrative. The crime occurred close to O'Loughlin's London home, giving him opportunity, and it turns out that McBride had been his patient and had accused him of harassment, giving him plenty of motive. Evie and Cyrus are back and this time danger comes right to their door. Lying Beside You Beware the devil you know. You can find the international book covers displayed under each book. Vincent Ruiz on the case of a murdered nurse, Catherine Mary McBride, he becomes the primary suspect in the killing. Joseph OLoughlin appears to have the perfect life - a beautiful wife, a loving daughter and a successful career as a clinical psychologist. When psychologist Joe O'Loughlin (the protagonist of Suspect) shows Ruiz a picture of young Mickey Carlylea seven-year-old girl kidnapped three years earlier whom everyone but Ruiz thinks is deadhe figures there must be some connection between her case and his shooting. Michael Robothams psychological thrillers have been translated into twenty-five languages and published in more than 50 countries.

O'Loughlin's life takes two disastrous turns: first, he's diagnosed with Parkinson's disease second, while helping Det. Joe O'Loughlin, a London psychologist, loves his job and loves his family-wife Julianne and eight-year-old daughter Charlie-even more in Australian author Robotham's well-written, if somewhat convoluted, debut suspense novel.

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