Bleed for Me

By: Michael Robotham

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

She's standing at the front door. Covered in blood. Is she the victim of a crime? Or the perpetrator?

A teenage girl - Sienna, a troubled friend of his daughter - comes to Joe O'Loughlin's door one night. She is terrorized, incoherent-and covered in blood. The police find Sienna's father, a celebrated former cop, murdered in the home he shared with Sienna. Tests confirm that it's his blood on Sienna. She says she remembers nothing.

Joe O'Loughlin is a psychologist with troubles of his own. His marriage is coming to an end and his daughter will barely speak to him. He tries to help Sienna, hoping that if he succeeds it will win back his daughter's affection. But Sienna is unreachable, unable to mourn her father's death or to explain it.

Investigators take aim at Sienna. O'Loughlin senses something different is happening, something subterranean and terrifying to Sienna. It may be something in her mind. Or it may be something real. Someone real. Someone capable of the most grim and gruesome murder, and willing to kill again if anyone gets too close.

His newest thriller is further evidence that Michael Robotham is, as David Baldacci has said, "the real deal - we only hope he will write faster."

©2012 Michael Robotham (P)2012 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"This remarkable novel offers everything those 'literary' detective novelsought to but usually don't. This is crime fiction of the highest order." ( Booklist)

"A taut thriller....O'Loughlin continues to be an appealingly flawed hero." ( Publishers Weekly)

"One of the best novels to come out of the chaos of Iraq; a penetrating peek through the fog of war." (Nelson DeMille)

Thrilling!

Page turner, my favorite so far. Can’t wait to start the next book. Sean Barrett does a great job narrating.

Another page-turner

I found Michael Robotham and this series reading Shattered and absolutely loved it. This one was not quite as good for me, but I still devoured it quickly. This one wasn’t quite as edge-of-your-seat suspenseful, but was still riveting. Also, the plot was a bit more complex, involving many more characters and intersecting story lines, so didn’t hold together for me as tightly as Shattered did. All in all, I enjoyed it and plan to order the next book in the series in part because it is read by the same narrator (Sean Barrett is fantastic!).

Great listen!

What made the experience of listening to Bleed for Me the most enjoyable?

Excellent reader, fun story to listen to.

What other book might you compare Bleed for Me to and why?

John Grisham-esc story with larger things at work and great scenes of tension.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Brilliant, but very melancholy

Suspenseful, brilliantly written, wonderful characterizations of truly tortured souls including the protagonist. I loved the previous books in this series - as a neurologist, the psychologist with Parkinson's disease fascinates me, particularly since the depiction is excellent and very accurate. However, this book was really depressing. Everything just keeps going downhill for our hero, no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing. I almost stopped listening during the scene with the animal torture - I really couldn't stomach that at all. I don't think I'll be listening to any more books in this series, not without a hefty dose of Prozac in any case. Narration was outstanding.

I love this Author

I discovered this series by accident, but I love it. I can't wait to finish it.

So glad I found this author & series

Just ordered the next 2 audiobook in this series. Great suspense, plot development, & interesting, very human characters. If I'm going to spend time in a character's head, I enjoy it much more when they are intelligent & interesting. These are people I would enjoy spending time with

Fabulous

A new favorite author. The Joe O’Loughlin series is addicting. Great story lines that just pull you in. The narrator does a great job of using various voices without over doing it with affectations that are distracting. On to the next in the series!

Loved it!

If you could sum up Bleed for Me in three words, what would they be?

Gripping, real, intriguing

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bleed for Me?

When Joe beat up Gordon Ellis, the descriptive wording painted a complete picture in my head. I could feel the anger and frusration he was feeling and could imagine every moment.

Which character – as performed by Sean Barrett – was your favorite?

Joe O'Loughlin

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would have listened in one sitting if I could have.

Good story, lots come together at the end

This is a good continuation of a few of the main characters. I appreciate the peek into living with Parkinson’s Disease. There was a lot happening at the end.

Another great Robotham mystery

Twists and turns, great characters, excellent performance....this book has it all! Another superb entry in this terrific series.
Highly recommended!