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“Two terrific female characters, both with secrets. Add Michael Robotham’s clean prose and whipcrack pacing. The result? A book you won’t be able to put down, although you may occasionally want to hide your eyes.” —Stephen King “A premium delivery.” —People Meghan doesn’t know...

In this heart-pounding detective novel, a psychologist faces off against a killer who destroys his victims from the inside out. "The most suspenseful book I read all year." —Stephen King Joe O'Loughlin is in familiar territory standing on a bridge high above a flooded gorge, trying to stop a...

Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for 60 years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong. This is what their son, Joe O'Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William's bedside, covered in his blood - a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer?

New York Times bestselling author Michael Robotham brings us face-to-face with a manipulative psychopath who has destroyed countless lives and is about to claim one final victim. Marnie Logan often feels like she's being watched: a warm breath on the back of her neck, or a shadow in the corner...

After a woman is brutally slain, investigators bring psychiatrist Joe O'Loughlin in for expert consultation. Joe is shocked to discover the dead woman is a former patient of his who cried rape when he rebuffed her sexual advances. Citing doctor/patient confidentiality, Joe hides this information. But the truth emerges, and suddenly he is the prime suspect.

This dark thriller follows a twisted investigation after the daughter of a murdered police officer arrives on clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin's doorstep covered in her father's blood. She's standing at the front door. Covered in blood. Is she the victim of a crime? Or the perpetrator? A...

“No one does suspense better.” —Stephen King Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in this “razor-sharp and emotionally charged” (Lisa Gardner) psychological thriller, which finally unlocks the secrets of Evie’s past. The mystery of Evie Cormac’s background has followed her into...

An international thriller based on one of the biggest bank heists in history—the robbery of billions that occurred during and after the US war effort in Iraq. Billions of dollars are missing from Iraqi banks, and journalist Luca Terracini will risk everything to discover where it is. His...

Police detective Ali Barba receives an urgent letter from her estranged friend Cate. Startled by the letter's alarming tone and eager to atone for egregious past actions, Ali meets Cate at their high-school class reunion. The obviously pregnant Cate begs Ali to stop those who are trying to take her baby. But the plot takes a bizarre twist when a careening car kills Cate - and Ali discovers the truth about Cate's pregnancy.

In this heart-pounding thriller, when a former student bungles a murder investigation, clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin steps in to face a ruthless killer. A mother and her teenage daughter are found murdered in a remote coastal home, one defiled by multiple stab wounds and the other...

Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in this “expertly paced and psychologically acute” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) thriller from Michael Robotham that’s “one of his best, suspenseful and hard to put down” (Stephen King). Twenty years ago, Cyrus Haven survived a family massacre. The...

A kinetic standalone from "first class storyteller" Michael Robotham (San Francisco Chronicle). Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock god but...

Why would a man serving a long prison sentence escape the day before he's due to be released? Audie Palmer has spent ten years in a Texas prison after pleading guilty to a robbery in which four people died and seven million dollars went missing. During that time he has suffered repeated beatings...

Michael Robotham's Suspect, hailed as "a lightning-paced debut" by Entertainment Weekly, was an international best seller that raised the bar for thrillers. Now two characters from that acclaimed novel, Detective Vincent Ruiz and psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, return for the electrifying Lost. When Detective Ruiz is pulled from the Thames, he has a bullet in his leg, a photograph of a missing (and presumed dead) girl in his pocket, and absolutely no memory of what happened.

From the bestselling author of Good Girl, Bad Girl and When You Are Mine comes a gripping thriller featuring the brilliant forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven as he becomes embroiled in an explosive murder case with disturbing origins. Criminal psychologist Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in...

“No one does suspense better.” —Stephen King Ambitious young London police officer Philomena McCarthy returns in this propulsive thriller by the author of When You Are Mine. Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds to become a young officer with the Metropolitan Police despite her father and...

Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel From the internationally bestselling author who Stephen King calls “an absolute master,” a fiendishly clever psychological thriller about a dangerous young woman with the ability to know when someone is lying—and the criminal psychologist who...

In this thrilling novel, a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm and a horrific murder lead clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin and ex-cop Vincent Ruiz back on the cold case of two missing girls. Two missing girls. Two brutal murders. All connected to one farmhouse. Who is to blame? When pretty and...

From an author who Stephen King calls “an absolute master” comes a “heart-clutching psychological thriller” (People) about a young female police officer facing danger on all fronts—from a clever victim of abuse, skeptical colleagues on the force, and even her own father. Philomena...

Am frühen Morgen erhält der Psychologe Joe O'Loughlin einen alarmierenden Anruf: Sein Vater William ist Opfer eines brutalen Überfalls geworden und liegt im Koma. Joe eilt ins Krankenhaus. Doch am Bett seines Vaters sitzt nicht Joes Mutter Mary, sondern eine völlig fremde Frau, tränenüberströmt, mit blutbefleckten Kleidern und der absurden Behauptung, William O'Loughlins Ehefrau zu sein. Wer ist sie wirklich? Bekannte, Geliebte, verwirrte Seele - Mörderin? Gegen den Willen der Polizei beginnt Joe, eigene Ermittlungen anzustellen, und muss erkennen, dass man für die Wahrheit bisweilen einen hohen Preis bezahlt.