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The Suspect

Joseph O'Loughlin, Book 1

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The Suspect

By: Michael Robotham
Narrated by: Robert Glenister
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Soon to be an ITV drama starring Aidan Turner.

Joseph O'Loughlin appears to have the perfect life—a beautiful wife, a loving daughter and a successful career as a clinical psychologist. But nothing can be taken for granted. Even the most flawless existence is only a loose thread away from unravelling. All it takes is a murdered girl, a troubled young patient and the biggest lie of his life. Caught in a complex web of deceit and haunted by images of the slain girl, he embarks upon a search that will take him from London to Liverpool and into the darkest recesses of the human mind....

©2004 Michael Robotham (P)2022 W F Howes
Crime Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Suspense Exciting Mystery

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Critic reviews

"Believable and authentic from the first sentence.... Robotham doesn't put a foot wrong in his plotting, pace or inventiveness." (The Australian)

"A truly classy thriller, beautifully crafted." (Australian Woman's Weekly)

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Loved it

Excellent story with good twists and turns. well read. now onto the next book.

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A real page turner!

Characters were compelling, narration was first class and story had me hooked until the last twist in the tale. Wonderful. More please Mr Rowbotham!

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Brilliant

Original storyline, well written and beautifully read. Kept me enthralled to the end. Did anyone else dislike Julianne?

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Gripping storyline

Had me gripped. Listened to it in a couple of days. Robert Glenister is a great narrator.

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Great novel

The television series prompted me to read this novel after the first episode. I much preferred the novel. There are subtle differences in the characters in the novel which make the plot more believable I
Excellent narration

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This got me thinking...

Well, this wasn't what I'd expected. The story started out so steadily, very straightforward, and then suddenly ... whoosh! It kept me thinking and trying to puzzle out what was going on all the way through, but as I started to think that I'd sorted out all of the twists and turns, there was yet another addition to the story (all additions were highly relevant).
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I never reveal the storyline of any of the books I read when writing a review, there will be plenty of others who do., I simply tell people whether I would recommend a book or not. This looks like it could be the start of a series and I'm looking forward to reading the next ones.
I totally recommend this book. The rest is up to you. Try it - you might like it as much as I have done.

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Amazing

Really good story . Thoroughly enjoyed it but kept feeling I had read something similar before . Recommend this author and narrator

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Slow burning story.

The story was absorbing and tense. Well written. Enjoyed Robert Glenister’s voice and his many characters, brought the novel to life.

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Brilliant

Fantastic,loved all the twists and turns didn’t guess what would happen at the end,narrator was brilliant, I will be looking to buy more from Michael Robotham

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Keep listening!

Bit slow to start but kept listening and was thoroughly gripped. Thoroughly recommend. Sorry when it endded

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