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The Suspect

By: Michael Robotham
Narrated by: Crispin Redman
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 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 one loose thread away from unravelling. All it takes is a murdered girl, a troubled young patient - and the biggest lie of his life.©2004 Michael Robotham (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting

Critic Reviews

"There are twists and turns in this plot enough to challenge most thriller readers....Gripping stuff." ( Publishing News)
"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....a gripping finale that even the most seasoned mystery addicts won't see coming." ( Australian Women's Weekly)
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The plot moved along at a steady pace. I found myself absolutely hating some of the characters; one was a cad, and the main characters wife was beyond belief. The story was interesting and the listener had plenty of opportunities to connect dots, or not. I keep looking forward to the next chapter and the next.

I would definitely choose to listen to other titles by this author.

Gripping who dunnit

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First book by this author, definitely will read more.
The second half of the book creates ambiguity, intrigue and submission as all the characters get rattled and tumbled. Well narrated with enthusiasm.

Great read.. last chapters were full of suspense

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good story but as a person, i did not like the protagonist, did too many stupid moves, like watching a novice at chess.

main character is too easy to dislike

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Feels a little slow at the beginning, with a lot of info that doesn’t seem related to the case at first, but slowly builds up momentum and things start to connect... until it gets really exciting, and when you think you are at the end of the story, there is still more to come.

Performance is great, although voices for all females and other males feels like the same intonation and accent...

Slow at first, but then...

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I don’t write many reviews but I really enjoyed this audiobook. It was certainly worth the money.

Worth the money

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The way the main character was portrayed really irritated me. I am not sure if this was the writing or the narration, or both. Otherwise the story was interesting, which kept me listening to the end. I have enjoyed other books in this series which made this one more disappointing.

Not up to the rest of the series

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I liked this book it kept me interested enough to finish it
glad I did

kept my attention

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keeps you guessing until the end. loved the reader and the story. worth a read

great story

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If you love your plots and twist in the human psyche. This is a book for you. As the mystery unveiled closer towards the end of the chapters, it just surprised you with a climax of events. Don't want to spoil it for you but listening to Crispin Redman great transformation into different characters surely hooks me right up day after day.

You can't put your headphones down

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Gripping! Not my kind of novel, but it was a bonus freebie. So glad I gave it a go. Will buy the rest now. So I would say it has broadened my horizon. I highly recommend it.
Thanks Audible

My first suspense novel...

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