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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 Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Suspense Mystery

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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Great story with many twist and turns. A good friend of mine has Parkinson’s and it was interesting to read how it was affecting the main character without stopping him doing what he is good at.

This book kept me guessing with its twists and turns

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loved the twists and turns and the knowledge of the author regarding his subjects, and their medical assessments

the language

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Excellent performance by Robert Glenister. Thrilling story. Slow at start but developed into an exciting story. Looking forward to reading book 2

Brilliant

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A page turner with lots of twists. Hard to put down. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Great read

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I love a story where you can't predict the ending. this was one. so I did enjoy it

intriguing

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Reloading the next Robotham as we speak! Crime thriller. Not sure why they have decided to re-record the book with a different narrator but I went with this one as an avid fan of Glenister after the Strike series

Brilliantly written, expertly narrated

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Another brilliant read .. characters wonderful, twist and turns made this a fantastic journey. Excellent narration by Robert Glenister..

The Suspect

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Love the twists and turns. Good suspense and pace of the story, made even better with good narration. Very enjoyable listening.

Great story and great narration.

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Another fantastic story from Michael,love his books. Cannot wait to start the next sequel.

Great storyline

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Micheal Robotham is one of the best thriller writers of our time. Have read and reread all his works, and now listened to Suspect.

Twists and turns

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