Books by Michael Robotham

Lying Beside You

Forensic psychologist, Cyrus Haven, is called to a crime scene where a murder has taken place and a woman is missing. Evie, his lodger, may have witnessed key moments in related crimes.

Reviewed on 30 September 2022 by John Verpeleti

Good Girl, Bad Girl

Cyrus Haven’s already troubled mind is spread thin, investigating a horrific murder case and helping a girl who needs saving from herself.

Reviewed on 30 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Other Wife

Psychologist Joe O’Loughlin is called to St Mary’s hospital in London where his eminent surgeon father William is in a coma after a vicious attack. But the crying woman by the bedside, who introduces herself as William’s wife, isn’t Joe’s mother and he’s never seen her before.

Reviewed on 07 July 2018 by Sharon Wheeler

The Secrets She Keeps

When Meghan’s seemingly perfect life is revealed to be a tissue of lies, the results are devastating.

Reviewed on 30 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Close Your Eyes

Clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin is drawn unwillingly to help solve a double murder - a mother and daughter found in odd circumstances in a remote farmhouse. This involvement leads to Joe’s family becoming endangered by the attention of the damaged murderer.

Reviewed on 01 April 2017 by John Barnbrook

Close Your Eyes

Clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin reluctantly agrees to help police investigating the murder of a mother and daughter after one of his former students leaks information to the press.

Reviewed on 12 September 2015 by Sharon Wheeler

Watching You

Marnie Logan, a single mother since her gambler husband disappeared, often feels she’s being watched. She turns to clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin for help, but when she discovers a book her husband was preparing for her birthday, her situation quickly spirals into one of fear and horror.

Reviewed on 04 April 2015 by John Cleal