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Dr Leah Giarratano has had a long career as a clinical psychologist. Her professional background offers a unique selling point in this genre and gives an authenticity to her writing. Leah is an expert in psychological trauma, sex offences and psychopathology and has had many years assessing psychopaths and treating their victims. She has worked in psychiatric hospitals, with the defence force, and in the corrections system with offenders who suffer severe personality disorders. She has assessed and treated survivors of just about every imaginable psychological trauma, including: hostages; war veterans; rape, assault and accident victims; and has worked with police, fire and ambulance officers. In 2009 Leah began her television career, presenting Channel 7's top rating Beyond the Darklands program, on which Leah was the expert psychologist who delved into the psyche of Australia's most fearsome criminals.
Voodoo Doll is compelling from the opening word. It is an excellent second novel, another strong psychological thriller that reveals its strength in the exploration of the damaged mind. Whether it be abuse from childhood or trauma stemming from the horrors of war or loss of a loved one, Voodoo Doll covers them all, resulting in a power-packed story. --Crime Down Under Vodka Doesn't Freeze was an exceptional first novel, but Voodoo Doll surpasses it. --Murder and Mayhem
