Shatter

#3 Joe O'Loughlin

Michael Robotham

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Hachette Australia
27 March 2018

Thriller & suspense; Australian Crime Fiction

Series: Joe O'Loughlin

A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand,' and jumps.

Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.

Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?

This pulse-stopping psychological thriller is a truly gripping and chilling read from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham.

WINNER of the NED KELLY AWARD for BEST CRIME NOVEL

By: Michael Robotham
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 41g
ISBN: 9780733637629
ISBN 10: 0733637620
Series: Joe O'Loughlin
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 27 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was an investigative journalist working across America, Australia and Britain. As a journalist and writer he investigated notorious cases such as the serial killer couple Fred and Rosemary West. He has worked with clinical and forensic psychologists as they helped police investigate complex, psychologically driven crimes.Michael's 2004 debut thriller, THE SUSPECT, sold more than 1 million copies around the world. It is the first of nine novels featuring clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, who faces his own increasing battle with a potentially debilitating disease. Michael has also written four standalone thrillers. In 2015 he won the UK's prestigious Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award with his standalone thriller LIFE OR DEATH. He lives in Sydney.

Reviews for Shatter (#3 Joe O'Loughlin)

Heart-stopping, heart-breaking and heart-wrenching - VAL McDERMID He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul - PETER MAY Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them - LINWOOD BARCLAY Will have you turning the pages compulsively - THE TIMES