PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Philomena McCarthy hasn't spoken to her father in years. It's more than awkward, because after a childhood trauma she decided to join the police, and Dad and his brothers are notorious for their lifelong criminal activities. She doesn't let on to many people - and certainly very few of her colleagues in the London Metropolitan Police - that she's so connected, though her fiance knows. When a routine call from a concerned neighbour turns out to be domestic violence - a decorated policeman beating his mistress - and it is hushed up at the expense of her reputation, Phil's sympathies lie with the victim,Tempe, and a tentative friendship is struck up. But as time goes by, something more sinister is also happening, and Phil turns to her father for information and help, despite wondering how much he knows and how much he has done... A nice and twisty tale from the master of page-turning-keep-reading-didn't-see-that-coming crime! Lindy
For as long as we both shall live? A pulse-racing standalone thriller by the #1 bestselling author of The Secrets She Keeps, now a major TV series Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds and become a promising young officer with the Metropolitan Police despite being the daughter of a notorious London gangster. Called to the scene of a domestic assault one day, she rescues a bloodied young woman, Tempe Brown, the mistress of a decorated detective. The incident is hushed up, but Phil has unwittingly made a dangerous enemy with powerful friends.
Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was an investigative journalist working across America, Australia and Britain, and 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 beloved Joe O'Loughlin. Good Girl, Bad Girl and When She Was Good are the first two books in a new series featuring forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven. Michael is the only Australian to win the UK's prestigious Gold Dagger Award twice - for Good Girl, Bad Girl and Life or Death. Good Girl, Bad Girl was also shortlisted for the 2020 Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2020, The Secrets She Keeps was adapted for television. He lives in Sydney.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Philomena McCarthy hasn't spoken to her father in years. It's more than awkward, because after a childhood trauma she decided to join the police, and Dad and his brothers are notorious for their lifelong criminal activities. She doesn't let on to many people - and certainly very few of her colleagues in the London Metropolitan Police - that she's so connected, though her fiance knows. When a routine call from a concerned neighbour turns out to be domestic violence - a decorated policeman beating his mistress - and it is hushed up at the expense of her reputation, Phil's sympathies lie with the victim,Tempe, and a tentative friendship is struck up. But as time goes by, something more sinister is also happening, and Phil turns to her father for information and help, despite wondering how much he knows and how much he has done... A nice and twisty tale from the master of page-turning-keep-reading-didn't-see-that-coming crime! Lindy
This is one of the many and yet 'different' stories, hidden in the talented mind of Michael Robotham. Fiction? Yes. Believable? Absolutely. Thank you for using your talent to highlight a very real problem. -- Fran Spears * [ONLINE] Starts at 60 Book club * Michael Robotham's latest thriller is a roller-coaster ride of suspense and plot twists. -- Gerard Healy * [ONLINE] The Queensland Reviewers Collective * If I could give you one word of advice, it would be to not settle down with Michael Robotham's brand new thriller When You Are Mine, unless you are planning to stay up all night. -- LAURA BRODNIK * [ONLINE] Mamamia * Date TBC -- Kirstie McKenzie * NATIONAL [PRINT] Australian Country * With complex and charismatic characters, a twisty and unexpected plot, effortless writing and clever and witty dialogue, this is perhaps my favourite ever Michael Robotham book. -- Deborah Cook * [ONLINE] Debbish.com * As usual, Robotham's superior writing, clever plotting and credible characters help elevate the book into something more substantial than the usual crime novel. Recommended. -- Jeff Popple * ACT [PRINT] Canberra Weekly * Australian author Robotham, who has sold more than six million copies of his thrillers, delivers again with a pacy tale that ratchets up the tension and refuses to be put down. -- Alison Walsh * QLD [PRINT] The Courier Mail *
