October 2013 Guest Editor Linwood Barclay on The Suspect by Michael Robotham...
Thrillers need to grab you right from the start, and this book may have the best first chapter of any thriller I've ever read, and not because it's full of derring-do or explosions or terrorists trying to bring about the end of the word, This novel introduces psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, and we meet him on the top of a building, trying to persuade a young cancer patient not to jump off the edge. The writing is understated, the dialogue rings true, the suspense is palpable. What's always struck me about Robotham is that he makes your heart race, and ache, at the same time.
The very first book in the bestselling Joe O'Loughlin series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling Australian author
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The very first book in the bestselling Joe O'Loughlin series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling Australian authorLiar, liar . . . Joseph O'Loughlin appears to have the perfect life - a beautiful wife, a loving daughter and a successful career as a clinical psychologist.
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The Suspect was written by Michael Robotham and published by Hachette Australia an imprint of Little, Brown
The Suspect has 432 pages
Yes it is part of Joe O'Loughlin series
