Michael Robotham Libri

Joseph O'Loughlin ha una vita a prima vista perfetta: una famiglia felice, una brillante carriera da psicologo. Ma basta poco per sconvolgere anche l'esistenza più solida: nel caso di Joe, il misterioso omicidio di una ragazza che era stata in cura presso di lui, un giovane paziente sempre più instabile, una notizia inaspettata e la più grande menzogna della sua vita. Avvolto in una rete di inganni, ossessionato dall'immagine della ragazza uccisa, ricercato dalla polizia che lo accusa di due omicidi, Joe va alla ricerca della verità che può restituirgli ciò che ha perduto. In un viaggio nelle tenebre del passato e della mente umana, Joe sarà costretto a rischiare tutto per salvare non solo la sua vita, ma anche quella della moglie e della figlia.

My name is Piper Hadley and I went missing on the last Saturday of the summer holidays three years ago. When Piper and her friend Tash disappeared, there was a huge police search, but they were never found. Now Tash, reaching breaking point at the abuse their captor has inflicted on them, has escaped, promising to come back for Piper. Clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin and his stalwart companion, ex-cop Vincent Ruiz, force the police to re-open the case after Joe is called in to assess the possible killer of a couple in their own home and finds a connection to the missing girls. But they are racing against time to save Piper from someone with an evil, calculating and twisted mind.

Due to be released from prison tomorrow... Why escape today? One armed robbery. Four people dead. Seven million dollars lost. Ten years in prison. Audie Palmer endures a decade of beatings, stabbings and being threatened by both inmates and prison gangs who think he knows where the money is. Then the day before he is due to be released he suddenly disappears. Everybody wants to find Audie, but he's not running. Instead he's trying to save a life...and not his own.

The latest installment in the Phil McCarthy series promises a gripping narrative that combines suspense with emotional depth. Fans of the bestselling author will find a thrilling experience that challenges both the mind and heart. This new release is a must-read for those who enjoyed "When You Are Mine" or are seeking thought-provoking thrillers.

Marnie Logan often feels she is being watched. It's nothing she can put her finger on - a whisper of breath on her neck, a shadow in the corner of her eye - and now her life is frozen. Her husband, Daniel, has been missing for more than a year. Depressed and desperate, she seeks the help of psychologist Joe O'Loughlin. Then she discovers a book packed with pictures and interviews that Daniel was preparing for Marnie. It was supposed to be a celebration of her life - but it's not the story anyone was expecting.

The eighth pulse-pounding thriller from the Joe O'loughlin series by Michael Robotham: one of the greatest crime authors writing today.

The sequel to the Richard & Judy Book Club pick When She Was Good, from international bestseller Michael Robotham

A critically acclaimed masterpiece about forgetting and remembering, and the dangers of both, from the #1 bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club author

Joe O'Loughlin from Michael Robotham's bestselling debut The Suspect returns to face a terrifying opponent...

Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong. This is what their son, Joe O'Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William's bedside, covered in his blood - a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer? Against the advice of the police, Joe launches his own investigation. As he learns more, he discovers sides to his father he never knew - and is forcibly reminded that the truth comes at a price. A mesmerising psychological thriller from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham, the internationally bestselling author of THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS. Praise for Michael Robotham's writing: 'Will have you turning the pages compulsively' The Times 'Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them' Linwood Barclay 'Superbly exciting ... a terrific read' Guardian 'A nerve-shredding thriller with the heart and soul so often missing from lesser crime and suspense novels. I couldn't stop reading, yet I didn't want Audie's story to end. Robotham is an absolute master' Stephen King on Life or Death

The latest psychological thriller from the author of The Suspect and Shatter, which Stephen King called 'the most suspenseful book I read all year'.

Michael Robotham is a highly skilled thriller writer who has produced a genuine page-turner and ideal holiday read. It leaves you unsettled and enthralled in equal measure . . . the terrifying plot unfolds at a relentless pace Daily Express

Baghdad. Billions of dollars slipping into thin air. London. A girl on the run. What was that thing she said before everything went black? Was it 'goodbye'? Or was it 'sorry'? In London, ex-cop Vincent Ruiz rescues a young woman from a violent boyfriend but wakes next morning to find that he's been set up and robbed. As he tracks down the thieves, he discovers the boyfriend's tortured body and learns that powerful men are looking for the girl. What did Holly Knight steal that is so important to them? Meanwhile in Baghdad, the bank robbery capital of the world, billions of dollars in reconstruction funds has gone missing and Pulitzer prize-winning Journalist Luca Terracini is trying to 'follow the money'. The dangerous trail will lead him to London where he teams up with Vincent Ruiz and together they investigate the disappearance of an international banker and a mysterious 'black hole' in the bank's accounts. Praise for Michael Robotham's writing: 'Will have you turning the pages compulsively' The Times 'Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them' Linwood Barclay 'Superbly exciting ... a terrific read' Guardian 'A nerve-shredding thriller with the heart and soul so often missing from lesser crime and suspense novels. I couldn't stop reading, yet I didn't want Audie's story to end. Robotham is an absolute master' Stephen King on Life or Death

Alisha Barba's dreams of being a detective were shattered when a murder suspect broke her back across a brick wall. Now on her feet again, with her police career in limbo, she receives a message from an old school friend, Cate Beaumont, who is eight months pregnant and in trouble. On the night they arrange to meet, Cate is mown down by a car that kills her husband instantly. As paramedics fight to save her life they discover there is no baby. Her pregnancy is an elaborate lie, a cruel deception. Why? What happened? As Alisha sets out to answer these questions she is drawn deeper and deeper into a dangerous quest that will take her from the East End of London to Amsterdam's red light district and into a murky underworld of sex trafficking, slavery and exploitation. A gripping thriller, with twists at every turn, The Night Ferry is Michael Robotham's finest novel yet.

London Metropolitan police officer Philomena McCarthy is called to the scene of a domestic assault. 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. Determined to protect each other, the two women strike up a tentative friendship. When a journalist with links to Phil's father and to the detective is found floating in the Thames, Phil doesn't know where to turn, who to blame, or who she can trust.

Without even his own memory for an alibi, will DI Ruiz ever prove his innocence? THE DROWNING MAN is the fantastic new thriller from the author of THE SUSPECT.

Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock god but keeps getting side-tracked by unforeseen circumstances. Fifty-four hours ago Sami was released from prison. Thirty-six hours ago he slept with the woman of his dreams at the Savoy. An hour ago his train blew up. Now he's carrying a rucksack through London's West End and has turned himself into the most wanted terrorist in the country. Fast, funny, hip and violent, Bombproof is a non-stop adventure full of unforgettable characters and a heart-warming hero - Sami Macbeth - a man with the uncanny ability to turn a desperate situation into a hopeless one.

Ein hochspannender Fall für die Londoner Polizistin Philomena McCarthy - und ihre eigene Familie steht plötzlich im Fokus der Ermittlungen Als Tochter eines Londoner Gangsterbosses wandelt die Polizistin Phil McCarthy auf einem schmalen Grat zwischen ihrem Beruf und ihrer Familie. Doch Phil liebt ihren Job, und sie setzt alles daran, voranzukommen. Als sie eines Nachts mit einem Kollegen auf Streife geht, treffen sie auf ein kleines Mädchen, das mutterseelenallein herumirrt. Phil bringt das Kind nach Hause und findet dort die Mutter tot auf. Zeitgleich wird wenig entfernt ihr Mann überfallen und mit einer Sprengladung am Körper zurückgelassen. Die beiden brutalen Verbrechen scheinen miteinander verbunden zu sein, und es gibt Hinweise, dass Phils Vater der Drahtzieher ist. Unversehens gerät die Polizistin zwischen die Fronten, und sie trifft eine Entscheidung, mit der sie nicht nur ihre Karriere, sondern auch ihr Leben aufs Spiel setzt ...

Zdá se, že se Josephu O’Loughlinovi, špičkovému klinickému psychologovi, v životě daří – má nádhernou ženu, milující dceru a úspěchy v zaměstnání. Stačí však málo a jeho dokonalý život se stane noční můrou. Vše začne ve chvíli, kdy je přizván k vyšetřování smrti neznámé mladé ženy a zároveň musí řešit složitou situaci se svým problémovým pacientem. Pronásledován obrazy rozbodaného dívčího těla se vydává na cestu, jež vede do nejtemnějších zákoutí lidské mysli. Aby dokázal zastavit vraha a zachránit svou rodinu, je nucen riskovat vše…

Záhadný původ Evie Cormacové na ní leží jako stín. Jako dítě ji našli schovanou v tajné místnosti, v níž byl dospělý muž umučen k smrti. Spousta jejích únosců a trýznitelů unikla spravedlnosti, ale i když zůstali nepotrestaní, nezapomněla na ně. Nyní se za horkého letního dne Evie vrací zpět do minulosti, když spatří, jak moře na pláž v Lincolnshiru vyplavilo sedmnáct těl nelegálních imigrantů. Přežil pouze jediný člověk, teenager, který policii prozradil, že do jejich malé lodi někdo schválně narazil a potopil ji. Několikanásobnou vraždu dostává na starosti psycholog Cyrus Haven, který s policií dlouhodobě spolupracuje. Brzy je mu jasné, že Evie je s celou tragédií nějak propojená. Je přesvědčen, že pokud vyřeší tento případ, konečně se mu podaří odhalit tajemství Evieiny minulosti…

Ein grausamer Mord an einer jungen Krankenschwester führt Psychologen Joe O’Loughlin in eine gefährliche Ermittlung. Die Verletzungen des Opfers ähneln den Gewaltfantasien seines Patienten Moran, was Joe in eine heimtückische Falle treibt, in der sein Leben auf der Kippe steht.

Der neue Thriller mit Ex-Cop Vincent Ruiz und Psychologe Joe O’Loughlin Als der ehemalige Polizist Vincent Ruiz eines Abends in einer Londoner Bar beobachtet, wie eine junge Frau von ihrem gewalttätigen Freund bedroht wird, muss er eingreifen. Doch obwohl er Holly Knight für die Nacht Unterschlupf bietet, ist sie am nächsten Morgen verschwunden – und mit ihr einige wertvolle Gegenstände. Bei dem Versuch, sie aufzuspüren, stößt er nur auf Hollys Freund, der brutal ermordet wurde. Ruiz steht vor einem Rätsel: In welche Machenschaften ist Holly Knight verstrickt? Zur gleichen Zeit spürt der berühmte Journalist Luca Terracini einer Serie von Banküberfällen in Bagdad nach. Dass zudem immer wieder große Summen an wichtiger Wiederaufbauhilfe verloren gehen, könnte damit in direktem Zusammenhang stehen. Luca macht sich auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit – ein gefährliches Unterfangen, das ihn bis nach London zu Vincent Ruiz führt.

Een psycholoog denkt de politie behulpzaam te zijn bij het opstellen van een daderprofiel naar aanleiding van een moordzaak, maar wordt in plaats daarvan zelf verdacht.

Seit Evie Cormac als Kind entführt und gefangen gehalten wurde, ist ihre Erinnerung an diese Zeit wie ausgelöscht. Bis sie viele Jahre später an einem heißen Sommertag Zeugin eines tödlichen Bootsunfalls wird. Siebzehn Leichen werden ans Ufer gespült, es gibt nur einen Überlebenden, zwei Frauen werden vermisst. Der forensische Psychologe Cyrus Haven erkennt sofort, dass die Tragödie Evies Erinnerungen zurückgebracht hat. Wenn er dieses Verbrechen aufklärt, kann er das Geheimnis um ihre Vergangenheit lüften. Doch wie hoch ist der Preis, den Evie dafür zahlen wird? Je näher Cyrus der Wahrheit kommt, desto größer wird die Gefahr ...