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Suspect (Vintage Crime/Black Lizaed)

by Michael Robotham

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ISBN13: 9780307275479
ISBN10: 0307275477
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London psychiatrist Joseph O'Loughlin seems to have the perfect life. He has a beautiful wife, an adoring daughter, and a thriving practice to which he brings great skill and compassion. But he's also facing a future dimmed by Parkinson's disease. And when he's called in on a gruesome murder investigation, he discovers that the victim is someone he once knew. Unable to tell the police what he knows, O'Loughlin tells one small lie which turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life. Suddenly, he's caught in a web of his own making.

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"Robotham shows real promise, putting a fresh spin on the familiar crime fiction trope of the falsely accused man." Publishers Weekly

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"[A] pleasantly creepy story, which is plotted with precision and narrated with real intelligence." New York Times Book Review

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"Robotham's novel is taut and fast-moving, but he finds time for an occasional pithy quote or droll digression.....Trust a crafty Brit to slip a Utopian vision into his thriller." Washington Post

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"Tense and thrilling...Robotham...writes with the poise and polish of a veteran....Sure to establish its author as a rising star of crime fiction." Chicago Sun-Times

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"Already a hit in the U.K., Suspect may do for psychological thrillers what Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent did for the legal variety." Booklist

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"Suspect is one of those rare literary gems, a beautifully written thriller that is both moving and relentlessly suspenseful. This is a debut not to be missed!" Tess Gerritsen, author of Body Double

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"Suspect isn't...original....Still, Robotham gives the cliché a solid workout." (Grade: B) Entertainment Weekly

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"Nail-biting tension full of fine characterization, brilliantly researched detail, and subtle humor." The Mirror

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"A clever plot...an absorbing read...a welcome new name in the genre." The Telegraph

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"A highly effective thriller...well-engineered plot, with gathering horrors...a gripper." Literary Review (U.K.)

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"Terrific...a classic 'wrong man' thriller that puts its hero in hot water, then raises the Fahrenheit to a fever pitch....Robotham not only builds the suspense masterfully but tops it off with a stunning twist." People

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"Believable and authentic from the first sentence, Suspect is altogether an accomplished piece of work. Robotham doesn't put a foot wrong in his plotting, pace, or inventiveness." Weekend Australian
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About the Author

Michael Robotham is a former journalist and the coauthor of a dozen bestselling autobiographies published in the United Kingdom. He lives in Sydney, Australia.
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Larry Robinson, January 30, 2008 (view all comments by Larry Robinson)
A friend gave me this book and I couldn't put it down. It's one of those books that you can't wait to get back to.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780307275479
Author:
Robotham, Michael
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Psychological
Subject:
Married people
Subject:
Nurses
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
London (england)
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series:
Vintage Crime/Black Lizaed
Publication Date:
20051231
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
6.82x4.26x.85 in. .42 lbs.
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Product details 384 pages Vintage Books USA - English 9780307275479 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Robotham shows real promise, putting a fresh spin on the familiar crime fiction trope of the falsely accused man." Publishers Weekly
"Review" by , "[A] pleasantly creepy story, which is plotted with precision and narrated with real intelligence."
"Review" by , "Robotham's novel is taut and fast-moving, but he finds time for an occasional pithy quote or droll digression.....Trust a crafty Brit to slip a Utopian vision into his thriller."
"Review" by , "Tense and thrilling...Robotham...writes with the poise and polish of a veteran....Sure to establish its author as a rising star of crime fiction."
"Review" by , "Already a hit in the U.K., Suspect may do for psychological thrillers what Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent did for the legal variety."
"Review" by , "Suspect is one of those rare literary gems, a beautifully written thriller that is both moving and relentlessly suspenseful. This is a debut not to be missed!"
"Review" by , "Suspect isn't...original....Still, Robotham gives the cliché a solid workout." (Grade: B)
"Review" by , "Nail-biting tension full of fine characterization, brilliantly researched detail, and subtle humor."
"Review" by , "A clever plot...an absorbing read...a welcome new name in the genre."
"Review" by , "A highly effective thriller...well-engineered plot, with gathering horrors...a gripper."
"Review" by , "Terrific...a classic 'wrong man' thriller that puts its hero in hot water, then raises the Fahrenheit to a fever pitch....Robotham not only builds the suspense masterfully but tops it off with a stunning twist."
"Review" by , "Believable and authentic from the first sentence, Suspect is altogether an accomplished piece of work. Robotham doesn't put a foot wrong in his plotting, pace, or inventiveness."
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