Although, having said that, they are great standalone novels. Would be great if the books were numbered in order, or if the descriptions could suggest order of reading. It also gives Joe's history (which I'd gathered bits and pieces of from the other books). This appears to be the first involving Joe and Ruiz, it documents their first meeting, under extraordinary circumstances. I've now purchased and downloaded them all. Crispin Redman's narration was just spot on.Ī confirmed fan of this genre (Harlan Coben, Michael Connolly, Lee Child et al) I stumbled across these books on Audible. I thought this was a great thriller and took an instant liking to the psychologist as the principal character and narrator of the story, so immediately followed up with the next book in the series. Someone is trying to frame the doctor and he knows exactly who it is, but he'll have to put his own life at risk and pull quite a stunt to prove the killer is at large if he has any hope of putting his life back together. Quite suddenly, O'Loughlin goes from being a collaborator to becoming the prime suspect in the case, and DI Vincent Ruiz, convinced he's got his man, isn't about to give O'Loughlin any breaks. But he is also happily married, and does his best to protect his wife and child from secrets of his own.

O'Loughlin has a roster of interesting clients, one of which is particularly disturbed and disturbing. When an unknown woman is found brutally murdered, the police call in psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin, who has a gift for figuring people out based on non-verbal cues, in hopes he can help them discover her identity. I am looking forward to the next book in the Michael Robotham Joseph O'Loughlin series and if you are looking for something where a professional detective or policeman isn't driving the story - we get a lot of those - give this one a try. I especially liked how he portrayed the Scottish friend who had designs on our hero's wife. The narrator, Cripsin Redman does an excellent job with the voices for the various characters. In the process, there are enough twists in this book to keep mystery fans engaged. It is refreshing to join along with Mr O'Loughlin who has a credible background in something different than detective science as he attempts to unravel the strands of a perplexing murder.

Although imperfect, this psychologist is capable of some deep insights into human nature giving us a different perspective than the traditional hard ass cop protagonist. He makes some bad choices and they come back to haunt him tenfold in this mystery/thriller set in England. (I'm following a few of those) Instead we have Joseph O'Loughlin who is a flawed psychologist. The good news is that there are eight more books to look forward to in this series that is not driven by another flawed detective. This was a rewarding accidental discovery for me.

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