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Feb 2005, 368 pages
Paperback:
Dec 2005, 368 pages
The hunter becomes the hunted when an expert consultant in a baffling murder case becomes the prime suspect in this intricately crafted first novel.
The hunter
becomes the hunted when an expert consultant in a baffling murder case becomes
the prime suspect in Michael Robotham's stunning debut thriller.
At forty-two, psychiatrist Joe O'Loughlin seems to have it all: a thriving
practice, a beautiful wife, an adoring daughter. But Joe's snug, happy world is
crumbling. Recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he's dreading the
inevitable and all too palpable deterioration of his body and mind. Then, when
the police ask for his help in solving the brutal murder of a woman they assume
is a prostitute, he's horrified to recognize the victim as a nurse he once
worked with, and with whom he had a bit of a past. As Joe begins to suspect that
one of his patients may be responsible, the police zero in on him.
Michael Robotham possesses the rare ability to create fully believable
characters, fashion terrific dialogue, and generate nonstop suspense. Suspect
is a powerhouse first novel, intricately crafted and chillingly authentic.
1
From the pitched slate roof of the Royal Marsden Hospital, if you look between
the chimney pots and TV aerials, you see more chimney pots and TV aerials. It's
like that scene from Mary Poppins where all the chimney sweeps dance across the
rooftops twirling their brooms.
From up here I can just see the dome of the Royal Albert Hall. On a clear day I
could probably see all the way to Hampstead Heath, although I doubt if the air
in London ever gets that clear.
"This is some view," I say, glancing to my right at a teenager
crouched about ten feet away. His name is Malcolm and he's seventeen today. Tall
and thin, with dark eyes that tremble when he looks at me, he has skin as white
as polished paper. He is wearing pajamas and a woolen hat to cover his baldness.
Chemotherapy is a cruel hairdresser.
The temperature is three degrees Celsius, but the wind chill has chased it below
zero. Already my fingers are numb and I can barely feel my toes through my shoes
...
Tess Gerritsen, author of Body Double
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!About the author: Michael Robotham is a former journalist and the ghostwriter of at least fourteen autobiographies of prominent figures in the military, arts, sport and science worlds, including Lulu, Ricky
Tomlinson, Geri Halliwell, Rolf Harris and Tracy Edwards (which, dependent on the subject have been published in various English speaking countries, but never in the USA). He lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and three
daughters. Suspect is his first novel (published in
the UK in 2004, and USA in 2005); a second novel, Lost,
was published in the UK in May 2005.
Is ghostwriting good experience for becoming a novelist? According
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