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Michael Robotham
The Suspect launches the Joe O’Loughlin series—and what a way to start. Robotham kept that momentum through all nine O’Loughlin novels and into his next series with forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven.
Joseph O’Loughlin
Joe is a clinical psychologist who keeps getting pulled into homicide cases—by the police, through patients, personal connections, and sometimes sheer bad luck. He also lives with Parkinson’s disease. Having seen close family members experience Parkinson’s, I feel for him; it adds gravity without turning the stories into issue novels.
Cyrus Haven & Evie Cormac
Cyrus is a forensic psychologist who consults for the police while struggling with a trauma that changed his life. Evie—rescued from a hidden room after a horrific crime—has survived abduction and trafficking and has a razor-sharp lie-detection intuition. Cyrus has taken her under his wing; together they fight their demons and the bad guys.
Main Characters: Joe O’Loughlin, Vincent Ruiz; Cyrus Haven, Evie Cormac
Setting: London, England (primarily)
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Joe O’Loughlin Series
| Book | Year | Date Read | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspect (Joe O’Loughlin #1) | 2005 | 2008 | |
| Lost (Joe O’Loughlin #2) | 2006 | 2008 | |
| Shatter (Joe O’Loughlin #3) | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Bleed for Me (Joe O’Loughlin #4) | 2012 | 2012 | Review |
| The Wreckage (Joe O’Loughlin #5) | — | Not read | |
| Say You’re Sorry (Joe O’Loughlin #6) | 2012 | 2012 | Review |
| Watching You (Joe O’Loughlin #7) | 2013 | 2013 | Review |
| Close Your Eyes (Joe O’Loughlin #8) | 2016 | — | Review |
| The Other Wife (Joe O’Loughlin #9) | 2018 | 2019 |
Cyrus Haven Series
| Book | Year | Date Read | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Girl, Bad Girl (Cyrus Haven #1) | 2019 | 2020 | |
| When She Was Good (Cyrus Haven #2) | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Lying Beside You (Cyrus Haven #3) | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Storm Child (Cyrus Haven #4) | 2024 | 2024 |
Philomena McCarthy (Developing)
| Book | Year | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| When You Are Mine (Philomena McCarthy #1) | 2021 | Read 2022 | |
| The White Crow (Philomena McCarthy #2) | 2025 | Read Jan 2026 | Review |
Standalone Novels
| TITLE | Date Published | Date Read | Notes |
| The Secrets She Keeps | 2017 | 2017/08/27 | Review |
| Life or Death | 2014 | 2016/02/01 | |
| The Night Ferry | 2007 | 2008/06/20 |
Awards and Nominations
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2005: winner for Lost[9]
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: shortlisted for The Night Ferry[10]
- Crime Writers’ Association (UK), Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, 2007: shortlisted for The Night Ferry[11]
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2008: winner for Shatter[12]
- Crime Writers’ Association (UK), The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Best Thriller, 2008: shortlisted for Shatter[13]
- ITV Thriller Awards (UK), Breakthrough Novelist 2008: shortlisted for Shatter
- Crime Writers’ Association (UK), The CWA Gold Dagger, Best Crime Novel, 2013: shortlisted for Say You’re Sorry[14]
- Crime Writers’ Association (UK), The CWA Gold Dagger, Best Crime Novel, 2015: winner for Life or Death[15]
- Edgar Award for Best Novel, 2020: finalist for Good Girl, Bad Girl[16]
- Crime Writers’ Association (UK), The CWA Gold Dagger, Best Crime Novel, 2020: winner for Good Girl Bad Girl[17][18]
- Crime Writers Association (UK), Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, 2021: winner for When She Was Good[19]
- More at Wikipedia
