Good Girl, Bad Girl (Cyrus Haven)

by Michael Robotham

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'A gripping and eerie read. You won't be able to look away' Karin Slaughter, #1 international bestselling author

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The girl with no past.

Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, filthy and half-starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime. Now approaching adulthood, Evie is damaged, self-destructive and has never revealed her true identity.

The boy who survived.

Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven, a man haunted by his own past, is investigating the death of champion figure-skater Jodie Sheehan. When Cyrus is called upon to assess Evie, she threatens to disrupt the case and destroy his ordered life. Because Evie has a unique and dangerous gift - she knows when someone is lying. And nobody is telling the truth.

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Praise for Michael Robotham:

'He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul' Peter James

'Robotham is the real deal' David Baldacci

'One of crime's greatest practitioners . . . a ripper, suspenseful read' The Australian

'Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them' Linwood Barclay

'Michael Robotham has done it again - another accomplished crime novel unlike anything he has ever written before' Sydney Morning Herald

'Excellent' Literary Review

• ISBN10: 1432867407
• ISBN13: 9781432867409
• Publish Date: 16 October 2019 (first published 23 July 2019)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Language: English

Reviews

I really enjoyed this. It was the perfect mix of suspense and mystery and character backstories. I loved Evie and Cyrus. Evie was intense. She's prickly and guarded and a complete mess. She makes some dumb decisions and she screws up like any teenager. She's used to looking after herself but she also hasn't had to make her way in the world before, so it's interesting to see how she adjusts. She is a lot like Lisbeth Salander (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) but she's not a younger clone. Unlike Lisbeth, Evie has experienced both sides of the coin - pain and suffering, love and protection. She's more open to both, even if she doesn't trust easily. Evie was a lot more human.

Cyrus was interesting. I was fascinated by him. Although he's suffered, he also had a good childhood up until the murder of his family. I liked that he saw something of a kindred spirit in Evie. The relationship between them was strange as both tried to find their footing. But I really enjoyed how they worked together to solve the crime.

The crime itself was good. I liked how it all unfolded. I loved Lenny (the chief policewoman who rescued Cyrus as a child). I wish we had of got to see more of her. The mystery was somewhat predictable as the clues unfolded but there were a few surprises. This is much more a character driven story than plot, but the mixture of the two really worked for me.

I can't wait to read the next one and I was excited to find out that there will even be a third book in the series. That's how much I loved it. 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5.