It is the book that introduced British psychologist Professor Joseph O'Loughlin and his creator Australian writer Michael Robotham to the crime fiction world. If you follow my blog you will know that I have read this title before, much closer to the date of original publication (2004). Ultimately, he will risk everything to unmask the killer and save his family. Is there a link between his terrible dreams and Catherine McBride?Ĭaught in a complex web of deceit and obsessed by images of the slain girl, Joe embarks upon a search that takes him into the darkest recesses of the human mind. As Bobby's behaviour grows increasingly erratic, Joe begins to ponder what he's done in the past and what he might do next. Are they dealing with a murder or a suicide? Reluctantly, he agrees to help and the brutalised body he views at the mortuary turns out to be someone he knows: Catherine Mary McBride, a nurse and former colleague.Īt the same time, Joe is grappling with a troubled young patient, Bobby Moran, whose violent dreams are becoming more real. When an unknown young woman is found dead with multiple stab wounds – all of them self-inflicted – the police ask Joe to help them understand the crime. Girl, a troubled young patient and the biggest lie of his life. Only a loose thread away from unravelling. Loving daughter and a successful career as a clinical psychologist. Joseph O'Loughlin appears to have the perfect life - a beautiful wife, a
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