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.
Relatively slowly (but still retains one's interest) but really takes off somewhereĪround page 130.This was a rewarding accidental discovery for me. As Joe begins to suspect that one of his patients may beĬomment: Suspect was a hit when first published in the UK in 2004, but I don't believe achieved the same levels of awareness when published in the USA last year. Victim as a nurse he once worked with, and with whom he had a bit of a
Of a woman they assume is a prostitute, he's horrified to recognize the
Then, when the police ask for his help in solving the brutal murder Recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he'sĭreading the inevitable and all too palpable deterioration of his body and Practice, a beautiful wife, an adoring daughter. Suspect may do for psychological thrillers what Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent did for the legal variety'.įrom the book jacket: At forty-two, psychiatrist Joe O'Loughlin seems to have it all: a thriving
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