Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin) [Paperback]

Michael Robotham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 26, 2012 | Series: Joseph O'Loughlin

Joe O'Loughlin is in familiar territory-standing on a bridge high above a flooded gorge, trying to stop a distraught woman from jumping. "You don't understand," she whispers, and lets go. Joe is haunted by his failure to save the woman, until her teenage daughter finds him and reveals that her mother would never have committed suicide-not like that. She was terrified of heights.

What could have driven her to commit such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?

Having devoted his career to repairing damaged minds, Joe must now confront an adversary who tears them apart. With pitch-perfect dialogue, believable characters, and astonishingly unpredictable plot twists, Shatter is guaranteed to keep even the most avid thriller readers riveted long into the night.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The most suspenseful book I read all year." (Entertainment Weekly Stephen King )

"Terrific....a classic 'wrong man' thriller that puts its hero in hot water, then raises the Fahrenheit to a fever pitch....Robotham not only builds the suspense masterfully but tops it off with a stunning twist." (People )

"Pleasantly creepy....plotted with precision and narrated with real intelligence." (The New York Times Book Review )

About the Author

Michael Robotham has been an investigative journalist in Britain, Australia and the US. One of world's most acclaimed authors of thriller fiction, he lives in Sydney with his wife and three daughters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Mulholland Books (January 26, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316187429
• ISBN-13: 978-0316187428
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Robotham began his career an investigative journalist in Australia and Britain. He later became a ghostwriter, collaborating on more than a dozen bestselling autobiographies for pop stars, actors, decorated soldiers and politicians.

Michael's first psychological thriller 'SUSPECT' sold more than a million copies around the world. His second novel 'LOST' won the Ned Kelly Award for Australia's best crime novel in 2005 - an award he won again in 2008 with 'SHATTER'. He has twice been short-listed for the UK Steel dagger in 2007 ('THE NIGHT FERRY') and 2008 ('SHATTER'). His new novel is called SAY YOU'RE SORRY.

Michael currently lives in Sydney with his wife and three daughters.

His website is: www.michaelrobotham.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing. March 6, 2012

By Dodgeriffic

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This sucks you in from the get-go, you can feel the action, but never anticipate what will happen... gripping stuff. Be prepared to question what happens and how you would handle the situation. At no stage do you feel there are too many words, or that what is happening cant really happen in the real world. One of the best reads I have had in a while...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tense, Terrific Thriller January 6, 2013

By Jeff Sabbe

Format:Kindle Edition

I have read the first four Joe O'Loughlin novels and I loved all of them. This was my favorite. As a parent it was hard to read parts of this book, but that is what made it so intense. I highly recommend you read these novels in order. Suspect, Lost, Shatter, and Bleed for Me.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars PREDICTABLE May 1, 2012

By stevel

Format:Paperback

A good read albeit very predictable. I kept waiting for the startling turn of events or unexpected clues. Worth 3 stars but not up to the hype of the reviews.