When She Was Good: Cyrus Haven

Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was an investigative journalist working across America, Australia and Britain, covering the serial killings of Fred and Rosemary West and other similarly notorious cases. He has worked alongside clinical and forensic psychologists in their close examination of the darker recesses of the criminal mind. Michael's 2004 debut thriller, The Suspect, sold more than 1 million copies around the world. It is the first of nine novels featuring clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, who faces his own increasing battle with a potentially debilitating disease. Michael has also written five standalone thrillers, including The Secrets She Keeps, which was adapted for television in 2020. In 2015 he won the UK's prestigious Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award with his standalone thriller Life or Death and in 2020 he won the award a second time for the first novel in his Cyrus Haven series, Good Girl, Bad Girl. He lives in Sydney.

Praise for When She Was Good
Robotham never lets up on the suspense here, and Haven's intensity as well as Evie's guarded innocence make for unforgettable characters . . . Definitely Robotham's best to date
What makes Michael stand out in a crowded field is how he invests suspense with such a strong emotional pull. No one else comes close in this regard
Clever, intriguing and compelling, I loved this book. The vulnerability of the characters was at times heart-breaking, and the pace was relentless
A very good mystery novel
Praise for Michael Robotham
Robotham is an absolute master
He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul
Superbly exciting
Heart-stopping, heart-breaking and heart-wrenching
Will have you turning the pages compulsively
Robotham is the real deal
Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them
A highly skilled thriller writer