Shatter - Michael Robotham

Shatter - Michael Robotham (2008)

What - this book is number three in the series?  Idiot me read the first one, then somehow slipped up and just missed reading the second one and headed straight to the third.  Bless this middle aged lady brain.

I like the Joe the psychologist as a character, I guess the Parkinson's makes him vulnerable and not so tough guy tough.  I did have difficulty though with the story line, the use of threatened abuse and hostility towards to girls and women doesn't settle well with me, and a part of me cringes inside. 

So I'm sitting on the fence on this one.  It did border on the slightly too long and drawn out for me, I like the story tight, and felt myself skimming the last quarter of the story. 3/5

The Suspect - Michael Robotham

The Suspect - Michael Robotham (2004)

It's always nice to find a new to me author, that always has a series of books all ready to read.  So instead of starting the latest book, I started back at the beginning with this, the first book about Joseph O'Loughlin a clinical psychologist, who is  married with a young daughter.  Dealing with a new health diagnosis, he is called in to provide information in a recent murder inquiry.

Realising that he knows the victim, the police become suspiscious that he may be involved in the case and of course things begin to unravel at a rapid rate. 
You could see where things were heading in this novel, but the author did a good job of keeping the pace up throughout, which made me enjoy it without becoming bored.

3/5