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Book SynopsisFrom the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Richard & Judy Summer 2021 Pick When She Was Good, comes a gripping new standalone thriller
Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds and become a promising young officer with the Metropolitan Police despite being the daughter of a notorious London gangster. Called to the scene of a domestic assault, she rescues a young woman, Tempe Brown, the girlfriend of a decorated detective. The incident is hushed up, but Phil has unwittingly made a dangerous enemy with powerful friends.
Determined to protect each other, the two women strike up a tentative friendship. Tempe is thoughtful and sweet and makes herself indispensable to Phil, but sinister things keep happening and something isn''t quite right about the stories Tempe tells. When a journalist with links to Phil''s father and to the detective is found floating in the Thames, Phil doesn''t know where to turn, who to blame or who
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Praise for When You Are Mine * - *
No one does suspense better -- Stephen King
Michael Robotham keeps upping his game. With each new book, I say it's his best. Well, THIS is his best -- Linwood Barclay
Robotham is quickly becoming the go-to author for the psychological thriller and this book, his 16th, is a superb example . . . He twists the knife with skill and precision * Globe and Mail *
A page-turner featuring a feisty heroine * Irish Independent *
A heart-clutching psychological thriller * People *
A twisty, turny, second-guessing great read with a killer ending * Herald Sun *
A flawless and compassionate psychological thriller * Kirkus Reviews *
Robotham delivers again with a pacey tale that ratchets up the tension and refuses to be put down * Courier Mail *
All thrills and chills * Toronto Star *
A nail-biter . . . Robotham tightens the screws on his sympathetic lead incrementally as the action builds to a satisfying climax * Publisher's Weekly *
Robotham creates flesh and blood characters, and you won't forget Philomena McCarthy . . . A nail-biter * Peterborough Telegraph *
Praise for Michael Robotham * - *
An absolute master -- Stephen King
I love this guy's books -- Lee Child
Heart-stopping, heart-breaking and heart-wrenching -- Val McDermid
Robotham is the real deal -- David Baldacci
A writer of the highest class who can create terror from the commonplace and crush the breath out of you * Daily Mail *
Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them -- Linwood Barclay
He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul -- Peter James
A highly skilled thriller writer * Daily Express *
One of crime's greatest practitioners . . . a ripper, suspenseful read * The Australian *
Michael Robotham has done it again - another accomplished crime novel unlike anything he has ever written before * Sydney Morning Herald *
