Reviews
Bleed For Me is not only an unnerving, fast-paced psychological thriller, but also an extremely intelligent read by a writer in his prime., Praise for SHATTER (2009): "The most suspenseful book I read all year."-- Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, "Michael Robotham is my favorite kind of crime writer, smart and subtle without ever sacrificing suspense. In BLEED FOR ME, he has crafted a psychological thriller that will take your breath away."-- Alafair Burke, author of Long Gone, "Michael Robotham is my favorite kind of crime writer, smart and subtle without ever sacrificing suspense. In BLEED FOR ME, he has crafted a psychological thriller that will take your breath away." -- Alafair Burke, author of Long Gone, "There are no bad Robotham novels. They are all good. Some are just better than others and this one is a damned fine read ... No sophistry. It's an honest read. It resonates with verisimilitude. This is a measured piece, tight and efficient from a word smith and story teller who knows the value of words and how to hammer and weld them into powerful characters that we believe in and care about."-- Salon.com, "This remarkable novel offers everything those 'literary' detective novels ought to but usually don't. This is crime fiction of the highest order." -- Booklist (starred review), This remarkable novel offers everything those 'literary' detective novelsought to but usually don't. This is crime fiction of the highest order., "Proves Robotham's a writer of the highest class who can create terror from the commonplace and crush the breath out of you."-- The Daily Mail (UK), "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, "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, There are no bad Robotham novels. They are all good. Some are just better than others and this one is a damned fine read...No sophistry. It's an honest read. It resonates with verisimilitude. This is a measured piece, tight and efficient from a word smith and story teller who knows the value of words and how to hammer and weld them into powerful characters that we believe in and care about., Praise for BLEED FOR ME: "Michael Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters; he makes my heart ache for them."-- Linwood Barclay, Praise for BLEED FOR ME: "Michael Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters; he makes my heart ache for them.", "A convoluted and lethal investigation, with collateral damage at every turn. BLEED FOR ME works on many levels, combining the insights of a trained psychologist; the savvy street smarts and irreverent observations of a retired cop; and intricate plotting from a first-rate author."-- Bruce Tierney, BookPage, "There are no bad Robotham novels. They are all good. Some are just better than others and this one is a damned fine read... No sophistry. It's an honest read. It resonates with verisimilitude. This is a measured piece, tight and efficient from a word smith and story teller who knows the value of words and how to hammer and weld them into powerful characters that we believe in and care about."-- Salon.com, "Proves Robotham's a writer of the highest class who can create terror from the commonplace and crush the breath out of you." -- The Daily Mail (UK), This remarkable novel offers everything those 'literary' detective novels ought to but usually don't. This is crime fiction of the highest order., "A disquieting, often moving, dissection of the layers of hipocrisy that protect the wicked."-- The Times (UK), Praise for THE WRECKAGE (2011): "One of the best novels to come out of the chaos of Iraq; a penetrating peek through the fog of war."-- Nelson DeMille, 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., A convoluted and lethal investigation, with collateral damage at every turn. BLEED FOR ME works on many levels, combining the insights of a trained psychologist; the savvy street smarts and irreverent observations of a retired cop; and intricate plotting from a first-rate author., Praise for THE WRECKAGE (2011): "One of the best novels to come out of the chaos of Iraq; a penetrating peek through the fog of war.", Praise for BLEED FOR ME: "Proves Robotham's a writer of the highest class who can create terror from the commonplace and crush the breath out of you.", There are no bad Robotham novels. They are all good. Some are just better than others and this one is a damned fine read... No sophistry. It's an honest read. It resonates with verisimilitude. This is a measured piece, tight and efficient from a word smith and story teller who knows the value of words and how to hammer and weld them into powerful characters that we believe in and care about., " Bleed For Me is not only an unnerving, fast-paced psychological thriller, but also an extremely intelligent read by a writer in his prime."-- New York Journal of Books, "This remarkable novel offers everything those 'literary' detective novels ought to but usually don't. This is crime fiction of the highest order."-- Booklist (starred review), "Pleasantly creepy....Plotted with precision and narrated with real intelligence." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Pleasantly creepy....Plotted with precision and narrated with real intelligence."-- The New York Times Book Review, Michael Robotham is my favorite kind of crime writer, smart and subtle without ever sacrificing suspense. In BLEED FOR ME, he has crafted a psychological thriller that will take your breath away., Proves Robotham's a writer of the highest class who can create terror from the commonplace and crush the breath out of you., "A disquieting, often moving, dissection of the layers of hipocrisy that protect the wicked." -- The Times (UK), 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.