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Good Girl, Bad Girl Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Michael Robotham (Author), Joe Jameson (Narrator), Hachette Audio UK (Publisher)

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The girl with no past.

Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, filthy and half starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime. Now approaching adulthood, Evie is damaged and self-destructive and has never revealed her true identity.

The boy who survived.

Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven, a man haunted by his own past, is investigating the death of champion figure skater Jodie Sheehan. When Cyrus is called upon to assess Evie, she threatens to disrupt the case and destroy his ordered life. Because Evie has a unique and dangerous gift - she knows when some is lying. And nobody is telling the truth.

Good Girl, Bad Girl is an unnerving psychological thriller from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham, best-selling author of The Other Wife and The Secrets She Keeps.

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Listening Length	11 hours and 49 minutes
Author	Michael Robotham
Narrator	Joe Jameson
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	23 July 2019
Publisher	Hachette Audio UK
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07PVDB5X2
Best Sellers Rank	205 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 4 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 6 in Suspense 7 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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Captivating story

Reviewed in Australia on 12 June 2020

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What a super story! It was a slow burn but it did build up a head of steam. Nevertheless I was captivated by these complex characters from the start. Six years ago a scrawny, filthy child is rescued from a hidden room in a house where a man had been horribly killed. Dubbed ‘Angel Face’ by the press she has been given a nominal name, Evie Cormac, and birthday (nearly 18 years old) as she has never talked about her ordeal.

Forensic psychologist, Cyrus Haven, is asked to evaluate her for possible release into the community from the secure psychiatric facility that she is living in. Cyrus is also helping the police with their investigation into the death of a 15 year old rising star in the figure skating world. There are more suspects for this killing than you can poke a stick at.

The relationship between Cyrus and Evie is beautifully written. In trying to help Evie, Cyrus may also learn some things about himself. Evie is such a complex character that I found fascinating, and she really challenged my thinking about society’s expectations of what ‘normal’ is. By the end of the book you realise there is a lot more to learn about Evie’s story. Clearly she is running or hiding from something terrible, but what? I am keen to learn more and I’m looking forward to the second book.

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YOU CAN NEVERY GO WRONG

Reviewed in Australia on 10 April 2020

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You can never go wrong with Michael Robotham's books.They are always a great read. He never fails to hold your attention to the very end.With well developed characters and a very believed storyline with twists and turns you don't see coming.
Michael Robotham is one of those authors you can always trust to give you plenty of entertainment with every book he writes.
A Highly recommended Read.

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L.W

New characters

Reviewed in Australia on 26 July 2019

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I knew this book was not about Joe Loughlin and I wasn't sure that I would like it.
As usual with a Michael Robotham book I loved it.
Looking forward to the next story. Hope Cyrus is in another book.

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New lead character in twisty plot

Reviewed in Australia on 12 August 2019

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We might miss Joe with his Parkinson’s, but new lead character psychologist Cyrus Haven promises to engage us. Cyrus doesn’t have any physical disabilities, but he does carry some extreme emotional baggage. In a two part plot, Cyrus takes on a very damaged teenager, Evie Cormac, who it seems we’ll hear more of. She has two outstanding talents: she can spot when people are lying, or telling partial truths and she plays a mean poker game. In the second plot, promising ice skater Jodie is killed, but by whom? At first it seems that the police have found their man, but some things don’t add up and Cyrus throws some spanners into his policewoman friend’s deductions. The novel is mostly narrated by Cyrus, with chapters in italics of Evie’s thoughts which advance the narrative well, but suffer from sounding too adult and not quite what someone in Evie’s position would think, especially given her lack of formal education. Also, proofreaders: a minor character introduced as Carter is suddenly Carlton on another page. Always good to read a Robotham book, but the Evie character is going to be very difficult to get right, given what has (presumably) happened to her.

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carol cosham

Brilliant, unputdownable.

Reviewed in Australia on 20 October 2019

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There are simply not enough words in the dictionary that I can aptly find to describe the sheer brlliance, the character driven writing, and the sensational way of introducing two new scarred, but totally different personaliities, about whom I want to know more. Please, Michael, give us more of the new Joe O'Loughlin. My congratulations to you for presenting your previous and new followers with such a wonderful read.

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Highly suspenseful thriller made me want to go straight after to the follow up book

Reviewed in Australia on 8 November 2020

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Loved
The intriguing main characters and the constant shifting of perspectives between them.
Intricate, sophisticated and suspenseful plotting.

Didn't love
The plot and characters veered too closely at times to other trauma thriller franchise characters we have seen before - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I'm looking at you.

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Vicky

Brilliant

Reviewed in Australia on 28 July 2019

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Well I read all night and the next day. Sadly I’m finished. I recommend you read this one.
You won’t be disappointed.

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Robert

Good read

Reviewed in Australia on 18 November 2019

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Well written book, albeit I felt the last couple of chapters seemed a bit rushed towards a conclusion. The author could have played out Evie's ability to 'read' people a bit more. Also, who were the people looking for her when she was much younger? That left the reader hanging a bit. Interesting to learn a bit about the world of a Psychologist, particularly in criminology. I think there were too many loose ends at the conclusion of the book and the reader hopes it is a precurssor to a follow-up novel on Evie and her abilities?

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Jody

How have I never heard of Michael Robotham before?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2020

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How have I never heard of Michael Robotham before? I loved this book and can’t wait to read more of his work!

Forensic Psychologist, Cyrus Haven, is investigating the death of teen champion figure skater, Jodie Sheehan. As he looks into her murder all is not what it seems, and he grows to find that this much-celebrated young woman is hiding things and her family have even more to hide!

Alongside this, a far more compelling storyline, in my opinion, Cyrus is asked to assess young Evie Cormac. She was rescued six years ago from her abductor after being found hidden in his lair long after he has been murdered, dubbed ‘Angel Face’ by those caring for her she never revealed any details of her previous life and now finds herself a ‘ward of court’ living in a secure children’s home. This brings a whole new line to the book as we begin to hear from Evie and from Cyrus.

Evie is undeniably damaged, but Cyrus can empathise a little given his own terrible past. Cyrus is a decent, generous, caring and sensitive man who truly tries his best. The same can’t always be said for Evie, but she is very clever and has some unusual skills that Cyrus can’t help but find useful.

This was a compelling read, I just couldn’t leave it alone, I finished it in an afternoon and was still wanting more! I really enjoyed the two main characters; they are very well thought out and I am excited to learn more about them in future books. The twists and turns throughout the book lead to a very exciting final few chapters.

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M. E. Urban

Wow~~Just Wow!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2019

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Michael Robotham is one of my favourite authors and the O'Loughlin/Ruiz books are fantastic. This new outing with two finely drawn and compelling characters, Evie Cormac and Cyrus Haven, is brilliant. The storyline moves quickly and the main characters draw you in. You find yourself deeply caring about them. Yes, there is a murder to solve and a victim who deserves justice, but you quickly realize that there are many victims in this fine novel and you care about all of them.

I truly hope that we have not seen the last of Evie and Cyrus. In the meantime, this is a book you definitely want to read more than once!

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Kaffmatt

Recommended- Another interesting character following the Joe O’Loughlin series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2020

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If you enjoy criminal cases where there is a police profiler, you’ll enjoy this AND it’s a double whammy because of a ‘sidekick’ with unusual abilities.
Cyrus Haven is a psychologist and part of his job is profiling suspects for the police, when serious crimes have been committed. He also profiles young offenders; in this case Evie Cormac. Both Cyrus and Evie are strongly described characters in this first Book of a series.
Cyrus has had a tragic upbringing that led him to his chosen profession.( I just love these clever people who are able to look inside a person to see how the tick.) His brief in this case is to profile prospective suspects and close family/friends following the murder of a teenager.
Evie is incarcerated in a young offenders institution. She has a mysterious, tragic childhood. She’s been given her name and age by a court when no details could be unearthed. One of her care workers, at the institution, believes she is a truth wizard; that she can tell when a person is lying.
Cyrus and Evie become an unlikely pairing as the investigation into the murdered teenager progresses.

I recommend this book. Mainly, it is gripping and had my brain working overtime. The first part is better than the last part. There is certainly room for development of the main characters- particularly Evie whose background is still a mystery- in further instalments.

KarenRC

Good Girl, Bad Girl

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2021

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This is first read by this author and I will definitely be looking for more.

We are introduced to Forensic Psychologist Cyrus Haven who has two cases on the go.
Firstly, he is asked to assess Evie Cornac. A ward of the court being held in a secure children home who is desperate to get out, but still not willing to reveal details of her past that would make that happen.
Then he is asked to assist on a murder case with the police where a promising young ice skater has been found murdered. It looks straightforward, but with more secrets being uncovered, was the golden girl as perfect as everyone thought?

In Cyrus and Evie we have two flawed, damaged, likeable characters that you really want to find out more about. Both have troubled pasts and will hopefully find in each other the comfort and support that they need.
Really looking forward to seeing where this series goes next.

Charles Pargeter

Implausible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2020

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There is a much better book fighting to get out here. The central relationship between Cyrus Haven and 'Angel Face' is potentially interesting. Two damaged people finding a kind of empathy should make for good drama. But the book is spoiled by many implausibilities, the chief one being that Cyrus would ever be allowed to foster the girl.
The trouble is that, once you stop believing in the central premise of a book, you start questioning the credibility of other parts. And whole chapters printed in italics are very annoying.

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