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The ninth book in the Joseph O'Loughlin series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author. Pre-order Michael Robotham's new thriller Lying Beside You, out now.

'Superbly constructed . . . a breathtaking twist' Daily Mail
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Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong.

This is what their son, Joe O'Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William's bedside, covered in his blood - a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer?

Against the advice of the police, Joe launches his own investigation. As he learns more, he discovers sides to his father he never knew - and is forcibly reminded that the truth comes at a price.

A mesmerising psychological thriller from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham, the internationally bestselling author of The Secrets She Keeps - now a major BBC TV series.
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Praise for Michael Robotham's thrillers:

'I love this guy's books' Lee Child

'Will have you turning the pages compulsively'The Times

'An absolute master' Stephen King

'He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul' Peter James

'Heart-stopping and heart-breaking' Val McDermid

'The real deal' David Baldacci

'Superbly exciting . . . a terrific read' Guardian

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The Other Wife is all about what it means to be a father. It's also a book about coming to terms with the past in ways that allow us to move on - The Age

Michael Robotham takes many of the tropes of the domestic thriller, but elevates them into something more substantial through his superior writing. - Canberra Weekly

Crime fiction at its most compelling. - Hobart Mercury

This absorbing novel will make you wish there was another O'Loughlin episode to come. - Weekend West

Michael Robotham has hinted that this clever psychological thriller may be the last outing for the Parkinson's-plagued shrink. If so, it's a worthy final act. - Qantas Magazine

A crime writer at the top of his game. - The Australian

Michael Robotham is the real deal. - David Baldacci

A superbly crafted thriller with [a] half-dozen credible potential suspects - Courier Mail --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was an investigative journalist working across America, Australia and Britain, and with clinical and forensic psychologists as they helped police investigate complex, psychologically driven crimes. Michael's 2004 debut thriller, The Suspect, which sold more than 1 million copies around the world, is being adapted for television. It is the first of nine novels featuring beloved Joe O'Loughlin. Lying Beside You is the third book in his newest series featuring forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven, following Good Girl, Bad Girl and When She Was Good. Michael is the only Australian to win the UK's prestigious Gold Dagger Award twice - for Good Girl, Bad Girl and Life or Death. When She Was Good won the 2021 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and Good Girl, Bad Girl was shortlisted for the 2020 Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2020, The Secrets She Keeps was adapted for television. His latest book, When You Are Mine, was an international bestseller. He lives in Sydney. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong.

This is what their son, Joe O'Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William's bedside, covered in his blood - a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer?

Against the advice of the police, Joe launches his own investigation. As he learns more, he discovers sides to his father he never knew - and is forcibly reminded that the truth comes at a price.

A mesmerising psychological thriller from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham, the international bestselling author of The Secrets She Keeps.

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A past master at misdirection . . . he demonstrates the full range of his skills here (Crime Fiction Lover)

'As always, even Robotham's most extraordinary stories have their basis in the kinds of things people really do. . . At its heart, The Other Wife is all about what it means to be a father. It's also a book about coming to terms with the past in ways that allow us to move on' (The Age)

Robotham is one of the finest crime novelists on the planet. Whether writing standalone novels or novels centered on his recurring character, clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, Robotham grips the reader from the first page to the last (Booktopian) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The next compelling thriller from world-renowned author, MICHAEL ROBOTHAM. 'Robotham is an absolute master' (Stephen King) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Praise for Michael Robotham

'A highly skilled thriller writer' Daily Express

'Robotham is an absolute master' Stephen King

'Heart-stopping, heart-breaking and heart-wrenching' Val McDermid

'Insightful' New York Times

'He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul' Peter James

'Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characteres, he makes my heart ache for them' Linwood Barclay

'Will have you turning the pages compulsively' The Times

'Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them' Linwood Barclay

'Superbly exciting ... a terrific read' Guardian

'A nerve-shredding thriller with the heart and soul so often missing from lesser crime and suspense novels. I couldn't stop reading, yet I didn't want Audie's story to end. Robotham is an absolute master' Stephen King on Life or Death

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About the Author

Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was an investigative journalist working across America, Australia and Britain. As a journalist and writer he has investigated notorious cases such as the serial killer couple Fred and Rosemary West. He has worked with clinical and forensic psychologists as they helped police investigate complex, psychologically driven crimes.

Michael's 2004 debut thriller, The Suspect, sold more than 1 million copies around the world. It is the first of eight novels featuring clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, who faces his own increasing battle with a potentially debilitating disease. Michael has also written four standalone thrillers. In 2015 he won the UK's prestigious Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award with his standalone thriller Life or Death.
He lives in Sydney.

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Two-times Gold Dagger winner (2015 and 2020), twice Edgar best novel finalist (2016 and 2020) and winner of the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (2021), Michael Robotham began his writing career as an investigative journalist working across Britain, Australia and America. Later he became a ghostwriter, collaborating on 15 'autobiographies' for politician, pop stars, soldiers and adventurers. Twelve of these books became Sunday Times bestsellers.

Michael's psychological thrillers have been translated into twenty-five languages and his Joe O'Loughlin series is are currently in development for TV by World Productions. A six-part TV series based upon his standalone novel THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS was aired on BBC1 in 2020.

Michael has twice won the prestigious Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for GOOD GIRL BAD GIRL (2020) and LIFE OR DEATH (2015). He has twice been shortlisted for the Edgar Award for best crime fiction novel in the US, and twice won the Ned Kelly Award for Australia's Crime Novel of the Year. Having twice been shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, he won the thriller prize with WHEN SHE WAS GOOD (2021).

Michael lives in Sydney with his wife and a diminishing number of dependent daughters.

His website is: www.michaelrobotham.com

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Fantastic... and I haven’t read the series...

Reviewed in Australia on 1 July 2018

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This was such a good read. I must confess as a first-timer to this series I was worried I’d miss out on too much having not read previous books or prequels however I didn’t get lost as the author does a good job of mapping out relevant back-stories.

‘The Other Wife’ is fascinating and gripping from the start. The more Joe investigates the further his seemingly perfect parents fall from grace. The twists are unpredictable and saw me reading long into the night.

Joe is swept along on a shocking trail of family secrets and intrigue that will shake him to his very core.
I also loved that the book wasn't entirely focused on the investigation you experienced Joe's personal struggles as he tried to balance finding out the truth as well as keeping himself and his daughters safe. Shamefully this is the first Robotham book I've read but it certainly won't be the last.

A fantastic 5 star read that I highly recommend to all.

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4.5 stars - Love Joe & Ruiz

Reviewed in Australia on 22 September 2019

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4.5 stars
I love Joe and Ruiz, and I love this author's plots and his writing. My only issue with Joe as a character is that I'm starting to find myself looking at his Parkinsons' illness over the timeline progression of 9 books, and I just wonder how he is able to physically do some of the things he does in tight situations and tight spots and come out on top. However, I absolutely admit to not being a full bottle on this disease and so perhaps there are no dramas with Joe achieving the things he does.
He is, he says, closer to 60 than 50, very much your white collar bloke, and he manages to do things with his hands tied, having just been knocked out for the count, that do make me wonder sometimes. Ruiz - I don't have the problem with his age and the physical presence he always has in these stories. He's an ex Rugby player and an ex cop, a big bloke, and doesn't mind breaking rules.
The other part of me doesn't ask questions about middle-aged blokes beating the bejesus out of younger, nastier folk, and just cheers Joe and Ruiz on whilst enjoying the ride.
I do love Joe and Ruiz.

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Pippin

Fast paced but a tad unbelievable

Reviewed in Australia on 31 August 2018

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I am a new reader of Michael Robotham and maybe it would have helped if I had read some other titles first, but I found this novel hard going. The exploits of the main character, Joe, are not realistic, especially given that he suffers from Parkinson's disease. Joe is able to conduct his own investigation into an attack on his father, encountering some unsavory, violent types in the process, attend to the needs of his two daughters as a single parent, begin a relationship with one of the detectives on the case, unravel the truth behind his father's long standing affair and grapple with a money laundering issue. I found the storyline just too unbelievable.

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An entirely satisfying novel

Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2019

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When Joe O’Loughlin’s father is found critically injured at the bottom of the stairs in a house that he shared with his “other wife”, his family are shocked. And slowly a whole new persona of their strait-laced father emerges in a case that tests Joe's skill as a psychologist as well as his loyalty. Both he and the police seem to have few clues as to who could have hated William O’Loughlin, a famous surgeon and pillar of the community, so much that they wanted him dead. But the suspects mount as Joe unravels his father’s secret life.

This is my favourite of the Joe O’Loughlin novels, which is as much about the complexities of parent-child relationships, family relationships and friendships as it is about who tried to kill an eminent surgeon. And it is also a novel about acceptance and forgiveness. Who can really be blamed for the child who is left severely disabled after an emergency caesarean operation? Or the death of Joe’s wife after an operative procedure? Or mental illness? Or Joe’s Parkinson disease? Or even attempted murder?

These things happen and eventually Joe realises all we can do is keep living and look for enjoyment in the life we have.

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Lee Osborne

Brilliant book series

Reviewed in Australia on 3 September 2018

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Well now I have completed the nine books written by Michael Robotham featuring the characters of Joe O'loughin and Vince Ruiz and all the others in between. I loved this series of books and feel bereft that I can no longer go to bed with Michael Robotham. Brilliant plots,and character portrayals - I lived the books. Loved escaping to England, loved the at times bumbling and always very human hero - Joe. So wonderful, can't give them enough stars!!! Definitely a must read for folks loving the crime genre. Love, Love Love Michael Robotham - so well done you!!

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Sammy

Average Thrills

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2019

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Robotham writes extremely well, spins a great story and creates wonderful characters. However the promising start petered out blandly. What bothered me more than anything was the Australian nanny typecast lazily as big, brash and beach tanned. And the pointless scene where she tried to seduce the protagonist made me feel as though I’d slipped out of this book for five minutes in to a trashy novel.

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Angelface

Good read where psychology meets crime thriller

Reviewed in Australia on 13 October 2018

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Joe McLoughlin is an interesting character. Intensely human, clever, wise and flawed...a good psychologist and detective. The human factors interweave easily with the plot to make this an interesting and exciting read as characters and suspects come and go. Robotham is successful in integrating good and bad in his characters - good people have flaws and bad people do good acts, which is a more realistic depiction of reality than is usually conveyed.

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Milton Kirkwood

I love Michael Rowbotham's books

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2018

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Michael Rowbotham is, in my opinion, a very good writer. He develops interesting characters and weaves them into a great story such that I am always engaged throughout. It is such a pleasure to read Rowbotham's books after attempting to read so many mediocre American authors.

The Other Wife kept my interest right to the end and left me feeling disappointed that the book had finished. Keep up the good work Michael Rowbotham.

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Generic plodding ‘thriller’

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2020

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Like a million others written by non-writers this is just a glorified over complicated sixth former’s attempt at creative writing. So desperate to have a USP
we have a protagonist who is a psychologist with flashes of Sherlock Holmes for mundane stuff but don’t actually help him solve a crime, oh and he has Parkinson’s although it seems to cause twitches rather than tremors in his hands so I suspect a wrong diagnosis. The other wife is the focus for half the book and the dropped almost comically with all of her dark secrets irrelevant. These books always end badly and with this one our tortured (forgot to say the love of his life died last year), flawed hero randomly goes without backup or protection to the house of the killer and..wait for it...rings the bell. When no one answers he pops round the back to see the killer at that precise moment and 20 odd days after the (attempted) murder burning the evidence. 😬only read to the end as it was for my Book Club.

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Kaffmatt

Highly Recommended- Excellent Thinker’s Thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2019

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I’m a little biased because I love this author’s books, particularly the Joe O’Loughlin series. This has not disappointed at all.
Joe, expert psychologist, is grieving the loss of his wife. He’s sold the family home and moved with his two daughters to London. What happens next is the stuff of family nightmares. His father, William, has had a very serious accident causing catastrophic head injuries. The nightmare worsens. Whilst trying to ascertain exactly what has happened, it is discovered that William has a second wife and family. William, the renowned , straight-laced, upstanding surgeon and strict father appears to be the complete opposite -a negligent, drug taking, womaniser who has spun countless lies and stolen foundation money.
Gripping and engrossing. One minute I didn’t believe William to be this ‘other’ person. The next minute evidence indicated that he was. All kinds of twists are revealed and what appears to be an accident slowly evolves into a deliberate act to injure William. The question is why?
So much here to keep interest and thoughts at full tilt; the revelations continue at virtually the turn of every page.
Take note of the higher reviews. They are correct. Highly recommended.

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WorcesterBlue

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2019

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This is the ninth book in the Joseph O’Loughlin series by author Michael Robotham. I love this series and purchased this book a while ago now but you know what its like there’s always another book to read first. Well I finally got round to it and I am so glad I did, this series started around 15 years ago and every book is of a consistently high standard.
The lead character Joe O’Loughlin is a clinical psychologist suffering with Parkinson’s disease. Joe’s wife Julianne died suddenly over a year ago after complications while having a routine operation, leaving him to care for his daughter Charlie and younger daughter Emma.
This book starts with Joe receiving an urgent call informing him that his father has been attacked and is in intensive care, so he rushes to be by his mother’s side. When he arrives at the hospital he finds his father in a coma and an unknown woman at his side, who claims to be his father William’s other wife. After having the woman named Olivia Blackmore removed from the hospital, he begins to investigate her claims and discovers she is telling the truth. His father’s life was a sham and has been living a lie. With the help of his trusted friend Vincent Ruiz, Joe tries to uncover more of his father secret life and who would wish him dead.
This is another well written novel by Michael Robotham and there are a few hints in this book that the series maybe coming to an end, I hope not. Well planned plots with strong believable characters and make entertaining reading.

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Keeps You Reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2019

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This book is the one I have enjoyed the most out of the Joe O’Loughlin series, which is a relief, because after I’d read books 1 -7, I was starting to worry about my mental health; there is only so much you can read about sex, violence, rape and prostitution. ‘The Other Wife’ was much more to my liking, giving us more insight into Joe’s family. The storyline really held my interest and gave me hope for Joe’s future and that of his children. I particularly enjoy the friendship between him and ex-detective Ruiz. If the author writes any more books in this series I will only be reading them if the storylines are not so focused on the above mentioned sex, prostitution etc.

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Go Joe.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 September 2018

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Really enjoyed this. A real page turner. Really felt for Joe and his family. Olivia was a difficult character to feel sympathy for. Loved Ruiz’s involvement. Time to write another novel with him as main character again, Mr Robotham.

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