When You Are Mine - by Michael Robotham

About the Book

Originally published: Great Britain: Sphere, 2021.

Book Synopsis

From an author who Stephen King calls "an absolute master" comes a "heart-clutching psychological thriller" (People) about a young female police officer facing danger on all fronts--from a clever victim of abuse, skeptical colleagues on the force, and even her own father.

Philomena McCarthy is an ambitious police officer with the elite Metropolitan Police in London, responding to a domestic violence call. Tempe Brown is a bloodied young woman and the mistress of a decorated and intimidating London detective, Darren Goodall. Philomena and Tempe strike up a tentative friendship, determined to protect each other from Goodall, but something isn't quite right about the stories Tempe tells and the secrets she keeps. Yet the young officer is drawn into Tempe's world, unsure of what is real or invented. After a bungled break-in and an unsolved murder, Philomena finds herself trapped--with her career, her impending wedding, and her very survival in doubt.

Robotham's brilliant ability to render complex characters, both good and bad, keeps readers unsure of whom to trust, "maintain[ing] an air of excruciating suspense" (The Washington Post)--until the very last page.

Review Quotes

"A heart-clutching psychological thriller." --People

"Robotham maintains an air of excruciating suspense in this plot-driven tale." --Katherine A. Powers, The Washington Post

"Excellent and totally entertaining. . . . No one does suspense better." --Stephen King

"[An] expertly paced first-person narrative. . . . Sidestepping all the clichés--the tough-girl humor is perfectly pitched and never overdone--the novel is as psychologically nuanced and emotionally engaging as it is suspenseful. . . . A flawless and compassionate psychological thriller." --Kirkus (starred review)

"An engaging first-person narrative with a surprise twist at the end." --Booklist

About the Author

Michael Robotham is a former investigative journalist whose bestselling psychological thrillers have been translated into twenty-five languages. He has twice won a Ned Kelly Award for Australia's best crime novel, for Lost in 2005 and Shatter in 2008. His recent novels include When She Was Good, winner of the UK's Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for best thriller; The Secrets She Keeps; Good Girl, Bad Girl; When You Are Mine; Lying Beside You; Storm Child; and The White Crow. After living and writing all over the world, Robotham settled his family in Sydney, Australia.