Some memories are buried for a reason!
The most painful of Evie Cormac’s memories have been locked away, ever since she was held prisoner as a child – a child whose rescue captured hearts and headlines.
Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven’s mission is to guide her to something near normality. But today, on a British beach, seventeen bodies wash up in front of them. There is only one survivor, with two women still missing. And Evie’s nightmares come roaring back…
Whatever happened all those years ago lies at the core of this new tragedy. Because these deaths are no accident. The same dark forces are reaching out, dragging her back into the storm.
Evie must now call upon Cyrus’s unique skills, and her own, in their search for the missing pieces of this complex and haunting puzzle. But will that be enough to save them? And who will pay for the past?
Michael Robotham is a former feature writer and investigative reporter, who has worked in Britain, Australia and America. His debut thriller, The Suspect, introduced clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin and sold more than a million copies around the world, launching a nine-book series. It has been adapted into an ITV series starring Aidan Turner. Michael’s standalone thriller The Secrets She Keeps has also been the basis of two BBC TV series.
He has twice won the prestigious UK Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel, as well as the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for When She Was Good, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. With the release of Storm Child, Robotham is celebrating 20 years of writing with over 8.5 million copies sold for all of his books. So, to say he’s prolific would be an understatement.
In his latest masterpiece, Robotham creates an eerie and jaw-dropping mystery. Immediately, the Robotham’s buttery-smooth prose paints a striking picture of Evie and the past that haunts her. Through her perspective, readers are taken on a tense journey that is not for the faint of heart as she confronts her previous life before she encountered psychologist Cyrus Haven.
Although this is the fourth Cyrus Haven book, Robotham seamlessly eases readers into the dark mysteries surrounding Evie, Angus and Cyrus. We also see the story through Cyrus’ point of view as he attempts to break down the emotional barriers that encircle Evie and help her heal. However, as Evie’s past unravels, the more complex the story becomes. Combined, these make for a multi-layered and all-encompassing read.
If you enjoy thrillers with complex characters, writing so sweet you can practically taste it, and contemporary themes like migration and politics, you’re in for a riveting read. Robotham delivers another fantastic novel to his repertoire with Storm Child; we can’t recommend it enough.
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