Lying Beside You
It’s summer! Time to tan (intermittently, if you’re in the UK, planning around sudden showers), sit in a park and read. Is there a more glorious combination? And the first book selection of the summer is crucial. It should set the tone for the weeks ahead. It needs to be an all-rounder: equally appropriate for a plane, a morning sitting in a shaft of light, or a late night in bed. Very few books strike this perfect balance, so I’m pleased to recommend LYING BESIDE YOU by Michael Robotham.
If you don’t know Robotham, he’s an absolute master of the thriller genre. His books are genuinely outstanding and this, the third book in the Cyrus Haven series, is my favourite yet.
We are reconnected with one of the most compelling duos in crime fiction – Cyrus and Evie. Cyrus is a forensic psychologist with a dark past and Evie is a true enigma with a special gift: she can tell when someone is lying. Together they are forced to navigate the homecoming of Cyrus’s brother, Elias. Elias is the only family Cyrus has left because, in a moment of psychosis, he murdered their parents and sisters fifteen years ago. Now he’s being released.
It’s an incredible premise and the plot is handled with such dexterity. It’s an absolute ride, and no you don’t need to have read the previous two.
If you’re looking to kick off summer in style, you can’t go wrong with this slick, stylish and pacey novel by a real supremo.
Callum Kenny
THE BRAND-NEW THRILLER FROM THE RICHARD & JUDY PICK AUTHOR AND SIX-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER, THE MIND THAT CREATED ITV'S THE SUSPECT
'One of his best, suspenseful and hard to put down' STEPHEN KING
'Compulsively readable . . . A nail-biter' LINWOOD BARCLAY
'I've never read a Michael Robotham novel I didn't love' VAL MCDERMID
Twenty years ago, Cyrus Haven's brother killed their parents and twin sisters.
Since then Cyrus has devoted his life as a forensic psychologist to understanding why people commit terrible crimes.
Now Elias is being released from his psychiatric hospital, and Cyrus must decide if he's ready to trust the man who destroyed his childhood.
His friend Evie Cormac, who has a gift for knowing when people are lying, isn't so sure.
And as they seek the truth behind a double abduction case, past and present collide - with devastating consequences . . .
If you love Lying Beside You, don't miss Cyrus and Evie in Good Girl, Bad Girl and When She Was Good.
Readers gave Lying Beside You five stars:
'Exceptional, fast paced and totally enthralling'
'Nail-biting, unexpected'
'Evie Cormac and Cyrus Haven are such an intriguing duo'
'A great read for fans of intelligent crime with strong character development'
'The relationship between Cyrus and Evie is mesmerising'
'A cracking story that had me on the edge of my seat'
'A very entertaining read with a clever and complex plot'
WHEN YOU ARE MINE was a No.1 fiction bestseller in Australia in June 2021
