Shatter

Joseph O'Loughlin, Book 3

By: Michael Robotham

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

In "the most suspenseful book I read all year" (Stephen King), a psychologist faces off against a killer who destroys his victims from the inside out.

Joe O'Loughlin is in familiar territory--standing on a bridge high above a flooded gorge, trying to stop a distraught woman from jumping. "You don't understand," she whispers and lets go. Joe is haunted by his failure to save the woman until her teenage daughter finds him and reveals that her mother never would have committed suicide--not like that. She was terrified of heights.

What could have driven her to commit such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil? Having devoted his career to repairing damaged minds, Joe must now confront an adversary who tears them apart.

With pitch-perfect dialogue, believable characters, and astonishingly unpredictable plot twists, Shatter is guaranteed to keep even the most avid thriller readers riveted long into the night.

©2012 Michael Robotham (P)2014 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Pleasantly creepy...plotted with precision and narrated with real intelligence." ( The New York Times Book Review)

"The most suspenseful book I read all year." (Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly)

Good listen - Ending left much to be desired

I haven't listened to any of the other books in the series so my review is limited to only this story. This book definately kept me listening. The storyline was captivating. However, I felt that many of the characters were unnecessary to the storyline. I had also hoped for a more twisted ending, since the story placed so much emphasis on psychology. I kept waiting for a big twist that never came.

Wow! Twisted and chilling.

Masterfully told however it is a bit graphic and it's definitely twisted. I would recommend it if you don't mind graphic tales.

Great suspenseful story!

The dialogue and firm grasp on each individual personality is captivating and keeps me listening for more!

Another great Joe O'Loughlin story

An enjoyable book, well paced and well written with twists and turns a plenty, so that even when I knew who did it there was still enough suspense and I was invested in the characters to keep listening.

Love the series.

And I'm going through them in order, one by one.

But God, this guy gives me a pain with his whining, oversharing, out-of-control lack of judgment. If I were the wife, I'd have put him out with the milk bottles a long time ago.

😆

Yours,
Mrs. Gary Thomas

twisted

Although it was tough as a parent to listen to some of the graphic depiction of what being done to the children, it was another good book!

Perfect like always

I think the story of women dying was kind of the same but I liked the twist. I liked touching the fact that when we use human mind for wrong plans, that will change a person. It was heavy and sad at the time. I like that even though I knew who is the killer, still was interested to know how their mind work. I love Joe personality! In real life, is there any man like him !

Best series ever !!!

This is the 3rd book in the series. I love the characters. I love the twists and turns. I think Michael Robotham has become my favorite author. Must read this series !! There is 9 books in this series

Intense

I enjoyed the book however, it did seem to be more graphic. It may seem more shocking where it's audible instead of my reading the words. Great story and I look forward to the next in the series.

Joe

Love reading this series - if you like action filled mysteries, this one’s for you - yes!