Lying Beside You
The gripping new thriller from the No.1 bestseller
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4.6 • 74 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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, When She Was Good, or Michael's brand-new book Storm Child.
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'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In British author Robotham's fine third Cyrus Haven novel (after 2020's When She Was Good), forensic psychologist Cyrus consults with police when a man and his daughter are found murdered in their home. After the disappearance of a second victim, Cyrus begins to see connections to a fatal incident that occurred years earlier. However, when Evie Cormac, his bright but troubled ward, inadvertently interferes in the investigation, Cyrus's ability to probe further into the mystery is compromised. Meanwhile, his own fractured past is about to catch up with him. When Cyrus was a boy, his older brother, Elias, then 19, murdered their parents and twin sisters, and after 20 years in a psychiatric hospital, Elias is now being released. Can Cyrus and Evie endure living under the same roof with a psychotic killer? Robotham does a good job infusing suspense into the well-constructed plot, but at the end of the day this series is all about Cyrus and Evie. While pairings of older male investigators with younger female protégés are fairly common in crime fiction, Cyrus and Evie stand out from the pack. Readers will want to see a lot more of them.
Customer Reviews
Always in safe hands with Robotham
You're always in safe hands with Robotham, he wields his craft and his art expertly. Crime novels populated by three-dimensional characters, the intriguing and compelling Evie, and the slightly less knowable Cyrus. Plots twist, psychology is implemented, and the depths of the human mind, and of what men and women are capable are plumbed – and always with a satisfying ending that makes you long for the next book.