The suspect - michael robotham

The psychological thriller that marked the debut of one of contemporary suspense fictions most compelling heroes: A gripping first novel.

taut and fast-moving ( Washington Post ).

Renowned psychologist Joseph OLoughlin has it all -- a thriving practice, a devoted, beautiful, fiercely intelligent wife, and a lovely young daughter.

But when hes diagnosed with Parkinsons, OLoughlin begins to dread the way his exceptional mind has been shackled to a failing body, and the cracks in his perfect existence start to show.

At first, OLoughlin is delighted to be called in to a high-profile murder investigation, hoping his extraordinary abilities at perception will help bring a killer to justice.

But when OLoughlin recognizes the victim as one of his former patients, an emotionally disturbed young woman who nearly brought ruin upon him, OLoughlin hesitates -- a fateful decision that soon places OLoughlin at the top of the lists of both a bullish detective and a diabolical killer.