Another great read from Michael Robotham. His books grab you right away and don’t let go. This one is no different. Cyrus Haven, a forensic psychologist, is helping the police out with the case of a murdered teenager. She was the perfect child and a Good Girl. He also becomes involved with teenager Evie, a survivor of horrible abuse who was found hiding in a house with a dead body. Most consider Evie a Bad Girl. The story takes both storylines and melds them together. The author does a good job of showing that each are both Good Girl, Bad Girl. I loved the new character Evie and am really looking forward to learning more about her and her past in future books.
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I thought the book was ok. Just found it all too unbelievable to me. Hard to connect at all. I am the one out on this one.

Michael Robotham has a real gift for grabbing the reader from the beginning and not letting go until the very last page! Good Girl, Bad Girl is a brilliantly written mystery that is meticulously planned out and executed! For me, a great mystery/thriller is when an author has created so many possible outcomes that you are overflowing with conspiracy theories and Michael Robotham has definitely delivered in this 5 star gem! If you’ve read Michael Robotham before you know this novel is a sure thing and if you haven’t, I highly encourage you start now!! Absolute must read!

“Good girl, Bad girl” is the latest psychological suspense novel from Michael Robotham. Cyrus Haven, police psychologist, is investigating a murder of a teenage girl in Nottingham. Meanwhile, the story explores Cyrus’s background and he also is fostering a teenage girl named Evie that was the victim of a violent crime.
I always enjoy Robotham’s book and this no exception. The one complaint I have is that the story had too many subplots and it was a bit distracting.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.

Michael Robotham has done it again. His new book Good Girl, Bad Girl is a masterful work helmed by his new mystery solving psychologist Cyrus Haven. And as you guess, he does have a connection to Robotham’s previous amateur detective psychologist Joe O’Loughlin. With O’Loughlin progressing in his illness it was time for Robotham to produce a new protagonist.

This novel does a good job of introducing Haven as well as Evie, his one-time foster child who might eventually become his love interest. And that’s not even the interesting part of her story which we must wait for the next novel(s) to learn. Side note: Not sure if it was intentional but his name is Haven and he provides exactly that to the troubled soul he takes into his home.

Haven was a small part of a previous Robotham novel as many will remember. But we get a much better look into his past and the forces driving him. I’m particularly interested in learning about the meaning of his tattoos which cover most of his body.

Robotham also gives Evie the ability to tell when someone is lying. She is a truth wizard; which is something I had not heard of until this book but is apparently real. As a human lie detector she’s certainly handy to have around while solving the murder of a young figure skating Olympic hopeful.

Robotham has once again achieved success with this missive and I look forward to more books centering on his new central character.

I love Robotham's books as they are always multi-layered and laced with psychological insights that keep me up long into the night. This one revolves around Evie, a tortured young woman in a juvenile detention center and Cyrus, the psychologist attempting to help her. Throw into the mix a young girl found murdered who appears to be a normal teen but is harboring secrets of her own. Cyrus is in the middle of both cases but little does he realize that Evie--although trying to work through her own issues--senses when people are lying and can actually help him with the murder. Of course all of the characters are flawed and that's what makes this novel so addictive because it highlights the human condition. I do hope there is a sequel as the story of Cyrus and Evie is not over and readers need to see more of them!

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

Now, I work in mental health in the US of A and over here this whole set up would lead to loss of licensure and probably jail time, so this took a lot of suspension of disbelief, but the mystery itself was interesting and engaging.

Psychologist Cyrus Haven is assisting on two difficult cases. Teen figure skating champion Jodie Sheehan is murdered, and Cyrus is called in to help by an old friend. He's also been asked to consult on whether a young women in a secure children's home should be allowed to go free. Evie Cormack was discovered in a secret room in the home of a man who'd been tortured and murdered. She has no name and no past. She was so malnourished that determining her age wasn't possible, and no one is sure if she's 18 yet. Evie wants to be on her own, but the authorities think she's a danger to herself and others. Cyrus, who has his own tragic past, finds Evie fascinating. She has the unique ability to tell when people are lying, something that most people find creepy, but Cyrus is interested in.

This was an engrossing mystery, and I stayed up too late at night reading because I couldn't put it down. I did find that the mystery of Jodie's death, although clever, wasn't terribly original. It's the story of a popular, pretty, girl-next-door type who has secrets, which has been done before. For me, it paled in comparison to Evie's story, which is only just beginning to be explored. I get the feeling that this is a setup for a new series featuring Cyrus and Evie. The pairing of the troubled psychologist and the human lie detector is an interesting one. Cyrus' past trauma makes him want to help Evie, and as unnerving as Evie can be, she's also very much a scared child inside. More books with this pair sounds is intriguing.

Trigger warning for mentions of rape, sexual abuse, and violence against children, attempted rape, descriptions of torture.

This was truly an amazing book. The storyline flowed, the characters were engaging and I could barely tear myself away from this book. Highly recommended!

If you haven't read Michael Robotham, you've missed one of the most addictive thriller-writers working today. "Good Girl, Bad Girl" represents a new direction for him as he creates a new psychologist and fascinating partner.

Cyrus Haven is a student of Joe O'Laughlin, the protagonist of Robotham's earlier books. Cyrus works occasionally with the police because of his past--he was the sole survivor in the murder of his family by his brother. In "Good Girl" he's asked to assess whether a girl called Evie should become an emancipated minor. Evie was found six years earlier found alone in a house where a man had been tortured to death and whose body was undiscovered for several months. She does not know her real name, her age, or what happened that put her there, with a decaying body, stealing whatever food she could find and managing to feed two large German Shepherds in the back yard. Since being discovered she has lived in a number of homes for disturbed children. She has a remarkable gift, which Cyrus discovers--she can tell when people are lying.

The crime he's asked to help on is the murder of a talented young figure skater with Olympic aspirations, the pride of her neighborhood. Evie's story is the most compelling of the two, but both will keep you hooked and satisfy you completely.

I cannot wait for the next book! Thanks to Scribner and Netgalley for letting me read and review this top-notch thriller.

This is a fantastic mystery thriller by one of my favorite authors.

The plot is filled with clever twists and turns and at no point was slightly predictable.
As for the characters they are engaging and highly real you feel they are about to pop on the pages.

I highly recommend this book and hope that this is the beginning of a new series as I can't get enough from those characters.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Michael Robotham has written another tense chilling multilayered thriller.The characters Cyrus and Evie jump off the pages I could not put it down and hoping for more involving them,
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Mr Robotham's latest book introduces several extremely interesting characters and weaves an appealing tale around them. First, there is a psychologist: Cyrus Haven. A man that in his youth witnessed the brutal murders of his family by his brother, he is covered with tattoos, is unmarried but has an interest somewhere in the background, works for the police and has somewhat of a relationship with a lady that heads up a police squad and helped Cyrus as a young man after he went through his family's murders. Next there is Evie Cormac now confined to a secured children's' home after being rescued from a situation where she hid in a secret chamber while living through the brutal murder of the man that was holding her prisoner. To call her traumatized is to completely understate a horrible condition. She is withdrawn and won't communicate with those around her. But she has the most unusual ability to be able to tell if another person is telling the truth by looking at them as they are are talking. Finally, there is Jodie Sheehan who has been killed on a pathway through a park area. Jodie was a figure skating champion who has competed in competitions around the world and looks like a girl that will definitely compete in the Olympics as a member of the British team. The opinion surrounding Jodie was that she was vivacious, a leader at her school, and extremely popular with all who knew her.
The action begins with Cyrus being called in to provide expert testimony at a hearing asked for by Evie Cormac to allow her to leave the secured home as an adult. Concurrently Jodie's murder occurs and Cyrus gets involved with looking into the particulars of that case to determine if he can come up with a profile of the murderer. When Jodie is discovered to be a young lady with her own dark secrets we have a novel that presents three characters in search of solutions, with Dr Haven looking into the cases of both girls while living with his own ghosts. The book is definitely one to grab the reader, and bringing up enough material hanging at the conclusion to feel that Mr Robotham must be planning additional novels involving Cyrus and Evie. Those should certainly provide the reader with the desire to get and read them.

Loved it! Robotham's books always grab me at the very beginning and they don't let go until the last line. The stories are believable and flow so well that it feels like I am there as an observer rather than reading a story.

Evie is in a residential program for troubled teens and though she's been there for years, she is not like the others who live there. She is always the outsider, partly by her choice. Who is Evie and where did she come from? I must say I'd love to see more of her story in another book.

Cyrus is the psychologist called in to observe while he is also advising on a police case where a teenage girl has been murdered. Can he figure out the mind set of the murderer to help the police catch him? Did Cyrus choose to be a psychologist after his family life and growing up experience? Is he the best person to be trying to figure out Evie's life?

The two stories are tied together and are so well done that I can only say read it! Thank you NetGalley for the advance reader copy in exchange for an honest opinion.

This better not be the end of their story. This book was fantastic!! Cyrus the psychologist that often worked with police and Evie the girl that has a past that no one knows. The find their lives coming together at a time when they both need someone. Wil the truth ever be revealed or will there just be more questions? Filled with suspense, shocking twists that left me speechless and wanting more. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me the chance to read this book.

Michael Robotham is one of my all time favorite writers and his newest work didn’t disappoint. Cyrus and Evie are compelling characters on their own and I hope we get the chance to hear more of their story. Highly recommend for mystery fans.

Ok, first off, let me just say I will be really disappointed if I don’t read more Michael Robotham books exploring the characters of Evie and Cyrus. These two were introduced in Good Girl, Bad Girl, and lets just say they have enough baggage to fill many more books. But they were great!
Evie Cormac is living in a locked down children’s home, after having been found in an abandoned house, that was also a crime scene. Cyrus Haven has also lived his own crime scene, and he feels a connection with Evie, wanting to help her learn to live as an adult.
Cyrus is a forensic psychologist investigating a crime in which a young girl is murdered. Can Evie help him solve this mystery? And can they help each other heal? Or is having Cyrus be Evie’s foster parent a really bad idea?

A brilliant story that will have you gripped right up to the end!

Evie Cormac (also known as Angel Face) had been rescued at the age of 11 or 12 from a house where only a corpse had been found. She hid in a place that was not obvious. By night she searched the garbage for food for her and two dogs that lived there. Now, 6 years on, Evie has been through a number of foster homes and is currently living at a high-security Children's Home. She wants to be on her own - her age is somewhere near 18. The problem is that the experts think she cannot sustain herself, yet, in the "real world". But, Evie may have a special gift - she can spot a lie. A social worker at the Home calls in Cyrus Haven (a psychologist who has written papers on this type of "gift") to work with Evie.

Meanwhile, a figure skating champion, Jodie Sheehan (15), is found dead by a river close to her home. There appears to have been no abuse or struggle. Cyrus is called in on this case, also. Leonore (Lenny) Parver, DCI, is in charge of the case. She and Cyrus go way back; there is mutual trust and friendship. After many door-to -door calls with not much of a lead, "rising star" DI Heller-Smith goes ahead of Lenny and takes credit for finding the murderer. But: All is not what it seems.....

WOW! Many twists to this suspenseful read. Two different situations mesh together to provide the reader with a brilliant story!!!

Many Thanks to Scribner and NeGalley for a superb read!