شکستن: کتاب سوم جو اولاخلین

In Michael Robotham's latest thriller, psychologist Joe O'Loughlin--the appealing hero of Suspect --tries to prevent a suicide and finds himself locked in a deadly duel with a very clever killer. Joe O'Loughlin is on familiar territory--standing on a bridge high above a flooded gorge, trying to stop a distraught woman from jumping. She is naked, wearing only high-heel shoes, sobbing into a cell phone. Suddenly, she turns to him and whispers, "You don't understand," and lets go. Joe is shattered by the suicide and haunted by his failure to save the woman, until her teenage daughter finds him and reveals that her mother would never have committed suicide--not like that. She was terrified of heights. Compelled to investigate, Joe is soon obsessed with discovering who was on the other end of the phone. 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: a man who searches for the cracks in a person's psyche and claws his fingers inside, destroying what makes them whole. With pitch-perfect dialogue, believable characters, and intriguingly unpredictable plot twists, Shatter is guaranteed to keep even the most avid thriller readers riveted long into the night

psychologist Joe O’loughlin Returns In This Dark And Masterful Psychological Thriller To Investigate A Suicide That Is Beginning To Look More Like The Work Of A Diabolical Serial Killer.
 
a Women, Wearing Only High-heels, Is Perched On A Bridge High Above A Flooded Gorge, Sobbing Into A Cell Phone. Joe O'loughlin Stands Only Feet Away, Desperately Trying To Coax Her Back To Safety. Suddenly, She Turns To Him And Whispers, You Don't Understand, And Leaps. Joe Is Haunted By His Failure To Save The Woman, Until Her Teenage Daughter Convinces Him That Her Mother Would Never Commit Suicide. Compelled To Investigate, Joe Becomes Obsessed With Discovering Who Was On The Other End Of The Phone. What Voice Could Have Driven Someone To Such Despair? Having Devoted His Career To Repairing Damaged Minds, Joe Must Now Confront An Adversary Who Tears Them Apart.
 

publishers Weekly

winner Of Australia's Ned Kelly Award For Best Novel, Robotham's Compelling Fourth Thriller (after the Night Ferry) Finds Clinical Psychologist Joe O'loughlin And His Family In Somerset, Where He Teaches Part-time At The University Of Bath. When Joe Fails To Persuade A Suicidal Woman Not To Leap From A Bridge To Her Death, He Becomes Obsessed With Understanding The Woman's Motives. The Woman's Grief-stricken Teenage Daughter Tracks Down Joe, But The Police Don't Take Notice Until Another Woman Ends Up Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances. Joe Calls On An Old Friend, Retired London Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz, And Together They Race To Catch A Killer Who Uses Psychological Techniques Joe Recognizes From His Own Practice To Destroy People. Robotham Smoothly Mixes Joe's Investigation And Personal Struggles With Glimpses Into The Killer's Mind. Even The Sharpest Readers May Not Anticipate All Of The Plot's Agile Switchbacks Or Foresee The Chilling Climax. (mar.)

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A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand, ' and jumps. Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights. Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil? This pulse-stopping psychological thriller is a truly gripping and chilling read from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham. WINNER of the NED KELLY AWARD for BEST CRIME NOVEL ** Includes BONUS first chapter of the explosive new Joe O'Loughlin thriller, THE OTHER WIFE** Psychologist Joe O'Laughlin fails to stop a confused woman from jumping off a bridge to her death. Joe knows she had been talking on a cellphone. Now he needs to find out who--or what--was on the other end of the line. A terrified woman. A desperate act. A broken mind. The award-winning psychological thriller by multi-million-copy bestselling author Michael Robotham