Good Girl, Bad Girl
Written by Michael Robotham
Narrated by Joe Jameson
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
A girl is discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Half-starved and filthy, she won’t tell anyone her name, or her age, or where she came from. Maybe she is twelve, maybe fifteen. She doesn’t appear in any missing persons file, and her DNA can’t be matched to an identity. Six years later, still unidentified, she is living in a secure children’s home with a new name, Evie Cormac. When she initiates a court case demanding the right to be released as an adult, forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven must determine if Evie is ready to go free. But she is unlike anyone he’s ever met—fascinating and dangerous in equal measure.
Meanwhile, Cyrus is called in to investigate the shocking murder of a high school figure-skating champion, Jodie Sheehan, who died on a lonely footpath close to her home. Pretty and popular, Jodie is portrayed by everyone as the ultimate girl-next-door, but as Cyrus peels back the layers, a secret life emerges—one that Evie Cormac, the girl with no past, knows something about. A man haunted by his own tragic history, Cyrus is caught between the two cases—one girl who needs saving and another who needs justice. What price will he pay for the truth?
Emotionally explosive and swiftly paced, this is an “impeccable thriller with a plot that encompasses murder, incest, drugs, abuse, torture, sex—you name it, this book has it” (New York Journal of Books).
Michael Robotham
Michael Robotham is a former investigative journalist whose bestselling psychological thrillers have been translated into twenty-five languages. He has twice won a Ned Kelly Award for Australia’s best crime novel, for Lost in 2005 and Shatter in 2008. His recent novels include When She Was Good, winner of the UK’s Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for best thriller; The Secrets She Keeps; Good Girl, Bad Girl; When You Are Mine; and Lying Beside You. After living and writing all over the world, Robotham settled his family in Sydney, Australia.
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Reviews for Good Girl, Bad Girl
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It sucked me in from the start and kept me wanting to keep listening. It is a dark twisted story that will have you on the edge of your seat the whole time.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cool book. It could have continued i listened to the whole thing in 2 days. Looking forward to another feom this author
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I loved this story right up until the end. I kept expecting the questions I had would be answered, but they weren't. Really just left me hanging. Maybe there is a sequel I don't know about that will fill me in but I was extremely disappointed with the end.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story definitely leaves you wanting more. I didn’t realize it was part of a series until I got to the end and still had so many questions. I will be reading the next one in the series now. Lol
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fascinating and captivating main characters with incredibly well written, interweaving stories. I usually lean more towards psychological thrillers and while this one has some small elements of that genre, I wouldn’t label it as such, BUT it did not disappoint!! And kept my interest throughout. Narration was excellent as well. This author is quickly becoming one of my newest faves!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Started out a bit slow but ended up being pretty good.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a good suspense! Loved the characters and I was hooked from chapter 1. I need to know Evie’s story!!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A disappointing boring waste of time. This book got over a thousand 5 star reviews on Audible.com, which is a complete mystery to me. I didn’t like it and wouldn’t recommend it. Mundane and uninteresting. Probably only deserves 2 stars, but I’ll give it an extra star due to a job well done by the narrator.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Exciting at every turn honest feelings could be another book to continue
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I hope there is a second part.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Vivid images..you can picture it in your head, every scene:) movie like. I hope there will be book part two, because the end doesn't feel complete
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Took a little time to connect the dots of how the seemingly two different plots/lives of the characters would connect but I was definitely intrigued & hooked within the first chapter. It was also a slight adjustment to listening to the British accent of the narrator but it didn’t take long. I would HIGHLY recommend, especially if you like crime/mystery and/or psychology! Honestly hoping for a second book to answer the few questions I had left at the end of the book!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What??? It ends like that???? Seriously.
Edit .. update. I found that there is another book continuing the saga of Cyrus and evie so I am ok now. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fast paced book . Still left a couple questions unanswered tho
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In some ways predictable but still a very good read
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent read! Refreshing change on the psychological thriller. The two POV characters were very likeable.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This one's so so good. I need the next installment now!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun story, though parts are a little to unbelievable and too coincidental..
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A lot of red herrings of course but no way to actually solve the case till the last moments. The psychiatrist is not a criminal.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved every single thing about this book. It kept me interested from the beginning to the very end. Very well written and the narrator was great!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Ehhh… you **really** have to suspend your belief for this one; if you enjoy that type of novel, you’ll enjoy this.. but if you expect it to have any grounding in reality…
Non spoiler overview of the first 2 chapters:
You’ve got a late 20s/early 30s? single male psychiatrist offering to become a foster parent to a sexually abused 17yr girl… and in a single court hearing that’s ok’d…. And the psychiatrist (Cyrus) was introduced by another psychologist bc this teen is a ‘truth detector’… bc Cyrus happened to have done a paper on the concept of these super powered truth detector humans’.
The majority of the book was more or less the standards whodunnit + sprinklings of the trouble teen lie detector… I found it a bit too tidy, too far fetched and too c on strived to make me interested in continuing what is clearly going to be a series about the psychiatrist and his disturbing young ‘intriguing’ ward…
Interesting and well developed characters. Decent narration - though Evie should be read by a woman - narrator awkwardly lowered his voice making her come across a bit like an angry old man… odd bc there was no issue to how he voiced other girls and women. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Too many issues to get past (fostering situation) to enjoy....maybe 3 stars as it was an easy read. I don't think I will continue on to the next in the series.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow this author writes a fantastic mystery.
I Definitely didn’t see the ending happening the way it did. I can’t wait to read other books from this author. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the first in a new crime thriller series by one of my favorite authors. Cyrus Haven, a criminal psychologist, tries to help a young girl with a horrifying past. The nearly feral child was found hiding in a secret room when authorities discovered her as they investigated a brutal murder. There are no clues as to her real identity, so she is taken in by social services. Now, Evie Cormac (a name she was given by the court) is petitioning to be released from a children's home and declared an adult. Cyrus Haven is meant to determine if she is ready to be on her own. He soon discovers that Evie has an unusual skill -- she's a human lie detector. As Cyrus becomes invested in Evie Cormac, he's also involved in a murder investigation of a local figure skater. This was quite entertaining and absorbing. The revelations about things that happened in the past for both Evie and Cyrus were interesting as were the secrets and lies exposed during the course of finding out what happened to Jodie Sheehan. I liked the alternating points of view as narrated by Evie and by Cyrus. Though I pieced together what and why and whodunit quite quickly, I still enjoyed reading the unraveling as the author peeled back the layers with such a clever plot.Thank you to Scribner for the e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend. I'm off to start the second book in this series.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The characters are okay, but a lot of the plot is completely implausible. I'll probably give the series another try.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this. It was the perfect mix of suspense and mystery and character backstories. I loved Evie and Cyrus. Evie was intense. She's prickly and guarded and a complete mess. She makes some dumb decisions and she screws up like any teenager. She's used to looking after herself but she also hasn't had to make her way in the world before, so it's interesting to see how she adjusts. She is a lot like Lisbeth Salander (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) but she's not a younger clone. Unlike Lisbeth, Evie has experienced both sides of the coin - pain and suffering, love and protection. She's more open to both, even if she doesn't trust easily. Evie was a lot more human. Cyrus was interesting. I was fascinated by him. Although he's suffered, he also had a good childhood up until the murder of his family. I liked that he saw something of a kindred spirit in Evie. The relationship between them was strange as both tried to find their footing. But I really enjoyed how they worked together to solve the crime. The crime itself was good. I liked how it all unfolded. I loved Lenny (the chief policewoman who rescued Cyrus as a child). I wish we had of got to see more of her. The mystery was somewhat predictable as the clues unfolded but there were a few surprises. This is much more a character driven story than plot, but the mixture of the two really worked for me. I can't wait to read the next one and I was excited to find out that there will even be a third book in the series. That's how much I loved it. 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I always enjoy Michael Robotham’s books. Well drawn characters and a good mix of psychological thriller, crime and suspense.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Promising start to psychological thriller series. Kept me guessing to the end. Kind of left me hanging but maybe my questions will be answered as the series continues.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really liked the character of Evie. Evie was the name she as given by the courts...no one knows who she really is or foe sure how old she is, and she either doesn't remember or isn't saying. She was also found with the corpse of a man. Her DNA cannot be matched to any missing person. The hospital names her "Angel Face"...cute but not helpful... but to keep her identity a secret the courts remained her Evie Cormac. She's living in a secured children’s home but she wants to be released and is asking the courts to declare that she is 18. She also has a hidden talent, which might prove more useful...she can tell isif someone is lying just by looking at them. Now we meet Cyrus Haven, a forensic psychologist that has been called in to determine if Evie should be recognized as an adult and released. Cyrus is fascinated with Evie and her ability and wants to protect and help her. The story is told from both Evie's and Cyrus' point of view, and it's interesting how different they are each viewing things. I sometimes have trouble finding just the right adjective to describe my overall view of a book but I think "compelling" would be a good one. The book was left with a "cliffhanging" end, so I hope there is a sequel somewhere.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Originally I was more along the lines of pretty decent but what’s with this ending? Now seeing that it is part of a series, it makes much more sense ( I hope! )
Well written with quite a few side stories, the book flows easily and is not difficult to follow. It held my attention throughout and kept surprising me. This is only the 2nd book by Michael Robotham I’ve read and I think I must fix that soon!