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When She Was Good
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Series: Cyrus Haven, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Summary
THE GRIPPING SUMMER 2021 RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION STEEL DAGGER FOR BEST THRILLER OF 2021
A NUMBER ONE FICTION BESTSELLER IN AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 2020
A secret room. A silent girl. A shocking truth.
Evie Cormac was found at a murder scene six years ago, hiding in a secret room. She has never revealed her real name, why she was in that house, or what she saw.
Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven wants to help the traumatised teenager. He thinks unravelling Evie's secrets will free her from the past.
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Critic reviews
"What makes Michael stand out is how he invests suspense with such a strong emotional pull. No one else comes close." (Linwood Barclay)
"Never lets up on the suspense...Definitely Robotham's best to date." (Globe and Mail)
"Clever, intriguing and compelling, I loved this book." (Rachel Abbott)
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- 24-12-20
Decent Thriller
I always enjoy Michael Robotham' books he is a good storyteller and has a real understanding of the psychological underpinning to crime and criminal motivation. This is the second in the Cyrus Haven series and as good as the first and starts to build a picture of Evie Cormac's origins and what lead up to her being found in the secret room. My main beef with both of these books is the narration it is awful why would anyone have a man voice a teenage girl? I am sure Joe Jameson is a good narrator but it totally spoils the books he sounds really odd as Evie. If Evie was narrated by a woman these books would be totally elevated. PLEASE rethink the narration if there is a third book. On a final note these books are very dark focused on child abuse and human trafficking so not a light listen by any means.
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- mollyeyre
- 11-10-20
Good sequel to Good Girl Bad Girl
A good story, quite disturbing, but tense and enjoyable. There were some times when I was a disappointed in a reaction, or an action as I thought 'he/she wouldn't have thought or done that' but good overall.
6 people found this helpful
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- Peter
- 04-08-20
Excellent story
I suggest before you read this you read the first book as you need to have the back story to fully understand this book. The author has taken a very difficult storyline and has brought it to life through Evie and Cyrus. I will not say more as plenty of reviewers have said a lot about the story but I hope this is not the end of Cyrus and Evie. Please write a sequel Michael!
5 people found this helpful
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- Emily B
- 12-02-21
spindchilling spellbinding ....simply must listen
I commend this gripping thriller . another fantastic robotham achievement . can't wait for his next release
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- Sharon
- 17-01-21
Interesting read 😀
I took a chance on buying this as it was on a 2/1 offer and I had not read the first book. However whilst listening this book came together and there was no missing gaps. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story was held together well and there was no confusion when each chapter was either character. It was thought provoking in a tense way,but wanting to find the outcome made me want to continue. It had plenty of “ light” moments in it though that did stop it from being “ all dark” the sarcasm from a teenager was absolutely spot on . The only negative slight issue that I had was that maybe some of the other male characters narration sounded the same BUT that didn’t confuse the story, Sorry it ended 😞 listened in 2 days! Lots of cleaning / 2 very late nights 😃
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- Redhead
- 09-12-20
A great thriller
This book was the second in the series and had me gripped from the first page.
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- Charlotte
- 05-12-20
So good!!!
I do prefer the Joe O’Lauchlin series but these are very good when you get into them. Are there any more??????? Sean Barrett is one of THE best narrators.
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- Bibiqueue
- 19-02-21
Brilliant story, brilliantly narrated!
Couldn’t stop listening to this! Excellent, compelling story, harrowing in places, beautifully and very cleverly narrated. Highly recommended
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- E. Umbers
- 05-12-20
Brilliant Story.
I have now listened to both of the books in the series. Brilliant storyline, extremely well narrated by Joe Jameson. A thoroughly good listen.
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- Sion Smith
- 29-11-20
Superb as always
Jameson does a great job of this latest Robotham novel. I’m even starting to like this new shrink as much as the other one (whose name I forget!)
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- Lia
- 14-05-21
When a book is good, it's very good
The story of Cyrus and Evie continues with more excitement. The mystery continues with Cyrus trying to unravel all he can about Evie's past while Evie slowly reveals more about her dark past. Cyrus continues to try to help and protect someone who is terrified of being found, and Evie clings hopefully that she won't be deserted again. They are always ready for the push-pull in their relationship. We also get to know a little more about characters introduced in the first book as well as a multitude of new ones. Hope they come back for Book Three. Don't miss this one!
Joe Jameson was fantastic with the delivery of the story
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- Angela
- 29-05-22
Brilliant!
Even better than the first book I could not stop listening. Eagerly looking forward to the next book in the series.
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- Blanche Keyter
- 27-03-21
Just love Michael Robothom’s writing
Yet another excellent book! Keeps you to the end! Character development is awesome. 10/10
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- Anonymous User
- 13-03-21
wonderful
amazing storytelling. an awesome experience for my wife and I. looking forward to listening to more of his work
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- Carol
- 30-10-20
Another Rowbotham must read!
Great story, beautifully narrated , Rowbotham at his best. Waiting for my next Audible Rowbotham read .
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- David
- 29-09-20
Strange but Similar
I liked it very much but I did see a lot of Liz Salander and Mikael Blomkvist so I hope there is more to come.
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- Earnest
- 28-08-20
Sadly, a too familiar plot line
No doubt it is a miserable year and when writing this the author would not have had an inkling.
I grimly noticed a day in October 2020 that is referenced in the novel thinking, “ will most of us make it that far?” This is an indirect way of approaching the fact that this novel scarcely diverted me during any listening session .
Cyrus is not a patch on the good old Jo from past series, Parkinsons or not.
Jo the voice actor did a great job with often tedious, soulless writing.
At least there was something to fill the deliberate holding back of the release of most novels during the pandemic.. or I wouldn’t have finished this book.
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- Paul V Rodais
- 04-08-20
A Gripping Sequel!
The continuing story of Evie Cormack and her psychologist Cyrus is just a great listen in every respect! Highly recommend it, it won’t disappoint.