Storm Child

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ABIA GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME FICTION 'A masterpiece' CHRISTIAN WHITE 'A brilliant book from an absolute master' DERVLA MCTIERNAN 'Jaw-dropping' SUNDAY TIMES SOME MEMORIES ARE BURIED FOR A REASON . . . The compulsively readable Number One bestseller from the award-winning master of crime The most painful of Evie Cormac's memories have been locked away ever since she was held prisoner as a child - a child whose rescue captured hearts and headlines. Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven's mission is to guide her to something near normality. But today, on a British beach, seventeen bodies wash up in front of them. There is only one survivor, with two women still missing. Suddenly, Evie's nightmares come roaring back. Whatever happened all those years ago lies at the core of this new tragedy. Because these deaths are no accident. The same dark forces are reaching out, dragging her back into the storm. 'Robotham is a master storyteller at the peak of his powers. Storm Child once again proves why he's the world's most bankable crime writer' TIM AYLIFFE 'Robotham is not just among the world's top thriller writers, he is without question the best when it comes to characters whose pain we feel. A great read with something important to say' LINWOOD BARCLAY 'Fizzing with fascinating characters and shocking plot twists. I couldn't take my eyes off the page' ROSE CARLYLE 'A brilliant, propulsive writer of crime' STEPHEN KING 'A razor-sharp and emotionally charged thriller' LISA GARDNER 'Tension and tenderness - Michael Robotham is that rare thing, a writer who does both brilliantly' WILLIAM SHAW

Before becoming a novelist, Michael Robotham was a feature writer and investigative reporter working in Britain, Australia and America, and with clinical and forensic psychologists as they helped police investigate complex, psychologically driven crimes. 2024 marked the 20-year anniversary of the publication of his debut thriller, The Suspect, which introduced clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, sold more than a million copies around the world and is now a major TV series starring Aidan Turner on ABC TV. Michael's standalone thriller The Secrets She Keeps was adapted for TV by Network 10 and the BBC. Michael is the only Australian to twice win the UK's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel, for Life or Death and Good Girl, Bad Girl as well as the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for When She Was Good. Lying Beside You was shortlisted for the Australian Crime Writers Association's Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2023. Storm Child, his fourth novel in his globally bestselling Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac series, was a No. 1 national bestseller in Australia. It was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2025. The White Crow is the second book in his Philomena McCarthy series, following on from the internationally bestselling When You Are Mine. Michael lives in Sydney.