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Jan 02, 2012

Dhe rated it:

mi è capitato di leggere qualche nota su un libro di questo autore e mi ero segnata il titolo per poterlo prendere in biblioteca. quando però l'ho cercato era già in prestito ma ho deciso ugualmente di prendere un libro di questo autore, ovviamente un altro titolo. e così la scelta è caduta del tutto casualmente su questo libro. l'ho messo in valigia e l'ho divorato durante il mio viaggio in turchia. scelta non poteva essere più azzeccata.

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Mar 10, 2009

Margaret rated it:

A race-to-the-end follow up suspenseful mystery to Robotham's "Suspect," this time from the first person perspective of the relentless (and not particularly nice) detective inspector who pursues the first person narrator in that book. D.I. Victor Ruiz wakes up in hospital with a serious gun shot wound, a missing finger, and no memory of what happened, and it's all thrills from there. As with "Suspect," "Lost" speedily moves the narrative along, while once again ta More...

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Jul 02, 2011

Richard rated it:

Vince Ruiz is pulled out the Thames, nearly drowned, suffering from gunshot wounds and with no memory whatsoever of how he got there. He has a dream that tells him that that whatever happened on the river is tied into a three year old kidnapping case where a little girl disappears unaccountably from the apartment block where she lives with her mother. I down graded this book to three stars only because it was so complex and featured such a huge cast of characters that I found myself unable to More...

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Jan 26, 2012

Thrilled by Books rated it:

My first Michael Robotham novel and I was immediately loving this book as soon as I started reading it. It opened up with D.I.Vincent Ruiz clinging to a large yellow buoy, that he referred to as "Marilyn Monroe", in the middle of the Thames River with a gun shot wound in his leg and no recollection as to how he got there. While in the hospital he figures out, with the help of psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, that whatever he was doing had to do with a girl that disappeared from her home sh More...

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Dec 30, 2010

Judith rated it:

This was the first Michael Robotham novel I read and I believe it was meant to be the second in a series featuring the same cast of characters. It did sit on my shelf for nearly a year before I packed it in my suitcase for a trip to Portugal. I spent 2 days in London, reading at night and on then on the plane and found it very hard to put down. I loved walking on the streets and seeing the city through the characters eyes and it gave me a deeper appreciation for London, one of the few large c More...

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Jan 15, 2012

Denise rated it:

I was a little disappointed in this book. I really enjoyed the first book in the series and was looking forward to reading more about Joseph O'Loughlin. I was surprised to find out that this book revolves around Detective Inspector Ruiz instead of Joseph O'Loughlin. I still had hard feelings towards Detective Inspector Ruiz from the way he treated Joe in the last book. So then it was hard for me to connect with him and feel sorry for him in the beginning. The plot was interesting and did have so More...

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Aug 05, 2011

Jen rated it:

Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz can't remember how he got to the hospital. He was found floating in the Thames with a gunshot wound in his leg and a picture of missing child Mickey Carlyle in his pocket. But Mickey's killer is already in jail. Add to this the blood stained boat found near where Ruiz was pulled from the water, and the pieces just don't add up. Now, accused of faking amnesia and under investigation, Ruiz reaches out to psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin to help him unlock his memory, More...

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May 08, 2011

Artie rated it:

I read this as "The Drowning Man", but it's the same book. And also another interesting page-turner from Robotham. This time first person from the DI who featured alongside the psychologist in the first book, being Vincent Luiz. Was interesting to see things from his point of view, and learn more about him, while also seeing more of Joseph O'Loughlin, kind of reversing their roles. Very twisty, set up well by the DI forgetting everything and remembering in stages. There was one more re More...

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Jul 27, 2011

Scotchneat rated it:

I like Robotham, generally. His characters swear and screw things up. Plus he has a background in journalism, which gives his style a masculine punch.

This particular novel won an award, I think.

Homicide detective Vincent Ruiz wakes up as he's getting pulled out of the Thames, shot and half-hypothermic, with amnesia. His boss and the other detectives are pretty sure he did something wrong, and maybe killed some people, so he's got to find the truth.

Like the grit, lik More...

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Oct 15, 2010

L-J rated it:

I very much enjoyed Robotham's first novel (Suspect) with some of these same characters but this one not so much. I found myself rereading bits and saying things like, "Wait a minute - who's this guy now?" The book was overpopulated and it was so unnecessary when there are several very interesting main characters. But - and this is a big but - a lot of the problem could have been me. I read this more piecemeal than I usually read, and often with a plaguing headache/earache thing I' More...

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Feb 01, 2011

Martha rated it:

I've read a couple of other books by this author, each a stand alone story. This one, about DI Ruiz, who is pulled out of the water with a bullet hole in his leg, and can't remember anything about how he got it or there, is a page turner. It hinges on a three year old child abduction/murder case that hasn't sat well with Ruiz since a man was convicted of the murder. Gradually, the real story is revealed as Ruiz gets his memory back over time, always with another twist until the very end - jus More...

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Jan 09, 2011

Ginny rated it:

This book follows the characters of psychologist Joe O'Laughlin and detective Vincent Ruiz from the author's first mystery "Suspect." Whereas Suspect was written from the point of view of the psychologist, this is written from the detective's. Ruiz is found in the river with a bullet through his leg and has no memory of what happened. He elicits the help of the Joe O'Laughlin to help him regain his memory so he can solve the crime of of a seven-year-old girl kidnapped three years befor More...

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Jan 07, 2011

Tom rated it:

I thoroughly enjoyed the suspense and twists and turns of this book, but what I didn't enjoy was the constant use of the "F" word. It's like the author feels like he has to come up with more creative ways to use it, even going as far as using a character with Tourette's syndrome who throws out some off the wall "F" word profanity streams. Here is a word of advice to the author from me (and yes I know that he will probably never see it): Don't use it at all! It wasn't needed a More...

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Jun 21, 2011

Doreen rated it:

I listened to this book.

OK, I'm going to be lazy. Here is the synopsis from Amazon:

From School Library Journal
Adult/High School Robotham's second mystery features some of the cast from Suspect (Doubleday, 2005), including Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz and clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin. The fast-paced action opens with a half-dead Ruiz being fished out of the Thames. When he awakens from his coma, he has no memory of why he was in the river, almost dead from More...

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Aug 08, 2008

LJ rated it:

LOST (aka The Drowning Man) (Pol. Proc-Vincent Ruiz-England-Cont) – VG+
Robotham, Michael – 2nd book
Doubleday, 2006, US Hardcover – ISBN: 0385508662

First Sentence: I remember someone once telling me that you know it’s cold when you see a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets.

DI Victor Ruiz is pulled from the Thames, nearly dead, with a serious gunshot and transient global amnesia.

Three years previous, 7-year-old Mickey Carlyle disappeared f More...

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Aug 08, 2008

Bernadette rated it:

Detective Inspector Ruiz got shot (twice), nearly drowned and has lost his memory of the days in which critical events took place in a case that has tormented him for three years. Obviously amnesia isn’t a new plot device but it’s used with great skill here. The way Ruiz re-creates the events conveys his frustration and fear beautifully.

The story cracks along at a rapid pace while at the same time including detail and back story where necessary so that the characters are wonderfully More...

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Nov 20, 2009

Patrick rated it:

This is a dark disturbing violent book with intense character development and a few surprising plot twists. Amnesia is a common device but used here becomes a portal to hell. Continuing with characters established in his first book ‘Suspect’ the author now focuses on the detective from that novel who wakes up in a river having had an assassins bullet pass through his leg. His amnesia prevents him from telling how and why he got there. There is an empty boat doused in human blood. As his memory r More...

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Feb 15, 2010

Christina rated it:

So enjoyed this book, but struggled to stay connected at the end, which was my fault since I put it down and had to come back to it. Same main characters as in Robotham's first book Suspect, but told from a different perspective (detective not the clinical psychologist), which took a bit to get used to. Main plot is that Detective Ruis wakes up shot in the leg with a case of amnesia which prevents his from remembers days and weeks prior to the incident of his shooting. We follow him as he recove More...

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Sep 10, 2009

Bob rated it:

Another page-turner from Robotham. Since his books are part of a series of sorts, the interesting detail about this piece of the series is that the narrator has switched so now I was able to get a broader picture of his two central heroes. I am now seeing two very intelligent men with great abilities with tremendously frustrating flaws, which keeps them real. I am reading this series in reverse order, which is maybe not the best approach, but so be it. Looking forward to Suspect.

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Oct 08, 2011

Susan rated it:

Twists, turns and it all boils down to "Is Mickey alive?" This is a great story where the amnesiac remembering things in bits and pieces just increases the tension.

The audio version is also good, although I did read the paper as well to get the nuances that I missed as I listened.

Highly recommend this series.

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Feb 14, 2009

Kitty Tomlinson rated it:

Australian author. Inspector Vincent Ruiz, shot in the leg with a potentially fatal injury is fished from the Thames with anmnesia. He knows who he is, but can't recall how he got into the river and circumstances leading up to it. Involves missing, presumed murdered child. Quite good.

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Aug 26, 2010

Teresa rated it:

I was so dissapointed. This book had me hooked with in the first pages. Then came the 'F' word. Thinking that might be a fluke..I went into chapter 2 where every paragraph had the 'F' word. So back to the library the book went. so sad. I would have loved to see what happened.

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Aug 27, 2011

Jacqui rated it:

Another jaunty book with the fabulously crusty Inspector Ruiz. I love the way Michael Robotham writes - it is fast, entertaining and really good crime writing. A wonderful Australian writer who is not as well known in this country as he is overseas.

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Oct 28, 2009

Scott rated it:

Robotham isn't a knock your socks off kind of writer. His mysteries/suspense novels . . . the two I have read, aren't the most original or compelling, although this one is more of both than the previous Suspect. But, especially Suspect, seemed very grounded, there were a few shock moments, but mostly these are crimes you'd expect real police to work on. And even if Lost, stretches credibility, it deals with the humanity of police work, ethics, etc. very well.

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Nov 28, 2010

Sandy rated it:

I enjoyed Robotham's "Suspect" so much that I had to read this sequel. It was fun to get to know one of the characters from the first book better in this one, but it took a little longer for the suspense and tension to kick in.

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Sep 23, 2009

The W rated it:

W Rating: C

Quick read. Nothing amazing. Characters were decent. All around a decent book. Easy read on a beach or something. The ending was too quick and the resolution lacking. All in all, ok. Easy C. Ain't bad. Ain't great. You find it cheap go ahead and get it.

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Jul 18, 2009

Kristy rated it:

Had a hard time getting into this at first, but really liked it once I did. I liked the characters and thought it was very realistic...could see this type of thing happening. Kept me hooked until the end.

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Jan 04, 2009

Stacey rated it:

This author is new to me but readily available on audiobooks at my local library. So far I like the characters in this series, especially the professor.

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Mar 17, 2011

Lynette rated it:

Another interesting book by Robotham in this series of British mystery psychodramas. I liked this one more than his first novel, Suspect, and plan to continue with the series.

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Apr 11, 2010

Susan rated it:

Not loving this genre, I was amazed how 'lost' I became in this story. Skilful writer who provides a very satisfying finale you don't suspect.

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