Lost (Joseph O'Loughlin, #2) in Aussie Readers

Jan 24, 2020 PattyMacDotComma rated it it was amazing

Shelves: aa, australian-author, award-win-listed, aa-col, mystery-crime-thriller, kindle

4.5★ (rounded up)
“‘Snipers have very little emotional investment in their victims. It's like playing a computer game.’

‘So he could be young?’

‘And isolated.’

True to form, the Professor is more interested in why than who; he wants an explanation while I want a face for my empty picture frame, someone to catch and punish.”

Loved it! (This is also titled The Drowning Man.) The Professor is Joseph “Joe” O’Loughlin, a clinical psychologist who was the main character in Suspect, the first book of this s ...more

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Sep 23, 2013 Brenda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: psychological-thriller, own-read, aussie-authors

When Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz returned to consciousness, he had been in a coma for eight days; he hovered between life and death after a particularly harrowing event which left him with a severe bullet wound to his leg plus the loss of his ring finger, also from a bullet. When he was found he was clinging to a buoy in the filthy River Thames and it was only the freezing temperatures of the river which had stopped him dying before he was found. The only trouble was that Ruiz had no memory When Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz returned to consciousness, he had been in a coma for eight days; he hovered between life and death after a particularly harrowing event which left him with a severe bullet wound to his leg plus the loss of his ring finger, also from a bullet. When he was found he was clinging to a buoy in the filthy River Thames and it was only the freezing temperatures of the river which had stopped him dying before he was found. The only trouble was that Ruiz had no memory beyond picking up pizza sometime in the hours prior until he regained consciousness. He was diagnosed with Transient Global Amnesia; which meant a traumatic event or significant pain would shut down the memory section of his brain – the memory of those events when he was shot, and the boat which was found nearby with blood but no bodies – those memories might never return.

But no one, except his psychologist friend Dr Joseph O’Loughlin believed he had lost his memory – his colleagues believed he had become too involved in the three year old case of a young girl, presumed murdered but never found. His handgun was missing; he couldn’t explain the amount of blood on the boat, how he had been shot or why; many believed he was a crooked cop and was faking memory loss…

Ruiz was determined to find the truth – determined to regain those lost memories. And with Joe helping him by retracing his steps, slowly, painfully, he thought it might work. But there was evil lurking – others who didn’t want him to regain his memory. And when first one, then another person that Ruiz had in his sights was murdered, it seemed the danger was becoming more intense; was Mickey still alive? Ruiz thought so. Would he find answers before it was too late – for him as well?

I absolutely loved Lost by Aussie author Michael Robotham! A gripping thriller, intense and suspenseful with incredible twists and turns; the pace is electric. The characters are well developed and extremely likeable and I can’t wait to read the next novel in this series. (The diagnosis of the main character with TGA was significant as my husband suffered the same a few years ago; I completely understood what Ruiz was going through)

I have no hesitation in recommending Lost highly - a brilliant thriller.
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Dec 01, 2014 Kathryn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: australian-authors, added-because-part-of-series, reading-list-2016, fiction

I read the first in this series quite a while ago, so it is possible that my memory is not accurate, but I thought I really enjoyed the first one where the story was told from the point of view of Joseph O’Loughlin, a psychologist, and I didn’t quite enjoy this one as much which featured Joseph, but was told from a Detective Inspector’s point of view.

I also had some trouble following the story and what was happening and why - however it is very possible that this is because I was reading this wh ...more

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Feb 01, 2025 Kerry rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Started slowly but finished well. I haven't enjoyed the characterisations in this series so far but the story lines are good. Will probably persevere but I couldn't binge this series. Not a patch on his other series. ...more

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Sep 26, 2015 Aimie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, suspense, crime, mystery, who-dun-it, audiobook

This is the third Robotham book I've read and I was not disappointed. Robotham is one of the only crime authors that keep me guessing until the last pages. His characters are likeable and believable and he seems to enjoy putting them through hell. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the series. ...more

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Mar 24, 2009 Sandi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, crime-mystery-thriller-suspense, read-2009

DI Vincent Ruiz wakes up in a London hospital with a bullet wound to the leg and no memory of what happened. Really good audio with narration by Ray Lonnen.

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