Bleed for Me (Joseph O'Loughlin, #4) in Aussie Readers

Feb 17, 2023 PattyMacDotComma rated it it was amazing

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

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“‘I don’t differentiate. Professor. You try to understand human behaviour. You try to explain it. Not me. I know we’re smaller than gorillas, bigger than chimps, worse than both of them and, for all our rationality, our rules and laws, our baser drives are still straight out of the jungle.’”

So saith Detective Chief Inspector Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Cray to Psychology Professor Joseph ‘Joe’ O’Loughlin. They are on the same page as far as their goal – to catch and put away the bad guys (and girls) – b ...more

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Sep 23, 2013 Brenda rated it it was amazing

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

Joe O’Loughlin’s title of psychologist meant he understood the human mind – mostly. But sometimes even he couldn’t work out what made criminals tick. And with “Mr Parkinson” in residence, ruling his life 24/7, he wondered how much longer he would have control. Parkinson’s disease had taken over Joe’s life gradually – his separation from the wife he’d loved for over twenty years was much quicker. But they were still friends; Joe still had hopes of reconciliation between them. His girls, fourteen Joe O’Loughlin’s title of psychologist meant he understood the human mind – mostly. But sometimes even he couldn’t work out what made criminals tick. And with “Mr Parkinson” in residence, ruling his life 24/7, he wondered how much longer he would have control. Parkinson’s disease had taken over Joe’s life gradually – his separation from the wife he’d loved for over twenty years was much quicker. But they were still friends; Joe still had hopes of reconciliation between them. His girls, fourteen year old Charlie and six year old Emma were the lights of his existence, and fortunately he still had them in his life.

Charlie’s best friend was Sienna Hegarty, daughter of Ray who was an ex policeman. Joe knew Sienna’s home life wasn’t the best because she spent a lot of time with Charlie; at the house, at school and at the drama lessons and rehearsals which were leading up to a big concert for the school. But when Ray’s dead body was found in Sienna’s bedroom, then Sienna was found covered in her father’s blood Joe was shocked. And the fact that the police had immediately decided she had murdered her father didn’t sit well with him. He was certain she wasn’t capable of the act that saw her father dead – sure, she didn’t like him, but his decision to clear her name and find Ray’s killer immediately put Joe in danger.

With Joe investigating without police approval, he turned to Vincent Ruiz. His friend was an ex-cop and one who was dogged in his determination to find the truth. He was also a good friend to Joe, doing all he could to help; using contacts within the force to search for information. What would be the outcome of Joe and Vincent’s investigation? What would happen to Sienna? And was Joe placing his family in danger with all the questions he was asking?

I love Aussie author Michael Robotham’s Joe O’Louglin series – and I’m sad that I’ve read them all now. More please! Bleed for Me was another brilliant psychological thriller by the hands of this author; a master of his game. Thrills, chills and twists that were extremely unexpected – I have no hesitation in highly recommending Bleed for Me to all lovers of the genre.
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Dec 19, 2010 Josh rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, crime, read_2011

Sienna, best friend of Joe’s daughter Charlie is the victim of a predatory school teacher - hitting too close to home, Joe and Ruiz set out to expose the teacher and bring him to Justice. Other threads emerge throughout the course of ‘Bleed for Me’ which eventually bleed (for lack of a better word) into one another leading to an ok ending which could have been less Hollywood and more dramatised. While at times fast paced, ‘Bleed for Me’ did have patches where the story lulled before picking up a ...more

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Oct 23, 2016 Donna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, thriller, psychological_suspense, disturbing, 2016, gruesome

Narrator, Sean Barrett, utterly sublime. Pacing and character nuances just right. Gah, Robotham! You fair put poor ol' Joe through the wringer. That lad is made of tough stuff. Confronting story lines and utterly deplorable characters. Thoroughly engaging. ...more

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Apr 11, 2010 Jesse Dixon rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery, australian

"Bleed for Me" begins when a man is found murdered, his daughter discovers him and she becomes a suspect. The book features the psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, who is also featured in Michael Robotham's earlier books "The Suspect" and "Lost". Joe becomes involved because the daughter who finds her father murdered is his daughter's best friend, and she turns up at his family's house traumatised with the blood of her father on her.

Professor Joeseph O'Loughlin is a likeable character who has to live w ...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Scout rated it liked it

3.5 stars for this novel with an interesting story line.

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Mar 13, 2016 Sandi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, crime-mystery-thriller-suspense, read-2016

This is a consistently well done series featuring a psychologist who keeps getting pulled into crime investigations. The subject matter in this entry was dark but I never felt it became overly graphic and I always enjoy the supporting characters. Listened to the audio version which was narrated by Sean Barrett who did his usual excellent job.

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