Michael Robotham

Michael Robotham

5 Series • 21 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Joseph O'Loughlin Books
Start with: The Suspect (2004)
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Publication Order of Cyrus Haven Books
Start with: Good Girl, Bad Girl (2019)
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Publication Order of Philomena McCarthy Books
Start with: When You Are Mine (2021)

ⓘ About Michael Robotham

He says that in each and every town that he has ever lived, he found more dogs and flies than people. Then, in the year 1979, he escaped and became a journalist for an afternoon newspaper based in Sydney. Michael continued with his job as a journalist for a period of 14 years, but kept changing newspaper agencies during these years all over Australia, Africa, Europe, and America. Being a senior journalist in the Mail on Sunday agency of the United Kingdom, Michael was among the first few people who were allowed to view the diaries and letters of Czar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, which were discovered from Moscow in the year 1991.

All Book Series by Michael Robotham

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The Suspect

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2004

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2004
2
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Lost / The Drowning Man

Book 2 of 9 · published 2005

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2005
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Shatter / The Sleep of Reason

Book 3 of 9 · published 2008

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2008
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Bleed for Me

Book 4 of 9 · published 2010

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2010
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The Wreckage

Book 5 of 9 · published 2011

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2011
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Say You're Sorry

Book 6 of 9 · published 2012

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2012
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Watching You

Book 7 of 9 · published 2013

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2013
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Close Your Eyes

Book 8 of 9 · published 2015

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2015
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The Other Wife

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2018

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2018
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Good Girl, Bad Girl

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
2
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When She Was Good

Book 2 of 4 · published 2020

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2020
3
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Lying Beside You

Book 3 of 4 · published 2022

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2022
4
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Before You Found Me / Storm Child

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024

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2024
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When You Are Mine

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021

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2021
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The White Crow

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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The Night Ferry

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2007

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2007
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Bombproof

Book 2 of 5 · published 2008

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2008
3
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Life or Death

Book 3 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
4
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The Secrets She Keeps

Book 4 of 5 · published 2017

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2017
5
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Tell Me Something True

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2027

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2027
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If I Tell You... I'll Have to Kill You

Single-title series · published 2013

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2013

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Michael Robotham?

He says that in each and every town that he has ever lived, he found more dogs and flies than people. Then, in the year 1979, he escaped and became a journalist for an afternoon newspaper based in Sydney. Michael continued with his job as a journalist for a period of 14 years, but kept changing newspaper agencies during these years all over Australia, Africa, Europe, and America.

Which Michael Robotham series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Joseph O'Loughlin series, the earliest of Michael Robotham's multi-book series: it opens with The Suspect (2004) and runs to 9 books across 2004–2018, ending with The Other Wife (2018). Michael Robotham's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Michael Robotham written?

Michael Robotham has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2027. 15 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Joseph O'Loughlin series with 9 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Michael Robotham's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Michael Robotham's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Joseph O'Loughlin (2004–2018, 9 books), Cyrus Haven (2019–2024, 4 books) and Philomena McCarthy (2021–2025, 2 books).

How are Michael Robotham's books organised into series?

This guide splits Michael Robotham's 21 books into 3 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Joseph O'Loughlin (9 books, 2004–2018); Cyrus Haven (4 books, 2019–2024); Philomena McCarthy (2 books, 2021–2025).