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GOOD GIRL BAD GIRL

MICHAEL ROBOTHAM, HACHETTE AUSTRALIA, $32.99

As an investigative journalist, Michael Robotham has worked with clinical and forensic psychologists, who help police investigate psychologically driven crimes. In this novel, protagonist Cyrus Haven, a forensic psychologist with his own traumatic past, has two savage mysteries to solve. His task is both aided and impeded by Evie, who is at the centre of one of the mysteries and becomes his unwilling house guest. Evie has the gift of knowing when someone is lying, which proves invaluable as Cyrus investigates the murder of a

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