Lost
Joseph O'Loughlin #2
by Michael Robotham
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Pub Date May 13 2014 | Archive Date Jul 16 2014
Description
BOOK TWO IN THE JOSEPH O'LOUGHLIN SERIES
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Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz doesn't know who wants him dead. He has no recollection of the firefight that landed him in the Thames, covered in his own blood and that of at least two other people. A photo of missing child Mickey Carlyle is found in his pocket—but Carlyle's killer is already in jail. And Ruiz is the detective who put him there.
Accused of faking amnesia, Ruiz reaches out to psychologist Joe O'Loughlin to help him unearth his memory and clear his name. Together they battle against an internal affairs investigator convinced Ruiz is hiding the truth, and a ruthless criminal who claims Ruiz has something of his that can't be replaced. As Ruiz's memories begin to resurface, they offer tantalizing glimpses at a shocking discovery.
Advance Praise
"Robotham deftly mixes sentiment and noir...a complex mystery." —People
"Robotham spins an agreeably complex plot, and he has an eye for peripheral details." —Entertainment Weekly
"An exceptional thriller. Deft dialogue, a fast-paced plot, and richly drawn characters." —Tucson Citizen
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780316252270 |
| PRICE | $15.00 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Rosemary S, Librarian
Lost by Michael Robotham. Published by Mullholland Posted on May 19, 2014 by cayocosta72
In the second Joe O’Loughlin book, the action centers around D.I. Vincent Ruiz, who has no memory of how he ended up nearly dead in the Thames. He is covered in blood, some of which belongs to someone other than himself, and has the picture of a missing child in his pocket. The child’s killer is already in jail, Ruiz should know, he’s the one who put him there. When he is accused of faking his amnesia, Ruiz calls on Joe to help him sort out his missing past. Together they join forces against a skeptical internal police investigation and a killer who says Ruiz has something that belongs to him. When memories begin to surface, they are not what Joe or Ruiz expect.
Robotham is the best British crime writer publishing today and Joe is an incredibly believable, sympathetic character.
Jen M, Reviewer
The first part of this post is a review of The Suspect.
Lost takes place a few years after The Suspect and features D. I. Vincent Ruiz. Like The Suspect, Lost is written in first person. D.I. Ruiz is pulled from the Thames with a gunshot wound and no memory of what happened. Not everyone believes his amnesia to be genuine, and Ruiz turns to his friend Joe O'Loughlin to help him untangle what happened.
Ruiz knows that that somehow what happened to him is connected to the case of a missing child from three years earlier. A step at a time, he regains fragments of his memory....
Another excellent mystery with lots of complications. Joe O'Loughlin's role in this one is minimal.
I've now read three books in this series, and each one features a different character. I'm not sure I've read any other series with this approach; usually, a series will focus on one or two main characters and a single point of view throughout the series. In Watching You, the main character is one of O'Loughlin's patients, in The Suspect, the protagonist is Joe O'Loughlin, and in Lost, it is D.I. Vincent Ruiz. I like this approach and can't wait to read Shatter.
NetGalley/Mulholland Books
Mystery/Crime. 2005; 2014. Print length: 370 pages.
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