The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 17 books · 2004 to 2024 · Mostly set in London

Michael Robotham

Thriller and suspensePsychological suspense

Psychologist Joe O’Loughlin and retired detective Vincent Ruiz work cases together across nine books, and forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac, who can tell when people lie, lead the newer series.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Lost was published in the US as The Drowning Man.

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Michael Robotham books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Joe O’Loughlin

9 books · Set in LondonPsychological suspense
  1. 1The Suspect2004With Joe O’LoughlinBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Lost2005With Vincent RuizBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Shatter2008With Joe O’LoughlinBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Bleed for Me2010With Joe O’LoughlinBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Wreckage2011With Vincent RuizBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Say You’re Sorry2012With Joe O’LoughlinBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Watching You2013Buy on Amazon
  8. 8Close Your Eyes2015With Joe O’LoughlinBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Other Wife2018With Joe O’LoughlinBuy on Amazon

Cyrus Haven

4 books · Set in NottinghamPsychological suspense
  1. 1Good Girl, Bad Girl2019With Cyrus Haven and Evie CormacBuy on Amazon
  2. 2When She Was Good2020With Cyrus Haven and Evie CormacBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Lying Beside You2022With Cyrus Haven and Evie CormacBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Storm Child2024With Cyrus Haven and Evie CormacBuy on Amazon

Standalone

4 booksPsychological suspense
  1. 1The Night Ferry2007With Ali Barba · Set in AmsterdamBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Life or Death2014With Audie Palmer · Set in TexasBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Secrets She Keeps2017With Agatha Fyfle and Meghan Shaughnessy · Set in SydneyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4When You Are Mine2021With Philomena McCarthy · Set in LondonBuy on Amazon

Characters

13 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Joe O’Loughlin and Vincent Ruiz

Cyrus Haven

Standalone leads