Michael Robotham Reading Order

4 books (2019–2024)

The Cyrus Haven series by Michael Robotham consists of four books published between 2019 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. These mystery thrillers should be read in publication order, beginning with Good Girl, Bad Girl and continuing through Bad Girl, When She Was Good, and Lying Beside You. Each installment builds on the previous entries, making sequential reading essential for following the overarching narrative.

Start with Good Girl, Bad Girl, the first of 4 books in the Cyrus Haven series.

#	Title
1	Good Girl, Bad Girl 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	When She Was Good 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lying Beside You 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Before You Found Me / Storm Child 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2004–2018)

The Joseph O'Loughlin series consists of nine mystery thrillers published between 2004 and 2018, following the same protagonist throughout. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Suspect and concluding with The Other Wife. Michael Robotham's crime fiction novels feature a psychologist investigating complex cases across this fully concluded sequence.

Start with The Suspect, the first of 9 books in the Joseph O'Loughlin series.

#	Title
1	The Suspect 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lost / The Drowning Man 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shatter / The Sleep of Reason 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bleed for Me 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Wreckage 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Say You're Sorry 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Watching You 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Close Your Eyes 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Other Wife 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2013–2013)

#	Title
1	If I Tell You... I'll Have to Kill You 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2025)

Michael Robotham's Philomena McCarthy series consists of two books published between 2021 and 2025, with more to come. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with When You Are Mine followed by The White Crow. This ongoing mystery and thriller series blends elements of suspense with Robotham's signature storytelling style.

Start with When You Are Mine and read in order.

#	Title
1	When You Are Mine 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The White Crow 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2007–2027)

Michael Robotham's Standalone Novels series comprises four independent mysteries and thrillers published between 2007 and 2017. Each book can be read on its own without prior knowledge of the others, though reading them in publication order allows you to follow the author's evolving storytelling style. The series is complete, with The Night Ferry serving as the first entry followed by Bombproof, Life or Death, and The Secrets She Keeps.

Start with The Night Ferry, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Night Ferry 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bombproof 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Life or Death 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Secrets She Keeps 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Tell Me Something True 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible