Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, Book 4)

Michael Robotham

Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, Book 4)
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Country
Australia
Published
26 June 2024
Pages
384
ISBN
9780733651335

Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, Book 4)

Michael Robotham

The most painful of Evie Cormac's memories have been locked away, ever since she was held prisoner as a child - a child whose rescue captured hearts and headlines.

Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven's mission is to guide her to something near normality. But today, on a British beach, seventeen bodies wash up in front of them. There is only one survivor, with two women still missing. And Evie's nightmares come roaring back . . .

Whatever happened all those years ago lies at the core of this new tragedy. Because these deaths are no accident. The same dark forces are reaching out, dragging her back into the storm.

Evie must now call upon Cyrus's unique skills, and her own, in their search for the missing pieces of this complex and haunting puzzle. But will that be enough to save them? And who will pay for the past?

Review

2023 felt weird for many reasons, but mainly, for me anyway, because Michael Robotham didn’t release a new book! Thankfully, that wait is over, and now we can all get our hands on Cyrus and Evie #4. Like all of Robotham’s books, this one deserves to be read in one sitting. That’s right, readers, turn off your phone. Pretend you’re not home. It is no exaggeration to say that, truly, Robotham is probably the best in the business when it comes to psychological thrillers.

Storm Child continues the gripping Cyrus and Evie series, Robotham’s pairing of forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven with Evie Cormac, both victim-survivors of terribly traumatic events. Here, the sudden mass loss of a group of asylum seekers on a British coastline, with the realisation two other women are missing, kicks off this book. What follows is a complex, twisty plot with many deceptive characters, at the heart of which lies an answer to a long-held mystery. Robotham’s mastery of storytelling is at the fore in Storm Child. The ending is immensely satisfying, bringing a devastating and emotionally charged resolution. But even as Cyrus and Evie work to unravel this knotty puzzle, more and more of their backgrounds and stories are revealed, highlighting their connection and ongoing recovery and growth. I’m late to the party with Cyrus and Evie, having read several of Robotham’s other books, from his Joe O’Loughlin series and the stand-alones, but one fantastic thing about him as a writer is that even if you pick up a book mid-series, as I did, you never feel as though you’ve missed out on major events from the previous books. Now that I have to wait for his next book, I can go back to the beginning!

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