Suspect by Michael Robotham

I was initially irritated with the first part of the novel because Mary Magdalene, as usual, was unofficially described as the Patron Saint of Prostitutes. Nowhere in the bible was Mary Magdalene ascribed as a person of whoredom! Nowhere! She wasn't the one who put oil in Jesus' feet nor was she the adulterous woman Jesus saved from stoning. Even the nuns called their order the Magdalene Sisters because they catered to wayward women of ill repute! To think they should know better! What? You mean to say they didn't read the bible either? But I digress! 
After my initial aggravation, I eventually (and grudgingly) decided to finish the book. To my surprise it was really a very suspenseful thriller!

Joe O'Loughlin is a psychologist who is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease . One day, a cantankerous detective asks the doctor for insights into the stabbing death of a young woman. Why he was chosen for this particular case will eventually be revealed as the story progresses. We also learn that the victim was a nurse and an ex-patient who accused him of sexual impropriety earlier in his career.
O'Loughlin has an alibi for the night of the murder, but he decides not to share it because of its "complicated" nature. Even though I did guess who the "real" perpetrator was, I still enjoyed the book because of Robotham's writing style that was very engaging if you find "edge of your seat" thrillers enjoyable.
I am now reading "Shattered" by Mr. Robotham.

Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham

2 teenagers, Piper Hadley and Tash McBain , are polar opposites but this does not stop them from being very close friends. One Sunday morning, they mysteriously disappear and this incident has caused a nationwide search for them. After an exhaustive search that proved to be unsuccessful and highly disheartening for their families, the search stops and becomes dormant until three years later.

During a harrowing blizzard that practically paralyzes the city, a husband and wife are brutally killed in the farmhouse where one of the girls used to live. In addition, they also discover a frozen and highly mutilated corpse of the girl who used to be a resident of the mentioned farmhouse but in a different area.The suspect they apprehend is the mentally unstable handyman of the couple who they recently fired. This troubled young man hears voices and claims that he saw a girl that night being chased by a snowman. Hence it was up to Psychologist Joe O'Loughlin to analyze the situation and try to see if their findings can actually help locate and save the other missing girl.

This is a fast paced thriller which kept you guessing up to the near end. Just when you thought you found the killer, an unexpected turn of events comes in to shock the reader.The only thing I did not like about this book was that several incidents from earlier books of Mr. Robotham are mentioned, hence giving out spoilers for the previous books of this particular series. Hence, I shall be reading his first book, "Suspect ",after I am done writing this critique.