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'The chilling new psychological thriller from one of the most brilliant crime authors of today
I close my eyes and feel my heart begin racing
Someone is coming
They're going to find me
'A mother and her teenage daughter are found brutally murdered in a remote farmhouse, one defiled by multiple stab wounds and the other left lying like Sleeping Beauty waiting for her Prince. Reluctantly, clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin is drawn into the investigation when a former student, calling himself the 'Mindhunter', trading on Joe's name, has jeopardised the police inquiry by leaking details to the media and stirring up public anger.
'With no shortage of suspects and tempers beginning to fray, Joe discovers links between these murders to a series of brutal attacks where the men and women are choked unconscious and the letter 'A' is carved into their foreheads.
As the case becomes ever more complex, nothing is quite what it seems and soon Joe's fate, and that of those closest to him, become intertwined with a merciless, unpredictable killer . . .' (Publication summary)
Adaptations
- form y Schließe deine Augen ( dir. Josef Rusnak ) Germany : Network Movie , 2021 21216610 2021 single work film/TV
Notes
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Dedication: For all those victims of domestic violence - may we never close our eyes.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Parkinson's disease.
Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Sound recording. (German)
Works about this Work
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All Crime Is Psychological : Michael Robotham
2016
single work
interview
— Appears in: Publishers Weekly , 22 February vol. 263 no. 8 2016;'Professor Joe O'Loughlin takes center stage in Close Your Eyes, Michael Robotham's 10th series novel featuring an ensemble cast. In an interview, Robotham discusses the book.' (Publication abstract)
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Well Read
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 November 2015; (p. 27)
— Review of The Heat 2015 single work novel ; Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
Crime Scene : Michael Robotham : Close Your Eyes
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2015;
— Review of Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
Crime File
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of The Big Whatever 2015 single work novel ; Kingdom of the Strong 2015 single work novel ; Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
Review : Close Your Eyes
2015
single work
— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2015; (p. 45)
— Review of Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel
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Tears before Bedtime at a Surprising Turn of Events
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2015; (p. 25) The Saturday Age , 22-23 August 2015; (p. 25)
— Review of Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
Review : Close Your Eyes
2015
single work
— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2015; (p. 45)
— Review of Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
Crime File
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of The Big Whatever 2015 single work novel ; Kingdom of the Strong 2015 single work novel ; Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
Crime Scene : Michael Robotham : Close Your Eyes
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2015;
— Review of Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
Well Read
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 November 2015; (p. 27)
— Review of The Heat 2015 single work novel ; Close Your Eyes 2015 single work novel -
All Crime Is Psychological : Michael Robotham
2016
single work
interview
— Appears in: Publishers Weekly , 22 February vol. 263 no. 8 2016;'Professor Joe O'Loughlin takes center stage in Close Your Eyes, Michael Robotham's 10th series novel featuring an ensemble cast. In an interview, Robotham discusses the book.' (Publication abstract)