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Joe O'Loughlin
2003
series - author
novel
(number
3
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2008...
2008
Shatter
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'A naked woman in red high-heeled shoes is perched on the edge of Clifton Suspension Bridge with her back pressed to the safety fence, weeping into a mobile phone. Clinical psychologist Joseph O'Loughlin is only feet away, desperately trying to talk her down. She whispers, 'you don't understand,' and jumps.
'Later, Joe has a visitor - the woman's teenage daughter, a runaway from boarding school. She refuses to believe that her mother would have jumped off the bridge - not only would she not commit suicide, she is terrified of heights.
'Joe wants to believe her, but what would drive a woman to such a desperate act? Whose voice? What evil?' (Publication summary)
Adaptations
- form y Dein Wille geschehe ( dir. Anno Saul ) Germany : Network Movie , 2017 21216482 2017 single work film/TV
Notes
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Dedication: This is for Mark Lucas, a friend first.
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
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
- Sound recording. (German)
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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Shattered in the Mind of a Villain
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 2008; (p. 30) A column canvassing current literary news including a brief report on Michael Robotham's win in the 2008 Ned Kelly Awards. -
Inside Twisted Minds
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 June 2008; (p. 8-9) -
New Talent Joins the Old Guard Brits
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 May 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of Shatter 2008 single work novel -
Haunted By the Real-Life Evil Men Can Do
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 May 2008; (p. 14-15) -
This Week's Selections
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 May 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Shatter 2008 single work novel
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 87 no. 7 2008; (p. 38)
— Review of Shatter 2008 single work novel -
Matter of Instinct
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 April 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Still Waters 2008 single work novel ; Life in His Hands 2008 single work biography ; Shatter 2008 single work novel -
Hanging on the Telephone
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25-26 April 2008; (p. 23) The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-27 April 2008; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Shatter 2008 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 May 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Shatter 2008 single work novel -
New Talent Joins the Old Guard Brits
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 May 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of Shatter 2008 single work novel -
Haunted By the Real-Life Evil Men Can Do
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 May 2008; (p. 14-15) -
Inside Twisted Minds
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 June 2008; (p. 8-9) -
Shattered in the Mind of a Villain
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 2008; (p. 30) A column canvassing current literary news including a brief report on Michael Robotham's win in the 2008 Ned Kelly Awards.
Awards
- 2008 shortlisted Crime Writers' Association (UK) — The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger — Best Thriller
- 2008 winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
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