When She Was Good by Michael Robotham

Description from Amazon:

Criminal psychologist Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in this “powerhouse of a novel” (Booklist, starred review) from internationally bestselling author Michael Robotham, a writer Stephen King calls “an absolute master...with heart and soul.”

Who is Evie, the girl with no past, running from? She was discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Her ability to tell when someone is lying helped Cyrus crack an impenetrable case in Good Girl, Bad Girl. Now, the closer Cyrus gets to uncovering answers about Evie’s dark history, the more he exposes Evie to danger, giving her no choice but to run. Ultimately, both will have to decide if some secrets are better left buried and some monsters should never be named...

 

I loved the first book in this series and was hoping for all the answers here. We did not get them as it turns out there is another book (or two)! But a lot of questions were answered and Evie certainly got some vindication.

 

Evie is back at Langford Hall and elsewhere Cyrus is brought in to a suspected suicide that is anything but. And the more he looks into it, the more connection there is with Evie’s past. Cyrus manages to convince Sasha, the police officer who found Evie as a child, to team up with him. She is rather reluctant to do this but she eventually agrees, and what they find out leads them to organised groups who find pleasure in using children for sick deeds. It’s heartbreaking to hear what Evie went through as a child, and what Terry endured to keep her safe was quite something.

 

As usual the writing is compelling and you keep wanting to read just one more chapter. Evie wants Cyrus nowhere near the case as she is worried about him, just as he is worried about her. If they had managed to be open with each other a lot sooner much could have been averted. But this all adds to the tension and the author’s way of showing us vulnerability yet courage.

 

I was annoyed that not everything was ended off but at least I know there is more to come. And more of Poppy, the black Labrador, I hope! Just make sure, Mr. Author, that someone is there to look after her and feed her when your characters decide to go wandering off, please...