Liz's Reviews > Good Girl, Bad Girl

Cyrus Haven is a forensic psychologist tasked with determining whether a young woman can safely be released from care. Evie Cormac was the victim of years of being held captive and sexually abused. Once discovered, the authorities could find no trace of her past. And she’s never said.

Meanwhile, he’s also helping an investigation into the death of a young girl, a Junior Ice Skating Champion.

The book is extremely well written. It’s not often I highlight phrases in a mystery, but I found myself doing it here. I loved Cyrus’ take on evil, the difference between chance and luck. I love his explanation for why he went into psychology. We hear from both Cyrus’ and Evie’s POV. When the two are together, the volleys fly back and forth, each trying to suss the other out. Evie has the gift of being able to tell when someone is lying. As would be expected, she has major trust issues and lies regularly. But I loved that she kept two Alsatians alive for weeks after the death of their owner, her capturer.

I was drawn into this book and it kept me enthralled. Before I knew it, I had read the entire book in just over a day. There were lots of twists and turns and a strong ending. I’m actually hoping that Robotham develops this into a series with Evie and Cyrus.

My thanks to netgalley and Scribner for an advance copy of this book.