The White Crow

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The No.1 bestseller and three-time Crime Writers' Award Winner returns with a nail-biting new book. If you loved When You Are Mine or you're hunting for thrillers that make you think and feel, you won't want to miss this.


As the daughter of a London crime boss, PC Philomena McCarthy walks a thin blue line keeping the two sides of her complicated life apart.

On patrol one night she discovers a child in pyjamas, wandering alone. Taking Daisy home, Phil uncovers the aftermath of a deadly home invasion, as three miles away a prominent jeweller is found strapped to an explosive in his ransacked store.

The crimes are linked, and all the evidence points to Phil's father as the mastermind.

Phil's two worlds are colliding, trapping her in the middle of a vicious gang war that will threaten her career and everyone she loves.

Who can she trust - the badge or her own blood?

'Another tour de force from Michael Robotham. He is so good at humanising his characters - even the nasty ones' LINWOOD BARCLAY

'Everyone is so beautifully drawn - you tear through the pages hoping they can be trusted' LAINIE ANDERSON

'Grips like a vice and twists like a rollercoaster. Impossibly clever. Impossible to put down!' ***** READER REVIEW

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STORM CHILD was a No.1 print bestseller in Australia 04.07.24

Critics Review

PRAISE FOR THE WHITE CROW
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I raced through The White Crow. It's another tour de force from Michael Robotham. He is so good at humanising his characters - even the nasty ones
LINWOOD BARCLAY
It's a rare treat to read crime fiction and adore the entire ensemble of characters. Everyone from PC Philomena McCarthy to Detective Keegan to Eddie McCarthy and his three old-school criminal brothers is so beautifully drawn - you tear through the pages praying they can be trusted. The pace clips along and the plot is full of lovely jinks and twists
LAINIE ANDERSON
Tension imbues this dark tale, with action reaching a scary crescendo . . . End-to-end excitement for crime fans
KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW
The research is impeccable, the plot simple: a kind of Good versus Evil, building to a fiery shoot-out on Bonfire Night . . . And who can not be engaged by a girl [PC Philomena McCarthy] who can talk to small children, has a black belt in karate and who can kill a villain with a kick?
SHOTS MAGAZINE
PRAISE FOR MICHAEL ROBOTHAM
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An absolute master
STEPHEN KING
Jaw-dropping
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Heart-stopping
VAL MCDERMID
Robotham is among the world's top thriller writers
LINWOOD BARCLAY
The real deal
DAVID BALDACCI
Razor-sharp and emotionally charged
LISA GARDNER
One of crime's greatest practitioners
THE AUSTRALIAN
Unforgettable characters
GLOBE AND MAIL
What a terrific writer
AJAY CHOWDHURY
Tension and tenderness - Michael Robotham is that rare thing, a writer who does both brilliantly
WILLIAM SHAW
An absolute master of the craft
DERVLA MCTIERNAN

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