Unable to finish; dense and convoluted. Apparently not as good as other books in the series featuring the psychologist. ( )

A long while back I read #4 in this series. I liked it a lot and have no clue why I didn't start with #1 or even read another in the series. My brother reminded me about the series recently and that's why I came back. Not leaving now. One thing that I really liked about this book is the plot trick. It starts in the middle with the guy waking up with amnesia and progresses as he remembers. It was very effectively used here with a strong story that I enjoyed a lot. ( )

This second book was better in some ways such as the main character was not as morally corrupt as Joe. I'm also happy to state that this book only had one completely unnecessary incident of gratuitous objectification of a female character. I am glad that at least the author toned down his view of women in this book. But sadly, the story itself wasn't as interesting as the first book. It was a bit all over the place and it wasn't clear why the MC was pretty much the only decent cop around. Reminded me a bit of why I get annoyed with Bosch books sometimes. I don't know if I'll continue with the series. It did keep my interest when I was reading it but I wasn't in a rush to pick it back up. ( )

This is the second in the series, this time from the point of view of Ruiz, with Joe as a supporting character. I liked this perspective, as Ruiz was a little feistier than Joe, and I worried for him less.

The plot was incredibly twisty and turny, to the extent that I still have some questions about what exactly happened:

SPOILERS

How did the diamonds get into Ruiz's airing cupboard? If they were planted there by Keebal, how did he get them? Presumably not from Aleksei, who was so determined to get them back... Would Keebal be so stupid as to double cross Aleksei? ( )

Lost. Michael Robotham. 2006. This is the third Joe O’Loughlin book I have read, and I have enjoyed each one of them. O’Loughlin is a psychologist who works with the London police who also struggles with Parkinson’s disease. Detective Vincent Ruiz is the main character in this title; O’Loughlin plays a minor but essential role. Ruiz wakes up as he being pulled out of the Thames. He has a bullet hole in his leg, a picture of a young girl who’d been kidnapped three years ago, and absolutely no memory of anything surrounding his wound or the girl. Ruiz is determined to unlock his memory with the help of O’Loughlin and to find out if the girl is still alive. Lots of suspense, plot twists, dialogue, and interesting characters. I plan to read more of the books in this series. ( )