From Michael Robotham:

Dear readers and booklovers,

It has been a tumultuous eighteen months, but we’re in a lot better place than I expected when I contemplate the release of a new novel. First let me thank you for your support. By continuing to read and listen to books through the many lockdowns and slowdowns, you have given writers a livelihood and, in return, we have hopefully kept you entertained.

Now I have a new novel to share – a standalone which tackles some of the most pressing social issues of our time. WHEN YOU ARE MINE is a story about domestic abuse, coercive control and toxic friendships. It features a new main character, Philomena McCarthy, a young police officer, who has defied the odds to join the Metropolitan Police, because her estranged father is one of London’s most notorious gangsters.

On a domestic abuse call-out, Phil rescues a bloodied young woman, Tempe Brown, and arrests her violent partner, who is revealed to be decorated detective, with powerful friends. Phil’s career goes into freefall, and she and Tempe strike up a tentative friendship, but something doesn’t quite feel right about Tempe. Is she too good to be true?

Like most of my novels, this one is seeded in real life events. I became interested in the ‘boys club’ culture in the police force that allows officers to abuse their spouses and partners without fear of arrest or prosecution.

Please enjoy.

Best

Michael