Tell Me Something True: the astounding book club mystery from the No.1 bestseller
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'Michael Robotham is a born storyteller, and this is the best. I couldn't put it down' STEPHEN KING
'My book of the year. A compelling, intriguing and entertaining masterpiece' LIZ NUGENT
'An epic elegy of love, family, morality and justice that deserves to be showered with awards' CHRIS BROOKMYRE
I look along the road and notice how many people are standing outside their houses or watching from doorways and windows. Staring. Studying.
'Do you think this town will ever forgive me?' I ask.
'Not in a million years.'
Small towns are quick to anger and slow to forgive, but Arlo Hackett doesn't expect mercy when he emerges from a twelve-year prison sentence and makes his way back to Yulara, a waypoint on Australia's Great Southern Road. The last time Arlo was home, his brother Luke was charged with a terrible crime and Arlo was found guilty by association.
His return to the former goldrush town is like cracking open a time capsule full of hatred and violence, along with memories of the people he loved - the ones he couldn't save.
Yulara wants Arlo gone, or worse, but every insult and humiliation pushes him to confront what really happened all those years ago.
The truth will shock you, surprise you, and break your heart.
'A riveting and chilling look into the dark niches of Australian small-town life' GERALDINE BROOKS
'This novel and its characters will stay with me forever' DAVID BALDACCI
'Emotional, startling, beautifully crafted' VAL MCDERMID
'This is the book Michael Robotham was born to write' MICHAEL CONNELLY
'A triumph, with a plot you can't second guess and real emotional punch' CHRIS CHIBNALL
'Unforgettable characters. My favourite book this year' ANDREA MARA
'Most writers would be proud to produce a book half as good as Tell Me Something True' LINWOOD BARCLAY
'One of the best books I've read all year' AJAY CHOWDHURY
'A profoundly rich and heartbreaking novel' JEANINE CUMMINS
'A masterpiece of tension, poignancy and heartache' DAILY MAIL
'All of Michael Robotham's immense talent is on full display in this true masterclass of storytelling' GOOD READING
'A masterpiece. One of my all-time favourite books' J. P. POMARE
'A flawlessly constructed novel [that] perfectly captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town' THE TIMES
'By turns suspenseful, poignant, and shocking, this is one of Robotham's finest works' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review
'Deeply moving' KIRKUS, starred review
THE WHITE CROW was a No.1 fiction bestseller in Australia 10.07.25
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About the author
Michael Robotham is a former feature writer and investigative reporter, who has worked in Britain, Australia and America.
His debut thriller, The Suspect, introduced clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin and sold more than a million copies around the world, launching a nine-book series. It has been adapted into an ITV series starring Aidan Turner. Michael's standalone thriller The Secrets She Keeps has also been the basis of two BBC TV series.
He has twice won the prestigious UK Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel, as well as the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for When She Was Good, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.
Michael lives in Sydney.
