Order of Joseph Oloughlin Books

Order of Joseph O’Loughlin Books


Joseph O’Loughlin is the central character in a series of crime fiction novels by Australian author Michael Robotham. Joseph is a psychologist with a wonderful sense of humanity and a dry sense of humour. He works alongside Vincent Ruiz, a hard-drinking former detective. The two characters have very different personalities, but gel great as a team. The series is set in London.

The Joe O’Loughlin series began in 2004 with The Suspect. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Michael Robotham’s Joe O’Loughlin books in order of when they were first released (which is also their order chronologically):

Publication Order of Joseph O’Loughlin Books

The Suspect

(2004)

Lost / The Drowning Man

(2005)

Shatter / The Sleep of Reason

(2008)

Bleed for Me

(2010)

The Wreckage

(2011)

Say You’re Sorry

(2012)

Watching You

(2013)

Close Your Eyes

(2015)

The Other Wife

(2018)

Notes: The Vincent Ruiz character appears in all other books by Michael Robotham. Lost was also published as The Drowning Man. Shatter was also published as The Sleep of Reason.