

They’ve also been shortlisted or won numerous writing awards. Robotham’s books have been translated into twenty-five languages. Stephen King calls this internationally bestselling author “an absolute master” and with that recommendation and his fabulous track record, his first novel, the psychological thriller, The Suspect, caused a bidding war when it was only partially completed.Īfter publication, The Suspect, was recommended as one of the top books of the largest consortium of book clubs for the “International Book of the Month”, which was a top recommendation to TWENTY-EIGHT million book club members in fifteen countries. Twelve of the non-fiction books were bestsellers with a combined two million copies sold. He quit journalism in 1993 and became a ghostwriter for pop stars, politicians, psychologists, and other personalities to write their autobiographies. He was also allowed access to the files of Hitler, held by Stalin, missing over fifty years and discovered by a cleaner who stumbled over a misfiled and misplaced cardboard box. He’s been in the unique position of being able to view the diaries and letters of Czar Nicholas II and his wife when they were discovered in 1991 in the Moscow State Archives. Previously he was a journalist and wrote for newspapers and magazines for fourteen years in Australia, Britain, and America. Michael Robotham was born in Australia and spent his youth growing up in small rural towns towns that usually had more dogs than people.
