{"product_id":"9781925095586","title":"Medea's Curse: Natalie King, Forensic Psychiatrist","description":"\u003cp\u003eForensic psychiatrist Natalie King works with victims and perpetrators of violent crime. Women with a history of abuse, mainly. She rides a Ducati a size too big and wears a tank top a size too small. Likes men but doesn’t want to keep one. And \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e needs to stay on her medication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow she’s being stalked. Anonymous notes, threats, strangers loitering outside her house.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA hostile former patient? Or someone connected with a current case? Georgia Latimer—charged with killing her three children. Travis Hardy—deadbeat father of another murdered child, with a second daughter now missing. Maybe the harassment has something to do with Crown Prosecutor Liam O’Shea—drop-dead sexy, married and trouble in all kinds of ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatalie doesn’t know. Question is, will she find out before it’s too late?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnne Buist, herself a leading perinatal psychiatrist, has created an edge-of-the-seat mystery with a hot new heroine—backed up by a lifetime of experience with troubled minds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Buist\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chair of Women’s Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She has over twenty-five years’ clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry, and works with protective services and the legal system in cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. Professor Buist is married to novelist Graeme Simsion and has two children. Her novels featuring forensic psychiatrist Natalie King are \u003ci\u003eMedea’s Curse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDangerous to Know\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis I Would Kill For\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A proper plot-twisting page-turner...I was completely gripped.’ Emma Healey, author of \u003ci\u003eElizabeth is Missing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A harrowing and thrilling read, this mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat.’\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Australian Books of 2015\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Buist gives the reader a plot that is original and believable, with more than one twist to keep the reader guessing to the end…This thought-provoking psychological thriller will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned. A brilliant read.’ BookMooch\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A psychological thriller with all the ingredients.’ Jennifer Byrne, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Women’s Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Crime novels and thrillers depend on strong investigators whose idiosyncrasies make them distinctive and attractively flawed. Melburnian Anne Buist has ticked these boxes with her creation, Natalie King.’ \u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘Forensic psychologist Natalie King is not your average heroine nor is \u003ci\u003eMedea’s Curse\u003c\/i\u003e a predictable by-the-numbers thriller…An intelligent, thought-provoking tale.’ \u003ci\u003eCourier-Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eMedea’s Curse\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping ride of crime and tension, with a Lisbeth Salander-like lead roaring through danger and intrigue at a million miles an hour.’ \u003ci\u003eAdelaide Advertiser \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Buist has used her twenty-five years’ experience in perinatal psychiatry to good effect in her first psychological thriller…King is a lively new character with a good mix of appealing characteristics and interesting flaws.’ \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘An effective and engaging crime novel, that handles its issues compassionately, builds tension well and has a fascinating, flawed protagonist. It will be interesting to see what Anne Buist (and Natalie King) do next.’ \u003ci\u003eAust Crime Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137468154096,"sku":"9781925095586","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925095586_p0.jpg?v=1763634304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925095586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}