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'She's standing at the front door. Covered in blood. Is she the victim of a crime? Or the perpetrator?
'A teenage girl–Sienna, a troubled friend of his daughter–comes to Joe O'Loughlin's door one night. She is terrorized, incoherent-and covered in blood.
'The police find Sienna's father, a celebrated former cop, murdered in the home he shared with Sienna. Tests confirm that it's his blood on Sienna. She says she remembers nothing.
'Joe O'Loughlin is a psychologist with troubles of his own. His marriage is coming to an end and his daughter will barely speak to him. He tries to help Sienna, hoping that if he succeeds it will win back his daughter's affection. But Sienna is unreachable, unable to mourn her father's death or to explain it.
'Investigators take aim at Sienna. O'Loughlin senses something different is happening, something subterranean and terrifying to Sienna. It may be something in her mind. Or it may be something real. Someone real. Someone capable of the most grim and gruesome murder, and willing to kill again if anyone gets too close.' (Publication summary)
Adaptations
- form y Todeswunsch ( dir. Thomas Berger ) Germany : Network Movie , 2016 21216418 2016 single work film/TV
Notes
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Dedication: For Viven
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Epigraphs:
- She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four-feet-ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Delores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita. - Vladimir Nabokov (Lolita)
- Everybody lies - every day; every hour; awake; asleep; in his dreams; in his joy; in his mouring; if he keeps his tongue still, his hands, his toes, his eyes, his attitude, will convey deception. - Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Parkinson's disease.
Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Sound recording. (German)
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Cracking Tale of a Fallible Hero
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 May 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
Cover Notes
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 May 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
A Cracker of a Predicament
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 May 2010; (p. 36)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
Hidden Talent
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 28 April - 4 May no. 781 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
Review
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 April 2010; (p. 19)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel
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Probing Minds and Mysteries
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 March 2010; (p. 13)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
Crime Rarely Gets as Rewarding as This
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 April 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
School of Life and Death
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 April 2010; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
Review
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 April 2010; (p. 19)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
Hidden Talent
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 28 April - 4 May no. 781 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of Bleed for Me 2010 single work novel -
Michael Robotham
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-4 April 2010; (p. 34-35) The Age , 2-3 April 2010; (p. 26-27)
Awards
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Bristol,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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Somerset,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,