Good Girl, Bad Girl

Good Girl, Bad Girl
Author	Michael Robotham
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Hachette Australia
Publication date	23 July 2019
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print
Pages	416 pp.
Awards	2020 Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award, winner
ISBN	9780733638053

Last updated August 06, 2025

Good Girl, Bad Girl is a 2019 novel by the Australian author Michael Robotham.^[1]

Synopsis

A young girl is found in an abandoned house. She won't tell anyone her name, age or anything about herself. Six years later she meets forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven who discovers that the young girl, now called Evie Cormac, has the ability to determine if someone is lying.

Critical reception

A Kirkus Review writer noted that "Robotham is a master plotter at the top of his form, and readers will surely hope to see more of his complicated new characters."^[4]

The judges of the CWA Gold Dagger Award concurred: "Robotham is an absolute master of the impactful opening and draws you effortlessly in before seamlessly ratcheting up the tension and jeopardy."^[3]

Awards

2020 Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award, winner^[3]
2020 Australian Book Industry Awards General Fiction, shortlisted^[5]
2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, shortlisted^[6]

Publication history

After the novel's initial publication in 2019 in Australia by Hachette,^[1] it was reprinted as follows:

Scribner, USA, 2019^[7]
Sphere Books, UK 2019^[8]

It was also translated into German in 2019,^[9] Croatian in 2022,^[10] Korean in 2023,^[11] Ukrainian^[12] and Polish in 2024.^[13]

References

1 2 "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Hachette)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "Austlit — Cyrus Haven by Michael Robotham". Austlit. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
1 2 3 ""Crime Writers' Association - Gold Dagger Award – Past Winners"". Crime Writers' Association. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
↑ ""GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL"". Kirkus Reviews, 23 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ ""ABIA 2020 shortlists announced"". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "MWA Announces the 2020 Edgar Nominations". Mystery Writers of America . Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
↑ "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Scribner)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Sphere)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (German)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Croatian)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Ch'op'an)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Ukrainian)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
↑ "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Polish)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

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[NLA-1] 1 2 "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Hachette)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[2] "Austlit — Cyrus Haven by Michael Robotham". Austlit. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[CWA-3] 1 2 3 ""Crime Writers' Association - Gold Dagger Award – Past Winners"". Crime Writers' Association. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

[4] ""GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL"". Kirkus Reviews, 23 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[5] ""ABIA 2020 shortlists announced"". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[6] "MWA Announces the 2020 Edgar Nominations". Mystery Writers of America . Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

[7] "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Scribner)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[8] "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Sphere)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[9] "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (German)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[10] "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Croatian)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[11] "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Ch'op'an)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[12] "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Ukrainian)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[13] "Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (Polish)". GoodReads. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

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