

Plot summary Īudie Palmer escapes from a Texas jail the day before the end of his ten-year sentence for armed robbery and second-degree murder. This is his first book to not involve either of his two main characters Joe O'Loughlin and Vincent Ruiz.

It won the 2015 Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Robotham has a talent for creating fascinating and complex characters, and Audie Palmer may be his best yet.Life or Death (2014) is a crime novel by Australian author Michael Robotham. Robotham is an absolute master."- Stephen King, "Robotham has a talent for creating fascinating and complex characters, and Audie Palmer may be his best yet." - Booklist (starred review), "Robotham creates fascinating characters and gives them wonderful dialogue." - Harry Levins, St. I couldn't stop reading, yet I didn't want Audie's story to end. Robotham's skill as a writer remains undeniable: He offers memorable characters caught up in an irresistible story." - Kirkus Reviews, " Life or Death is a nerve-shredding thriller with the heart and soul so often missing from lesser crime and suspense novels. Plenty of edge-of-the-seat excitement, forcing readers to frantically turn the pages to find out how all these different strands intersect. Talk about topsy turvy - but it works - big time."- Steve Berry, author of The Lincoln Myth and The Jefferson Key, prison-break tale with a twist. Louis Post-Dispatch, "A pitch perfect plot with a stunning twist that involves a sheep in wolf's clothing.

Robotham is an absolute master."- Stephen King, -, "Robotham creates fascinating characters and gives them wonderful dialogue."- Harry Levins, St. Talk about topsy turvy - but it works - big time." - Steve Berry, author of The Lincoln Myth and The Jefferson Key, " Life or Death is a nerve-shredding thriller with the heart and soul so often missing from lesser crime and suspense novels. We should celebrate it." - Alan Cheuse, The Dallas Morning News, "A pitch perfect plot with a stunning twist that involves a sheep in wolf's clothing. It reads so smoothly it will make you forget about any turbulence you may encounter while aloft or about the traffic outside your minivan in the carpool lane. We should celebrate it."- Alan Cheuse, The Dallas Morning News, "It has one of the great plots of the nstantly unfolding and fabulously revelatory. Robotham's skill as a writer remains undeniable: He offers memorable characters caught up in an irresistible story."- Kirkus Reviews, "It has one of the great plots of the nstantly unfolding and fabulously revelatory.
