Saturday, July 25, 2020

Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan


Detective Josie Quinn's life is a complete mess:  she's been suspended from the police force for using excessive force, her husband, who's also on Denton's police force, cheated on her but won't sign their divorce papers, her new boyfriend wants to marry her, a TV reporter won't stop hounding her, and she doesn't know what to do with all the free time she's got on her hands.

What she really wants to do is help find Isabelle Coleman, a teen who's gone missing. When another girl who's been missing for over a year unexpectedly turns up, Josie thinks the two cases are connected. But she's been forbidden from investigating either one. Only it's not in her nature to just stand by and watch, even if getting involved means jeopardizing her career. Or even her life. Because there's something going on in Denton, something dark and dangerous.

My thoughts:
There's a lot to like about this one: a well-developed, complicated main character, good pacing, unexpected twists and turns, a chilling mystery, and a suspenseful ending. This is the first book in Regan's Detective Josie Quinn mystery series, and it's an excellent read. I really enjoyed it. And I'm looking forward to reading the other books that follow. Here's hoping they're all as good as this one.

Happy Reading!

25 comments:

  1. A new series! It is always nice to find a new series that you truly enjoy. :)

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    1. It is! I'm hoping the next book is just as good. :)

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  2. A new series (or new-to-me anyway)! I do love finding a new series and this one looks very good. The town is Denton - is that Denton, Texas or where? Just curious. Thanks for the thoughts, Lark.

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    1. I think it's Denton, Pennsylvania. Funny that so many states have the same towns in them, isn't it?

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  3. Oh wow! Sounds like Josie has been having a rough time. I'm always looking for new mysteries so I'll have to see if my library has this one. :)

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  4. This sounds really good! I'm a sucker for detective stories. I'll look this one up. :)

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    1. Hope you get a chance to give it a try. :)

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  5. I love a good detective story, this sounds good, thanks for sharing!

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  6. Sounds like a really good main character, especially for a brand new series. There are so many directions the author can go with her that this one could turn out to be fun.

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    1. It'll be interesting to see where she takes the next one.

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  7. Ooh this does sound good. I like a good suspenseful ending that works. Hope the rest of the series is as good!

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    1. Me, too! :) Of course, first my library has to order the other books. We'll see how long that takes.

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  8. Sounds like a good one. Another new series to explore! :)

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  9. I haven't read this one but it does sound like a good story. I'm glad that you liked it.

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    1. It's always good to find a new author you like. :)

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  10. Oh hello, I love teh sound of Josie and all her messiness! Thank you for putting this on my radar!

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    1. Hope you get a chance to check it out! :)

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  11. Hi Lark, Josie sounds like an interesting character and what sells me on a new detective series is always the detective. If I bound with the detective I am going to read the series.

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    1. I so agree! If I don't love the main character, I won't keep reading the series.

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  12. I always love this kind of cover on a book. It has that creepy scenic look about it.

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  13. It does, doesn't it? That's partly why I picked this one up in the first place. :)

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  14. Oh goodness the main character really does seem to have a lot going on! Sounds like the start of a good series.

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