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who knows me gets that I really like a strong, female kickass main character and that's exactly what I got in Josie Quinn, I warmed to Josie even before I found out the reason for her current suspension, I wanted to follow her from the opening of the book, She's gritty and real and passionate as girls start disappearing in her home town of Denton and Josie will not rest until she finds out what is going on, I loved the interspersed chapters from the POV of the kidnapped girls and was particularly intrigued by the story of Ginger Blackwell, The writing flows seamlessly while the plot motors along at breakneck speed often leaving me holding my breath, This book is the first in the series from Lisa Regan and I am excited that I have a new female lead to follow, I'll be waiting impatiently for the next instalment, ., I love me a kickass, strong AF female lead!!!

Detective Josie Quinn doesn't take lip from anyone, Policing the small town of Denton, Pennsylvania may seem like a sleepy job for an officer but there's more to this town than meets the eye, Quinn has been suspended from her job for a past incident when a young girl, Isabelle Coleman shows up missing, At first this seems like a pretty regular missing person's case but Josie, unable to let go of the job or her lingering feelings that something more sinister has occurred embarks on an unsanctioned investigation all on her own.


People didnt vanish into thin air, and beautiful teenage girls who were abducted were rarely returned alive and unharmed,

Aye girl, you're not wrong there, As Josie becomes more entrenched in the mystery surrounding this missing teenage girl we learn more about our leading lady and her own personal demons, She's struggling with her alcohol consumption, her failed marriage to highschool sweetheart Ray, her inability to be anything other than a cop and a sordid familial history, Things, are not going well for our girl Jo,

Three weeks earlier she had been a respected police detective in Denton, a town she loved, with a beautiful new house, and an exciting new relationship, Now she was suspended, broke, and quite possibly in mortal danger,

As she digs deeper into the case of Isabelle, she uncovers that this isn't a oneoff crime but that multiple girls have gone missing over the past few years.
Vanished without a trace, some found and some not, When one of these girls, who has been missing for a year turns up during a shakedown, all but catatonic, the story really takes off, Unable to let sleeping dogs lie, Josie digs further and further into a case where she's unwanted and things quickly turn ugly,

“You cant always be all roses and sweetness,” she had always told Josie, “That dont get shit done, ”

The first half of this novel was a bit slow for me, It took some time to really get into the swing of the story, Regan's writing and character development, Josie is a tough, hard and nononsense MC and this is told solely from her POV, She's unlikable at times, but what I enjoyed so much about her is that she isn't written in a way where she wants to be likable, Josie has a one track mind she is a detective, she solves crime and she is damn good at it, This created an incredibly strong female lead that's a nice break from some of the tropes female characters fall into in these sorts of novels,

One of my least favorite things in mysteries is when the reader is given all of the information in the final few chapters, Where the "twists" come out of left field and have me asking more of "wait, what" rather than all of the pieces clicking into place and shocking me with their end result.
Regan pulled the latter off seamlessly, In the last quarter of this read bread crumbs that we've been previously given are quickly and efficiently snapping into place and they are perfectly paced and placed right where they belong.


While the prose didn't blow me away and it took a bit for me to get into the swing of this read I'm very much looking forward to the second novel.
Regan created a cast of likable and/or admirable characters that I think any reader could get behind, Not to mention that this book had as close to a happy ending as a thriller can and it was a lovely way to end a difficult at times read.
I'd definitely suggest this for anyone who loves well paced mysteries, suspense or thrillers with strong female leads,

I completed this as a Traveling Friends read and it was incredibly wonderful to discuss all the ins and outs of this one with others, This is an excellent book club, group or buddy read given all the little pieces Regan delves out as the story progresses, The blurb for this book cited this as a good choice for fans of Angela Marsons and thats all I needed to start reading it, When the story starts, Josie Quinn is on suspension for excessive force, When her boss refuses to bring her back when a teenager goes missing, she basically launches her own investigation,

Josie is one messed up lady, Shes got problems with her job, her almost exhusband and alcohol, Her childhood was a horror story, And she seems to be in the middle of every bad scene happening in Denton, Pa, I had problems with bonding with Josie before I learned the reason for the excessive force, But once I did, I could empathize with her but then I didnt understand her bosss hardassed attitude about having her help,

The plot definitely keeps your attention, Like Josie, I was bamboozled by the story of Ginger Blackwell, And unlike some mysteries, I found I was only figuring things out as Josie did, The ending is a bit over the top on the believability scale, Ive knocked the star rating down to a three because of that,

This is the first in a new series and despite the ending, I will return for book two,

My thanks to netgalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of this book, Lisa Regan is an author to watch she is amazing at writing gritty police procedural thrillers that you wont stop reading from beginning to the very end, I loved this book Josie Quinn was written perfectly the author showing a strong willed no nonsense character that also had a weak side to her as well, the premise outstanding amp the ending wasmiles an hour never letting up.



josie Quinn is a police officer with Denton P, D she is having problems with her marriage signing divorce papers amp having her mother in Rockview nursing home is also on suspension for using excessive force the bottle is her best friend to get through the day, but doing what she loves being a detective she gets involved in a missing girls case.



Isabella Coleman went missing in the woods near her home five days ago her mother Marla had returned home to an empty house, believing her daughter had gone out with friends in a town denton Pensylvania Detective josie Quinn decides to investigate against her bosses orders, she is told by Ray her husband not to interfere but Josie is strong willed amp does things her way.



As the investigation deepends more girls go missing this is something that pushes Josie on to find them amp bring them back , but when trinity payne a journalist comes to Josie for a headline boy do the sparks fly between the two.



Its when Misty Rays partner amp stripper comes into it the plot takes off there are so many questions that Josie needs answered but she is told by Ray to get out while she can that this investigation goes deeper than she can handle.
But When Ray gets shot the bar rises amp Josies instincts kick in, it pulls her to him their relationship her feeling even though she is engaged to Luke Will they both survive that is the question

big fat.

VANISHING GIRLS by LISA REGAN Detective Josie Quinnis a gritty, dark, and tense police procedural that grabbed my attention quickly and had me totally invested throughout this whole story.


LISA REGAN delivers another wellwritten, actionpacked, and an angst driven story here that starts off a little slow but quickly becomes a thrilling, entertaining and exciting read,  I found the storyline to be rather interesting and I enjoyed following along with Josie as she investigates the disappearance vanishing of young women from her small town,  Even though there were a couple of questionable situations that seemed a little unlikely it didnt take away from my enjoyment and how entertaining this novel was for me,  I kind of really enjoy overthetop action!  

I thought the mystery was really good with a few surprising twists and I really enjoyed Josies character and the relationships she had with the other characters in this book.
I look forward to getting to know Josie better in the next book from this series,  

To sum it all up it was a suspenseful, fastpaced, and an enjoyable read with an ending that has definitely enticed me to read the next book in this series.
Would recommend!!

Traveling Sisters Group Read Thank you so much for another wonderful reading experience! It is always a pleasure reading along with these awesome ladies!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Bookoutoure and Lisa Regan for the opportunity to read a copy of this book in exchange for a review.


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sitelink com Hot Diggity Dang!! I just need to say WOW, Lisa Regan is amazing! She spend an afternoon with us answers our questions about her Detective Josie Quinn Series.
She gave us so much insight into this series and one of my favorite characters Josie! I love this series even more!! I could really feel her passion for her characters, her story and for her readers!

You can find the Q amp A here
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Updated review

Vanishing Girls is the start of one of my favourite series and characters, Detective Josie Quinn,
Josie is tough and flawed, and it took me a bit to warm up to here in this story, Once I did, I could not get enough of her, There are nowbooks released in the series, and with everyone we see Josie grow as a character,

Things start off quite quickly here as the unexpected emerges from a onelaned windy road and our main character Detective Josie Quinn is thrust into the middle of some action.
With a case on her mind that isn't supposed to be on her mind, she is determined to find answers, Answers become more questions for Josie and me, Things started to slow down for me as we get to know Josie and follow her search for answers,

It was Josies relationships and the dynamics between the characters that won me over, I became entirely invested in her relationships and found myself cheering for Josie and her high school sweetheart Ray, Now Ray is not so easy to like so this was a bit surprising for me as a nonromantic who usually does some eyerolling at the thought of romance in a thriller of any kind.
However, Lisa Regan did such a great job drawing me into their relationship, allowing me to care for them, I grew to like Josie more and more as I got to know her, and once I found out why she was suspended I liked her even more,

Things started to pick up as Lisa Regan took me down a fastpaced, intense, heartpounding windy road with secrets and lies and shocking moments that left me quite the happy reader after finishing this one and looking forward to the next one in the series.
I highly recommend.

This was a Traveling Sister read

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This was an actionpacked crime thriller that follows Detective Josie Quinn on her journey to uncover hidden truths and secrets surrounding the disappearance of several local women.
Quinn is on a work suspension when the novel starts, but she just cant seem to stay away from her police departments investigations,

I love Lisa Regans “Claire Fletcher” series so I was excited to start this new series, Unfortunately, this book fell short for a few reasons, I wasnt a fan of the main character, Josie Quinn, I couldnt connect with her or invest myself in any of her relationships, I found several parts of this story were highly unlikely, The implausibility largely took away from my overall enjoyment, This novel also took me a while to get into, Once I reached themark, the story picked up and was more of a fastpaced, page turner,

I read this with my Traveling Sisters Brenda, Norma, Kaceey and Susanne which was a pleasure, They all enjoyed this one more than I did and I strongly suggest checking out their reviews on Brenda and Normas fabulous blog at:

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A big thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and Lisa Regan for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!!
“Perverted was an interesting choice of word for a serial killer” as she sees “A blackness so complete that she couldnt even see her own body.
This was no nightmare. She had been taken. ”

What do they say about the sins of the father And a story line that will not vanish from your memory too quickly, because of its explosive plot, small town setting, and intriguing characters.
A book where the past and present collide in a story that has so many twists and turns, betrayals, and haunting secrets, What could be better when it is all packaged up in a book that is extremely well written with the right amount of tension as girls vanish with no trace.


The Plot

Josie Quinn is a highly enthusiastic detective whose passion and excessive force leads to her

suspension from the force, However, not one to follow by the rules, Josie conducts her own investigation into why Isabelle Coleman has gone missing and why another girl has turned up so traumatised by her ordeal she remains uncommunicative, unresponsive, and unable to speak.


All of this casts back memories of Josies own experience as a child when her sister goes missing never to be found leaving her questioning if there could possibly be any connection as the past and present collide in the most remarkable way.


and Comments

Praise to creating a strong female character but less praise for creating a flawed character experiencing all the usual stereotypical characteristics to make these fictional female characters appear human.
Alcohol, endless cursing, and a broken marriage, yes common traits used in books of course but try something different, I did not connect with Josie as the central female protagonist in the way I would have hoped,

I am all for strong powerful women, but there is a fine line between someone who has drive and determination and the ones that overstep the mark, are crude, abrasive and ignore all the basic rules of engagement.
I feel this character was on the wrong side for me and with it made the character less plausible because you would get rid of such maverick flawed people who are unfixable and working in that field.


Now for the bit I loved about the book, the plot was excellent, and the twists and turns left me wondering who was actually guilty and how many without giving too much away.
Suspenseful, thrilling and totally absorbing from the beginning, Well worth reading but I hope you like the central female character, although I didnt, .