
The hole they dug was not deep A white flour bag encased the little body Three small faces watched from the window eyes black with terror The child in the middle spoke without turning his head 'I wonder which one of us will be next?' When a woman's body is discovered in a cathedral & hours later a young man is found hanging from a tree outside his home Detective Lottie Parker is called in to lead the investigation Both bodies have the same distinctive tattoo clumsily inscribed on their legs It's clear the pair are connected but how? The trail leads Lottie to St Angela's a former children's home with a dark connection to her own family history Suddenly the case just got personal As Lottie begins to link the current victims to unsolved murders decades old two teenage boys go missing She must close in on the killer before they strike again but in doing so is she putting her own children in terrifying danger? Lottie is about to come face to face with a twisted soul who has a very warped idea of justice Fans of Tess Gerritsen Karin Slaughter & Helen Fields will be gripped by this page-turning serial killer thriller guaranteed to keep you reading late into the night What everyone is saying about The Missing Ones'I had been looking forward to reading this book & I was not disappointed I will certainly be reading more books in this series' Angela Marsons' This debut novel from Gibney is just EVERYTHING!!! This was THE BEST book I have read in quite some time If I could give it more than 5 stars I would!' Butterfly's Booknerdia Blog' Totally riveting & 100 engrossing' Books From Dusk Till Dawn'A gripping read from beginning to finish' Deja Read'AMAZING! Really well written & kept me itching to read the next page It was unputdownable! Cannot wait to read book two when released' Goodreads Reviewer'I was immediately grabbed by the opening paragraph & was so enthralled that I read it in two sittings I only put it down when my eyes refused to stay open!' Goodreads Reviewer' It's one of those stories where you look at the clock & you think just a couple more chapters & then you look again & hours have gone by It was well worth the lack of sleep' Goodreads Reviewer'A phenomenal read for a debut novel
- when I say good I mean gooooooooood' Page Turners Nook' Gibney definitely is a writer to watch & an exciting new voice in crime fiction' But Books are Better' This story has it all compelling characters a strong plot a lot of action suspense & tension Reading this novel was fascinating & totally engaging' Carol's Place'I have found a new crime author to add to my must read list I find it incredible that this is a debut novel as it's polished well plotted & gripping' The Book Review Cafe' Thrilling filled with twists & turns that surprise you out of nowhere; it is dark mysterious & gripping' The Reading Lodge' Wow! Thrilling & tense with so many twists A page-turning unputdownable read The suspense builds up throughout the book & the pace never lets down & the ending
- wow! I did not see it coming! I am in awe of this author Five amazing stars' Renita D' Silva' If I had to describe this debut thriller in just one word I'd choose engrossing' Book Reviews by Monnie' Every now & then something good comes into your life Well in this case two things have Detective Inspector Lottie Parker & her team; & the author Patricia Gibney who has written a brilliant page turner of a crime thriller Let's hope we hear a lot more from both of them' Nigel Adams Bookworm