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  • The Missing Ones

  • Detective Lottie Parker, Book 1
  • By: Patricia Gibney
  • Narrated by: Michele Moran
  • Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (569 ratings)

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The Missing Ones

By: Patricia Gibney
Narrated by: Michele Moran
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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 and 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.

©2017 Patricia Gibney (P)2017 Bookouture

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The Missing Ones

i enjoyed every minute of this book, story line kept me thinking and guessing from beginning to end

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excellent first in series

This is a deft very well written book, great plot, language and characterization.

more please!

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engrossing

Great story and awesome narration. Highly recommend the suspenseful novel, draws you in from start

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Great Storyline kept me listening

Storyline kept you wondering and well narrated but be warned it is very descriptive regarding child abuse and death, shocked me a bit at times and made me very uncomfortable.

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Finding a new author

A long but well told story. Easy to follow characters. I will look for more by this author

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Excellent story

Well crafted story, characters you can empathise with. A few cliches, but that happens with this genre. The ending is excellent and you will be intrigued all the way through. Let down by the narration a little, which has the emphasis misplaced in a few places, but still a good reading. Recommended.

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Enthralling

Loved it. Narration fabulous as it was a pleasure to listen to and clearly identifiable characters. Intricate plot with enthralling twists and turns.

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Brilliant

Great story, great narration. Interesting characters, likeable and believable. Sad heartbreaking history in there. I look forward to more from this author and narrator

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utterly thrilling

I loved this book. great, believable story with strong and interesting characters. I'm hooked!

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Compelling read

The whole read was so real, can just imagine the fiction could be true!
Loved the narrative and her accent.

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