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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Thank you @netgalley for the ARC of Last Girl Missing by K.L. Murphy. This is a great detective mystery that is perfectly paced. I liked the interweaving of stories from the past and present and the tie in of the detective with her dad. As a mother of teenage daughters, this book played on the fear that is in the back of your mind that something like this could happen with young women and the internet. I liked the detective, Callie Forde and hope there are more books with her in the future.
Detective Forde is called to investigate a missing teen. This case seems to parallel another case that her father was on which left him an invalid. Callie works to solve both murders and to avenge her father.
Detective Forde is called to investigate a missing teen. This case seems to parallel another case that her father was on which left him an invalid. Callie works to solve both murders and to avenge her father.
This was a beautiful, heart racing read that shows the gravity of the Internet and what can happen to girls. While also showing us that our main character can and will avenge her Father and discover more than anyone else could. I really enjoyed this twisty read that was so incredibly interwoven!
Thank you to Suzy approved book tours and the author!
Thank you to Suzy approved book tours and the author!
This book is a book that once you start reading you won’t put it down!!
When a teenage girl goes missing Detective Callie Forde is immediately drawn back to a case her father worked on, this was five years ago but her father got sidelined in a situation gone wrong. What seems to be a clear cut case quickly soon turns into something a lot darker. As she works longer on the case it’s soon becomes apparent to Callie when all the leads are eerily similar to that of her fathers case. Determined not to make the same mistakes he made, Callie races to find the girl, avenge her father, and maybe, stop history from repeating itself.
When a teenage girl goes missing Detective Callie Forde is immediately drawn back to a case her father worked on, this was five years ago but her father got sidelined in a situation gone wrong. What seems to be a clear cut case quickly soon turns into something a lot darker. As she works longer on the case it’s soon becomes apparent to Callie when all the leads are eerily similar to that of her fathers case. Determined not to make the same mistakes he made, Callie races to find the girl, avenge her father, and maybe, stop history from repeating itself.
This fast-moving story follows Detective Callie Ford and her partner Zel attempt to locate a missing, later revealed to be kidnapped, sixteen-year-old girl in Hampstead, a quiet, college town.
When Natalie's disappearance begins to bear a resemblance to another girl who went missing years earlier, alarm bells ring for Callie. This older investigation destroyed Callie's father's professional life (he was the detective in charge) and health, so Callie does her best to keep focused on Natalie, and not get swept up into her personal feelings about the previous case's impact on her family.
Of course, that doesn't work, so even while Callie and Zel get closer, after frustrating lead after frustrating lead, Callie decides to shake her father out of his depression and get his help.
I was hooked from the opening pages of this story. Callie is carrying a lot of emotional baggage during this case, and though it brings up lots of pain for her family and for the family of the other girl missing five years now, Callie keeps pushing forward, and manages to solve this case and also break through to her father.
I enjoyed this book, and the way author K.L. Murphy kept up the sense of urgency and sadness. The resolution to Callie's case worked for me, and I hope we see more Callie Ford books in the future.
Thank you to Netgalley and to Level Best Books for this ARC in exchange for my review.
When Natalie's disappearance begins to bear a resemblance to another girl who went missing years earlier, alarm bells ring for Callie. This older investigation destroyed Callie's father's professional life (he was the detective in charge) and health, so Callie does her best to keep focused on Natalie, and not get swept up into her personal feelings about the previous case's impact on her family.
Of course, that doesn't work, so even while Callie and Zel get closer, after frustrating lead after frustrating lead, Callie decides to shake her father out of his depression and get his help.
I was hooked from the opening pages of this story. Callie is carrying a lot of emotional baggage during this case, and though it brings up lots of pain for her family and for the family of the other girl missing five years now, Callie keeps pushing forward, and manages to solve this case and also break through to her father.
I enjoyed this book, and the way author K.L. Murphy kept up the sense of urgency and sadness. The resolution to Callie's case worked for me, and I hope we see more Callie Ford books in the future.
Thank you to Netgalley and to Level Best Books for this ARC in exchange for my review.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is my second read of the authors. Is it a case of is it coincidence or is there a new missing girl with facts eerily similar to her father’s case. Throw in some family drama and I was hooked from the start.
I liked how the two cases were handled in the book. I felt for Cassie and her family and liked the balance of personal to work life for her.
And I mostly liked that the case was able to surprise me. That’s always a plus in a police procedural. It’s fast paced and kept me wanting more as I read it. And it looks like this might be the start of a series.
I liked how the two cases were handled in the book. I felt for Cassie and her family and liked the balance of personal to work life for her.
And I mostly liked that the case was able to surprise me. That’s always a plus in a police procedural. It’s fast paced and kept me wanting more as I read it. And it looks like this might be the start of a series.
It's very rare that a book makes my jaw drop but KL Murphy managed to do it.
This book had me gripped from the very beginning and didn't slow down. The realistic plot made it all the better as it seemed relevant to follow along.
I will say it left me with a few questions, but none of them were really important to the storyline so im okay with being left unanswered.
This book had me gripped from the very beginning and didn't slow down. The realistic plot made it all the better as it seemed relevant to follow along.
I will say it left me with a few questions, but none of them were really important to the storyline so im okay with being left unanswered.
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I always enjoyed stories that have and old cold case that connects to the current cases the detectives are working. Callie has followed in her father's footsteps in becoming a detective and so when she gets called to the house of a missing girl, she first feels that this might just be a runaway teen. But as more time passes with no word from the missing girl she knows something is wrong. Digging through her social media and interviewing all her friends they know she was supposed to babysit for a new to the area family. But that family does not exist and the house where this job was supposedly, is for sale on a secluded street. Finding a few items that could be clues, Callie knows the clock is ticking. Once piece of evidence has a tie back to an old case of her father's but that hardly seems possible. But could it be? That was the case that ended her father's career as well as his motivation for life. Having a strained relationship with him lately, she is afraid to mention this case and what she has found but no one else knew that case better than her father. She cannot let another missing girl become another cold case and discussing this case with him may just be what it will take to find this girl before it's too late. I really enjoyed this story and how the case was part of the father/daughter relationship. Thank you to the author for the complementary novel and to Suzy Approved Book Tours for the invite. This review is of my own opinion and accord.
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
This was the first book I've ever read by K.L. but I enjoyed it. It contains a good mystery, a nuanced detective Callie who has a complicated relationship with her father who used to be a cop, and was fast paced and engaging.
A missing girl reminds Callie of a girl her dad tried to locate, who also went missing, 5 years ago but he got sidelined in a situation gone wrong. I loved how one small, seemingly unremarkable thing, ties the 2 cases together.
I was so sure I knew who was the bad in this book but I was so wrong! It twisted my head in a good way and it made a lot of sense (sad but made sense).
A missing girl reminds Callie of a girl her dad tried to locate, who also went missing, 5 years ago but he got sidelined in a situation gone wrong. I loved how one small, seemingly unremarkable thing, ties the 2 cases together.
I was so sure I knew who was the bad in this book but I was so wrong! It twisted my head in a good way and it made a lot of sense (sad but made sense).
mysterious
slow-paced