There is something very wrong in the life of Lola Jade Harper, besides that hon is missing. All the evidence points to her father being the one who has abducted her from her bedroom. And when he also disappears that seems to solidify that. Rachel Prince is working this case and when she finds Gavin Harper in Argentina she is sure that he can help find his daughter. But he denies any knowledge about the whereabouts of Lola Jade and accuse his wife, Lola Jade’s mother, Michelle of hiding the truth.
This was a very intense read, I was never sure what to believe. So I kept on reading, turning page after page, getting more and more upset with everyone. Well, not Rachel Prince. She is a great main character. Honest, with flaws, very believable. Everyone else had something to hide and I couldn’t figure out what really had happened. And when a picture started to emerge, I didn’t want it to be true. It was just to horrible, what this little girl had to endure. In the end they find her, Lola Jade, in a purple suitcase in a storage facility.... I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture!

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

DI Rachel Prince and her DS Mark Brickell work for some police organization I didn't quite grasp; previously Interpol possibly, or now incorporating Interpol or something. Anyway, here they are asked to help out Surrey police, who have been trying to locate missing 6 year old Lola Jade for some months. Lola Jade's mother claims her estranged husband must have taken their daughter, and now he has disappeared too.

This was very, very good; well-plotted, with decent clues for the reader to pick up on and only minimal amounts of traumatic detail/suffering of children. The pace was brisk and I read it in one sitting, keen to find out what would happen. I liked Rachel and Mark's working relationship, and the fact that both Rachel and the female DS in Surrey were competent and worked well with others. There was quite a lot of Rachel's personal life (a slightly excessive amount perhaps), where she was less competent and worked less well with others, and behaved quite oddly really.

Highly recommended.

This book is an excellent start to a series. Detective Rachel Prince is asked to help look for a missing child, Lola Jade Harper. She questions Lola's mother Michelle and goes to Spain to talk to her father. There are a lot of twists and turns in this plot. I liked the fact that DI Prince and DS Brickall have a life outside of work. There are are lot of edge of the seat parts in the hunt for Lola Jade and a brilliant ending.

This is Book 1 of the Detective Inspector Rachel Prince series from debut novelist Alison James. Knowing from the beginning that there will be more novels featuring this character really kept me interested in her quirky character. She works well with her partner Detective Sargeant Mark Brickall. Injured from the beginning of the book while she is out running, Rachel does not let her leg injury stop her from running after clues. She has been tasked with finding out what happened to missing child Lola Jade Harper and hopefully bring her home alive. Her methods of detection are not always what you would expect because Rachel thinks outside of the box. She is single-minded, focusing on finding the little girl before it’s too late. But when the unthinkable happens and another child disappears, Rachel’s job becomes one of cat and mouse. She has to be smarter than the perpetrator, and it is amazing to see how she works things out. The author throws in a lot of red herrings and just when you think you have the mystery figured out, there. Is a twist. The end and the revelation of the criminal was such a surprise that I never saw it coming. Although Rachel is not a particularly magnetic character, she is likeable and eccentric. I am sure that the author has a winning series with Rachel Prince at the center of it!

Wow you are not going to be disappointed with this book, what a great story line.

Lola Jade a six-year-old child goes missing one night from her bed. Who has taken her and why? Her mother is blaming her father for taking her.
DI Rachel Prince is working the case with DS Mark Brickall. They are part Major Crime Investigative Support team of the National Crime Agency. They have been asked to assist Surrey Police with the investigation as all there leads into the case have gone cold.
A local woman is murdered and a second child goes missing. Rachel is trying to see if these are connected to her case. The continue to dig deeper into the mystery and with twists and turns that will surprise you.
This book is so damn good and I am looking forward to the next instalment in DI Rachel Prince. Alison James has written one fantastic debut novel. This was a great solid police procedural book. I was hooked from the very first page until its superb conclusion. I loved the relationship between Rachel and Mark, there sense of humour gave me a few laughs throughout the book. I also enjoyed the other characters in the story and I would love to read more about them all especially DS Leila Rajavi who was pregnant in this story, love to see her story continue also along with DI Rachel Prince.

This book is definitely worth a read. Add it to you TBR list so you don’t miss out on a superb book.

This book has had a name change since reading it and it is now called The Lying Kind which I think this new title gives too much away. I liked the original title better.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC in exchange for an open and honest review.

I chose to request this book because I never have a bad experience with Bookouture’s choices of thrillers and this was another fantastic crime thriller! This book had me turning pages and was quite gripping! There was complex characters and I felt were relateable. Highly recommended!

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for my copy.

A small child disappears from her bed and suspicion falls on her father. Detective Rachel Prince is tasked with investigating alongside her DS Brickall.

This is the first in the series and it shows great promise. The attention to detail is good and the way the crime unfolded kept my interest.

BUT the huge problem for me is Rachel, she is just downright horrible. Snarky, sarcastic and quite honestly rude to and about every female she is in contact with throughout the book. She flirts with every attractive man and is dismissive of every woman. Classing herself as not a girly girl is not an excuse not to have any female friends and being openly hostile to every other woman including her older sister. For example she sleeps with her married trainer but blames his wife for planting the idea in her mind.

"Only after she put the idea in my head' Rachel was also smiling.'What happened was HER fault"
No it absolutely wasn't, it is yours for having no moral or ethical code.

Also we get that Rachel is a fitness fanatic but realistically being in the gym sparring so soon after is torn ACL is very unrealistic. You are still putting huge pressure on that joint. Also she seems to exist on a diet of tea/coffee with an occasional salad whilst Brickall lives off junk food. There can be a happy medium.

I really hope that in the sequel that the author allows some development of Rachel into a more rounded character and with a better balanced view of relationships.

Have you ever had the urge to read a book which makes you feel as though you are actually in amongst the hubbub? 

Have you ever read a book which makes you feel as though your hair is standing on end like you have just had an electric shock?

Have you ever been so engrossed in a story that the chances of you becoming a killer should anyone even dare to disturb you, went from 0-60 in the matter of seconds?

If you have answered 'yes' to the above questions, hold on tight folks because OHMYGOD you're in for the ride of lifetime. I have been waiting for a police procedural just like this one, which focused on the investigation side more than the gore of the crime - 'The Lying Kind' did not disappoint.

What an intense, rollercoaster ride of a read this is! If there were prizes for the amount of times you said the same word whilst reading a book, I would probably win hands down for my multiple use of 'OHMYGOD'. As soon as something happened, a rather loud 'OHMYGOD' followed shortly after - I'm not even joking!

'The Lying Kind' is phenomenal, and I don't use that word often!!! The only thing I could fault about the book was the fact that it had ended. The theme itself was brilliantly written, psychologically twisting, with a perfect pace which kept its momentum for the duration of the novel.

Each character, in my eyes, was well thought out as they all had a part to play in the book without coming across like they were just filling empty spaces (if that makes sense). I thought Detective Rachel Prince was incredibly ballsy and, even though she did come across as a bit of a wet blanket sometimes, her personality was more realistic because of it.

I honestly felt as though I was involved in a high speed chase every time I turned the page of 'The Lying Kind' - I kept waiting with baited breath every time I thought the investigation was going to be concluded! In my head I was shouting 'HURRY UP!!!!' because I was just so gripped by what I was reading.

Can you tell that I loved this book? I cannot stress it enough - you HAVE to go and read Alison James' novel as it blew me away at the speed of lightening.
Such a fast paced, gripping, highly detailed read which left me begging for more. Oh I am so glad that this is the start of a brand new series otherwise you guys would be needing to peel me off the floor and stop me crying. I need more....now!!

Fluffing, fluffing brilliant. Seriously. What a corker!

First book in the series featuring Detective Rachel Prince is centered around the disappearance of a six year old girl . This is a gripping dark and intense book with a well defined plot that gets right under your skin . Dramatic Storytelling at its best !! Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the e-book in exchange for my honest review ! #Netgalley #Bookouture #TheLyingKind

Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of this book. I was intrigued by the blurb and I thought the cover was striking.

This is the first in a new series following Detective Rachel Prince. Rachel works for the National Crime Agency or the NCA as its known. Rachel has had various roles within the force and is now brought in to assist on complex cases. We learnt a lot about Rachel the detective but not so much Rachel the person. She is very closed off. Her family relationships seem strained as do her personal ones. She's not one to open her heart and soul. I hope that as the series progresses we learn more about her.

The case of missing Lola Jade is quite an interesting one. I remember a high profile case on the news once that was kind of similar to this. It's definitely something that could happen in real life but it's not something that would be your first thought when looking at a case like this.  I won't say anymore on the story line except I really enjoyed it. The investigation was full of twists and turns, but wasn't necessarily action packed. It showed us the tedious side of police work as well as the heart racing parts. Alison had me on tenterhooks towards the end. 

The pace of the writing is spot on. There was no point when I was just wishing the story would hurry up. There were points where you were plodding along nicely and then other points where you were racing through but it all fitted the story. 

This was my first book by Alison and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to more from Alison in the future, particularly from this series .

The Lying Kind by Alison James is the first book in a series featuring Detective Rachel Prince and the story is based round the disappearance of a six year old girl Lola Jade Harper.The book is full of twists and turns that keeps you guessing up until the final chapters and the character of Rachel Prince i'm sure will be explored in the upcoming books in this series which i'm looking forward to reading.An excellent 5 star read.

I'm always a bit leery when something like 'a totally gripping crime thriller' is included in the title, but the blurb for this one caught my attention. The crime portion of this story was interesting, if a touch drawn out. There's a lot of running around asking questions, and I have no problem with that as long as it leads somewhere, but at times it felt like our investigators were running in circles. Once things pick up and start falling into place, the pacing is much better. It just felt like it took a little too long to get there. As this is Detective Rachel Prince Book 1, there is considerable time taken to introduce the characters, particularly Rachel and her partner, Brickall. That is where I ran into problems. Not so much with the introductions, but that neither of these characters were especially likable. They are well-suited as partners, considering there doesn't appear to be much of a moral code between them. Rachel is often disdainful of other women and doesn't make the best choices in her personal life. Flawed characters are often some of my favorites, but Rachel doesn't appear to see anything wrong with the way she conducts herself, which doesn't do much to entice a reader to want to know more about her. So, to sum it up, we have a decent mystery with some twists and a conclusion that is a bit dark and twisted, but it's hard to become invested in a series when you don't even like the good guys.

I love reading crime and there is nothing I like more than discovering a series that I love and an author that I want to read more of. And this book, this author is definitely one of those! Oh what a wonderful, gripping, tense and brilliant book! What a spectacular start to a series! Cannot wait for the next in the series! 4.5/5

What happened to Lola Jade Harper? This book is really good! I can’t wait for the next one to read more about Rachel Prince and her next case! Lola Jade disappeared months ago and the case seems to be going cold. Gavin Harper the father swears Michelle Harper the mother did something to Lola Jade. Michelle says Gavin took her! Everyone is a suspect and no one wants to give any helpful information to Detective Rachel Prince. I really loved this book and was flipping through pages trying to figure out if Lola was alive or dead. If she was taken and by whom! It’s a really good whodunit book that will leave you on the edge of your seat!

Detective Rachel Prince is tasked with taking over the investigation into missing six-year-old Lola Jade Harper. Deducing that something is not quite right with the girl’s family, she must untangle the web of deceit if she has any chance of finding her. When the body of a woman is found, and connections are made to the missing girl, Rachel knows that the net is closing around the guilty party and she must move fast before they slip away forever…

Bookouture has this knack of producing must-read police procedural series and they have done it yet again! In Detective Rachel Prince, we have another strong female lead who is a hard-working and tenacious detective with a complicated personal life. She is a very good detective and her doggedness is shown when she has to travel to Europe alone to investigate a lead. Her work partner, DS Brickall, is another great character and the relationship between the two made each scene they were in together a joy to read.

The plot of a missing child is one that appears in many books, but I liked the twists that came with this one. The main suspects are all incredibly shifty and it was fun trying to work out which of their actions were linked to the disappearance of the child. Although it wasn’t too difficult to work out who the major player was here, the way in which it was carried out was very clever and was not something I saw coming at all.

This is not what I would call an action-packed book as a lot of time is given up to the actual investigation and we are privy to police interviews, stakeouts and the like. In some books, this can become tiresome but The Lying Kind is so well-written that each scene was fascinating and helped to build up a picture of Rachel, Brickall and the suspects.

It looks as though Bookouture has got me hooked on another crime series and I can’t wait to see what book two has in store for Rachel!

This is a great start to a new series.
I loved the chemistry between DI Rachel Prince and DS Brickall especially as it was made clear from the beginning that he wasn’t her type. They have a great working relationship and really help each other out when needed.
This is a gripping story which has quite a lot of twists and turns.
Lola Jade is reported missing from her home and DI Prince is asked to help Surrey police find her.
The father starts off as the prime suspect but soon other people are questioned and the ending was just brilliant.
This book has just the right amount of humour for a crime thriller and I loved it.
I can’t wait for more books in this series.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Six year old Jade Harper is taken from her bedroom. Her mother is distraught. She is convinced her estranged husband, Gavin Harper, has abducted their daughter. Detective Rechel prince is leading the investigation but is soon out of her depth as she searches for the most high-profile missing child in the country. Rachel must untie the Harper families complicated web of secrets and lies. As the case progresses, the body of a local woman is found. Then another little girl is taken.....

This is the first book in the Detective Rachel Prince series. The case has been handed over to Rachel so that so that a fresh pair of eyes might find new clues. This is a well written book. The suspense starts right away and does not until near the end where it does up a gear. There is loads going on in the book, sometimes a little too much. The characters are likeable. Overall this is a very promising start to a new series. I'm looking forward to reading book 2.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Bookouture and the author Alison James for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Lying Kind by Alison James is the first book in the new police procedural thriller series, Detective Rachel Prince. The book introduces readers to a new detective in Rachel while she investigates a high profile case of a missing little girl. As the investigation goes on there is more and more to be uncovered and solved in this story.

This first look at Rachel and her colleagues was a pretty intense one knowing there was a child who had gone missing without a trace to her whereabouts. Of course the family is looked at closely with suspicion thrown on the father who was in the middle of divorce proceedings and custody battles.

The nice thing about this series to me seemed to be how the author portrays and investigation. Police works is not all action and adventure in a case like this but sometimes a lot of paperwork and tedious tasks to get anywhere. This was actually portrayed a bit more realistically than some books are.

I would say though I can see not all readers liking the main character in this series. Rachel is one that is on the gritty, no nonsense side of a detective and would often read more to me like a male than a female, not that it was bad to me. But there was also some things going on in the book that I can see as making her not come across as particularly likable but when finished and while I wasn’t oohing and aahing over her just yet I still didn’t mind her.

The thing that solidified my rating on this one though was the way the author wrapped up the story. The outcome was one that I wasn’t expecting because quite honestly I don’t think I’ve ever read or seen it done before. Of course that’s my own experience and perhaps it has been done but I’m always impressed by that twist that I haven’t seen or didn’t expect. So in the end a nice solid start to this series that I’d only take a slight bit off at 4.5 and hope Rachel wins me over more in the next installment.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

I wasn't sure whether I wanted to start another crime series, but I really got sucked into this one. The plot is fast paced and the character of Rachel engaging. Now I wish there were more books I could read to find out what happens next!

I enjoyed reading this book I liked the main character Rachel Prince and the interaction between her and her work colleagues was realistic. I also liked the background and the story was good.No spoilers from me but this book will keep your interest and keep you page turning..cracking book and nice writing style made it easy to read . I would read more by this author.Thanks to the publishers and netgalley for the ARC.