This is a brilliant start to a new series and I love the character of Detective Josie Quinn.
The book starts with Josie struggling to keep herself occupied after she’s suspended for an incident she was blamed for.
She soon becomes aware that a young girl has gone missing and is desperate to help. The Chief won’t let her near the case so she starts to make her own enquiries.
Josie soon gets caught up in something which has dangerous consequences for those close to her.
The final few chapters had me on the edge of my seat and I was desperate to know the outcome.
This is a gripping crime thriller and I highly recommend it.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Not that long ago I read Finding Claire Fletcher, and enjoy it quite a bit, so when I saw that Regan had a new series coming out, I of course I had to read it too. I am a sucker for the thrillers that include the police procedurals in it too. The Vanishing Girls is the first of three books in the Detective Josie Quinn Series. This one centers around a small town named Denton, where young girls seem to be going missing at an alarming rate. It seems that like they just disappear, no clue of what happened to them, that is until one day one of those girls just appears. She doesn’t talk, so there is no way to tell where she’s been, who might have taken her or even how she managed to escape. But there is one determined police officer who is set herself on a course to find the most recent missing girl and uncover what happened to the girl who turned up.

Josie Quinn is on the local police department’s force, she has been put on suspension of which we do learn about later on. But for now, she isn’t taking the suspension very well. That might be because her life is in disarray as it is. On top of being suspended, she’s going to through a divorce and her Grandmother whom she loves dearly is in the hospital. There is one bright spot for her, she is engaged to a great man. Now, Josie is one stubborn, hard headed woman, and not matter what anyone tells her, she is going to find out what is going on in their town. I found Josie to be one of those women I would certainly want to have on my side. She might not always think first before acting, but she does get results.

The cast of characters other than Josie was rather large. There are a lot players in the game, I’m not going to give away to much about them. Other than to say, that with so many people the suspect pool is filled with some questionable people. Ones that were supposed to have Josie’s back might not have had the best intentions. Or did they? Were they truly trying to help or prevent her from finding the truth? As little clues piling up, and following Jose while she trying to put them all together was intense. The danger she found herself kept on mounting and the suspense kept building right up to the very end. It was a reveal that I was really didn’t see coming. Everything that learned along the way came into question! This was serious twisted happening going on in such a small town.

For this being the first in the series, it was definitely a great start. I enjoyed the characters, even though there were some I truly wanted to hate, because they were horrid but they played their parts quite well. The pacing was fast and suspenseful and the mystery definitely kept me guessing. I am curious to see where Regan take Josie Quinn next in The Girl With No Name, that comes out in April. I think that fans of the thriller/mystery genre will enjoy this one. I know I did!

**3.5 STARS**

Detective Josie Quinn is your archetypal kickass female protagonist, and she's one seriously messed up individual.

A teenage girl has gone missing, and though Josie is currently suspended from duty for use of excessive force, she decides to carry out her own enquiries into the missing girl and discovers that there's much more to this case than initially thought.

As seems to be the norm these days, our female lead has personal demons - she uses alcohol as a crutch to lay to rest her terrible childhood at the hands of her mother - then there's problems with her soon to be ex-husband. Against this background Josie does a remarkable job with her investigation, bringing to light some extremely nasty individuals, some of them holding positions of importance in the small community of Denton, and she also highlights the fact that the missing teen is just one of many!

The plot certainly demands attention, and once it has your attention it doesn't let go! Josie got herself into some serious scrapes, and I'm not entirely sure that she'd manage to hold onto her job in the real world, but she definitely had me rooting for her, especially when I discovered why she was on suspension from duty!

Enjoyed it on the whole, though I wasn't convinced (in a legal sense) by the ending!

*Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for my ARC in exchange for an honest review *

VanishIng Girls is definitely one of the best mystery novels I've ever read. The characters, the suspense, everything was just perfect.

Usually, when you read a mystery novel, it usually connects with the brain, right? You try to figure out what'll happen next. You rack your brain about it.

But this book managed to stir both my head and my heart. It made me cry and smile proudly. It made me laugh and it made me scream 'yes!' (Which made my mom think I was crazy, as usual.)

I loved Detective Josie Quinn for her determination and her badass character. I salute that woman.

There's another character I loved but I can't reveal his name because that's part of a suspense, but he's the good guy playing the bad guy role.

All in all, VanishIng Girls was a shocking, goosebumps raising read and I'm excited to read more of Josie Quinn's cases!

This book was quite gripping, but also rather disturbing. The story centers around the disappearance of a girl, and the first book in the Josie Quinn series. The protagonist is memorable and well-developed and I would be interested in seeing her story continue in the next book.

This book is dark, disturbing with plenty of twists, turns, suspense and tension which captivates you right to the end.
Josie Quinn is a force to be reckoned with, hope it's not along wait for the next instalment.

Thank you netgalley, Bookoutre and Lucy Regan for allowing me to read and review this book.

Excellent story line and great main characters. I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend.

I found this to be a 5* masterpiece!

This book kept me enthralled from first page to last. It's a heartbreaking tale of vanishing girls, but, not one that relies on gore or cheap thrills. Rather, this has tension on every page, characters that are well developed and a haunting storyline that stays with you long after the final chapter.

I am so looking forward to the next adventure and highly recommend this book to all who enjoy an edge of your seat, gripping, thriller.

Fantastic!

Many thanks to net galley, bookoutre and Lisa Regan for the opportunity to preview this book.

Publishing date 17/1/18

This book is centered around suspended cop Josie Quinn . Girls are disappearing and Josie Quinn is investigating on her own . She learns real fast that she can't trust anyone . I loved Josie's character , gutsy , brave and tough but with a soft spot . This book was dark and disturbing but was a good read . Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review .

Girls are disappearing from Denton, Pennsylvania and suspended cop Josie Quinn investigates on her own off the record. Very quickly she discovers that she cannot trust anyone. I liked the fact that the main character, Josie, was not your typical female action hero. She was tough as nails at times, but also showed a softer, vulnerable side. Some of the references in this book were quite disturbing, although not graphic, and were maybe, just a tad over the top. I would say that I liked this book, but it did not "WOW" me. Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Girls are disappearing and nobody in the police force seems to be doing their jobs right, including Josie’s estranged husband, and she can’t because she is suspended. Perfectly captures small town claustrophobia. What is going on and who can you trust? A page turner and the first I hope in a new series, I’d like to see Josie return #VanishingGirls #NetGalley

Thanks Netgalley for the advance copy of this amazing book! I chose this because I had high hopes it was my type of book after reading the description! I love books with strong, sassy women as the lead characters. Josie lived up to expectations! And is now one of my firm favourites along with Kim Stone, Rizolli, Sara Trent, etc I could go on! It centres on Detective Josie Quinn investigating the disappearance of a young girl in her small town, she also finds another who won’t talk! Has the right amount of everything in this book. Seriously one of the best I’ve read so far this year! Go read it!!

This is the first of Lisa Regan's books that I've had the pleasure to read. I look forward to reading more by Lisa Regan and to follow the story of Josie Quinn!

This was the beginning of a series featuring Detective Josie Quinn, who honestly, is a hot mess! She has been suspended for using excessive force against a young mother but she can't keep herself from following leads after a teenager is kidnapped in her home town. Following the leads takes her on a trail of twists and turns and loops that keep the reading wondering what the heck is going on in that town! This is a real mystery that I found myself barely solving along with Josie - sometimes being totally wrong. It's a bit of a ride, but worth the journey. Great opening book!

The story has a dark edge but it isn't explicitly graphic; there is violence, assault/rape and other crimes but not thrown out in a gruesome, overpowering way. It did spark some hatred and disgust from me while reading, though.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good mystery/suspense but doesn't shy away from the dark themes; anyone who likes a strong female character who isn't perfect, anyone who likes a great book!

**Received from NetGalley for my honest review.**

Detective Josie Quinn was frustrated at being shut out of the investigation into the missing girl. She had been suspended for misconduct – and of course she knew they were right – but being unable to work the case when she had so many thoughts and clues to follow, was driving her crazy. Of course, Josie being Josie meant her own private investigation would follow…

Almost being killed by a runaway car, in which one of the badly wounded passengers turned out to be someone she knew sent Josie in a different direction. But her ex-husband Ray continued to tell her to back off. The Chief of Police was furious and threatened retribution if Josie didn’t desist. But all the same, Josie didn’t – she couldn’t. Missing girls; distraught parents; and a catatonic young woman who had just been discovered – Josie needed answers. The police force was stretched to the limit with their resources – but Josie wondered if they were doing enough.

Who was Ramona? And was the girl from three years ago connected? Little did Josie know that she was on a collision course with terror, darkness and destiny – but would it be hers?

Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan is the 1st in the Detective Josie Quinn series and is a gripping, intense and dark psychological thriller which brought Angela Marsons’ DI Kim Stone series to mind. Josie Quinn is an extremely messed up character, with a childhood she tries - sometimes successfully, sometimes not - to leave in the past. But, thoroughly enjoyable, hard to put down, with a totally satisfying conclusion, I have no hesitation in highly recommending Vanishing Girls to fans of the genre.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read and review.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the Publisher, Bookouture, for this review copy given in exchange for an honest review. Also thank you to Kim from Bookouture for organising the blog tour.

My first Lisa Regan book, and the first book in the Detective Josie Quinn series. For information, this book is set in Pennsylvania, USA.

The cover of this book was definitely something that drew my attention in the first instance. It is very bold and striking, and I love the colours! A good start! On the minus side, I have to admit, I didn’t read blurb as well as I should have, and didn’t realise it was set in America. I’m not a lover of American crime, so was a little disappointed that I didn’t pick up on this! On the plus side, I needn’t have worried, as this book was great!

Detective Josie Quinn is on suspension for misconduct. She has split up with her husband, Ray after he had an affair with a stripper and is now engaged to Luke. Even though she’s on suspension, she’s still looking into the case of a missing teenager. Her Chief warns her to stay away from the case, but trouble seems to be following her around and she seems to be getting herself dragged into the case whether the Chief likes it or not. Josie uncovers more details about other unsolved cases, and thinks they seem to be connected.

This book was, for me, an adrenaline pumping action thriller! It gripped me from page one and didn’t let up for the whole of the book. Yes okay, Josie isn’t someone who you might warm to at the beginning. She’s stroppy, annoying and aggressive, but as the book moves on you begin to understand why when her back story is revealed. You are either going to end up loving her or hating her! I love the way that the whole way through the book Josie isn’t actually an active police officer, obviously having been suspended, and all her investigations are done on the quiet and with a little bit of help from Luke, her fiancé, who is also a police officer. It just goes to show the determination of this character and I can’t wait for more in the series to see where she takes this.

The story itself was hard hitting, full of suspense and literally had me holding my breath towards the end, fearful of what may happen next! The twist in the book was fantastic, and was something I was completely not expecting. This book left me wanting more when I’d finished the last page, so hopefully book 2 will be along soon! A great series, a great detective and a great writer!

Well.. here we go again about being the minority in my books. The premise of the storyline was fantastic and appealed to my obsession for thrillers.

Josie Quinn is on suspension for something that happened in a previous case she was handling. Chief Harris refuses to let Josie come back to work despite being short staffed and having girls go missing left and right. I was a tad disappointed since this is nothing new in a detective novel... the main character is always on suspension for something and can never go back to work. So of course, Josie starts her own investigation. (When... come on this plays out in almost every detective novel). With this being said, I had trouble connecting to the story and Josie.

I felt like the story was unfolding and it wasn't anything special. Josie had a terrible childhood and used alcohol to cope with her past. (Again haven't we seen this plot before?) .

My attention was swaying in and out and I just was not connecting to the characters or the story. Finally, towards the end the author did have some surprise connections that were good but just not jaw dropping. Again, this is something I've seen before.

I also had some issues with how police politics/aspects were played out in the novel. It just wasn't believable and what all of a sudden ok... you're promoted? Eh.....

Overall, I just wasn't that impressed. 3 stars on this one.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Bookouture for the advanced arc in exchange for an honest review.

Publication date is 1/17/18.

Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan is the first book in the new crime thriller Detective Josie Quinn series. The lead character Josie is a police detective that is on the outs and suspended when a huge case is going on and is not the type to sit on the sidelines waiting for the call to come back to work.

From the opening chapter the action takes off as Josie finds a simple stop turning into a life and death situation as bullets begin to fly. This leads Josie to despite her suspension decide to start investigating the case of Isabelle disappearance when it looks like it may have something to do with Josie’s run in that morning.

This series is not quite the normal police procedural crime thriller since the main character is not actively a detective being under suspension. What we get instead is a gritty and determined character who goes rogue in her own investigating and always seems to find herself involved in the case.

It took me a little while to warm up to Josie since it wasn’t immediately apparent why she wasn’t on active duty. Once getting to know her though I really did warm up to her determination and strength that she showed all throughout the book. Josie is certainly one tough cookie and after finishing this first book I’ll be interested to see where her story goes in the future.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

My favorite part of this book was the likability of the characters, most of them. I really developed a loved for the characters and really hope there is going to be more Josie Quinn books. I devoured this book in a couple of days, I wanted to know what happened to Isabelle Coleman and why is Detective Josie Quinn on leave ? Why does it seem like her world is falling apart ? The only reason this wasn't 5 stars is because I wasn't really shocked at the ending, because of one line particular line in the book, at about 50% if I'm not mistaken. I kind of clued in already, but this was still a great read, made me feel very on edge and I would highly recommend!

The blurb for this book cited this as a good choice for fans of Angela Marsons and that’s 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. She’s got problems with her job, her almost ex-husband 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 didn’t understand her boss’s 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. I’ve 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.

This was my first experience with this author Lisa Regan. And I have a feeling it won’t be my last.

In “Vanishing Girls” we are introduced to Detective Joise Quinn, who just happens to be suspended from her department in small town USA. There is a teenage girl missing, and Josie just can’t seem not to investigate on her own. Which doesn’t sit well with her Chief or other members of the department, including soon to be ex-husband, Ray. Who ironically, won't sign the divorce papers. The more she investigates the more she gets in harm's way and realizes no one can be trusted, including fellow colleagues on the force.

I really enjoyed this story and Josie even with a few implausible situations, but hey, that’s why we read to escape reality. This book was full of mystery, suspense, over-the-top-action, angst, small town drama, obvious clues, not so obvious clues, and a few wrong who-dunnit guesses. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series.

Thank you to Netgalley, Bookouture and the author for an advanced copy of this e-book to read and review.