I received an ARC from NetGalley. The below is my honest, unbiased opinion. Thank you, Lisa Regan, the publisher, and NetGalley, for allowing me to read an early copy.

She was close enough to see that the girl had written a word on the wall in bright, warm red blood. Not a word, actually. A name…

Everyone in the small American town of Denton is searching for Isabelle Coleman, a missing seventeen-year-old girl. All they’ve found so far is her phone and another girl they didn’t even know was missing.

Mute and completely unresponsive to the world around her, it’s clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Detective Josie Quinn can get from her is a name: Ramona.

Currently suspended from the force for misconduct, Josie takes matters into her own hands as the name leads her to evidence linking the two girls. She knows the race is on to find Isabelle alive, and she fears there may be others…

The trail leads Josie to another victim, a girl who escaped but whose case was labelled a hoax by authorities. To catch this monster, Josie must confront her own nightmares and follow her instinct to the darkest of places. But can she make it out alive?

Vanishing Girls, the first in a new detective series, is a fantastic, edgy, fast-paced, and intensely thrilling read. I found myself racing through the pages to get to the end. Such a fantastic start to a new series that I highly recommend!

I received a free electronic copy of Vanishing Girls (Detective Josie Quinn #1) by Lisa Regan from Netgalley for my honest review. A great and gripping thriller. This story takes place in the small town of Denton, TX where a young 17 year old girl goes missing. Detective Josie Quinn, who is on paid suspension can't sit still and decides to do her own investigating into the girls disappearance. The more she investigates, the more she finds herself in trouble and realized that her sweet town has a lot of secrets and the people she grew up around aren't the people she thought they were.

Josie, whose childhood is secret to everyone but her husband comes back as a nightmare she has to relive. Josie has to face her childhood fears to fight for her own life and help the missing girl.

I have to say that I don't normally read series but I am very happy I took the time to read this book. I was very impressed with the characters and suspense. I look forward to the next book to come out.

Lisa Regan is fast becoming a favourite of mine. I have loved the last 3 books of hers that I have read.

This is the start of a new series about a very strong female detective. Josie Quinn is currently suspended but that does not stop her from getting involved when girls are going missing in her close knit town. This is a very fast paced read that leaves you wanting more from Josie.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for a copy of this book to read and review.

Outstanding debut! This was a book I wanted to put down as I didn’t want it to finish. I was gripped from page and followed the protagonist Josie Quinn through every twist and turn of the story. Josie is a suspended police detective in a small town where nothing happens until a teenager goes missing. Josie starts an investigation herself to try and get her suspension lifted. Where is Isabelle Coleman and is her disappearance linked to the the reappearance of another girl.
This is a stunning debut that I can’t recommend enough and I will be waiting for the next instalment.

Vanishing Girls is the latest story by Lisa Regan and the start of a new series. Fair warning with this one, put some time aside to read as there will come a point where you will not want to put it down! Some edge of your seat moments make Vanishing Girls an excellent read. I was given and early copy to review.

Detective Josie Quinn may be on suspension but when a pretty young woman named Isabelle Coleman goes missing; she refuses to sit at home and do nothing. Against her Chief's orders, Josie continues her own investigation and helps find another girl, a girl who appears to be linked to Isabelle's disappearance. When Josie finds evidence linking a cold case that was labeled a hoax by police, she quickly realizes that someone has been tampering with evidence to cover up crimes related to vanishing girls. Unsure who to trust, Josie continues her search for Isabelle and those involved before it's too late.

Vanishing Girls is the thrilling first novel in the Detective Josie Quinn series. The novel jumps between one abducted girls POV and following Josie as she investigates the disappearances of several young women. In a small town where everyone has secrets she realizes she can't trust anyone which really keeps you guessing at who all is involved. I really enjoyed this novel and definitely look forward to reading more books in the series.

I'm not one of those people who takes much notice of a book cover, I'm more of a “read the book description” and decide kind of reader, but when I seen the cover for the Vanishing Girls I loved it, and the cover just shouted at me “read me now”. So that's the reason I choose to read this book and I'm so glad I did. I always get excited when I find a new crime series to read, despite being a huge fan of this genre I'm always looking for a series that's different from the norm, but at the same time highly entertaining . I'm thrilled to write that Vanishing Girls is one of the best debut books in a crime series I have read in a long time.

Vanishing Girls opens with a chilling prologue and from then on in Lisa Regan doesn’t let up on the pace or the drama. Josie Quinn is a detective with the Denton, police department, currently on suspension. Josie like any good fictional Detective is not the kind of person to sit around waiting for her suspension to end, and when a local girl goes missing she can’t help but become involved in the investigation. Josie Quinn is a no-nonsense cop with a strong sense of justice, she’s capable and fearless, although there is a hint of vulnerability about her, as the author reveals snippets of a troubled childhood.

There is plenty of drama and twists in Vanishing Girls to keep the most hardened crime thriller reader engrossed. At times the plot felt very intense due to the dark and emotive subject covered, but on that note the plot never felt to grim and the author concentrates on the investigation rather than going into great detail about what the Vanishing Girls had to endure. Full of suspense with a gritty plot and a strong female lead whom you can't help but warm to I think the author has created a crime series that has all the hallmarks of a long running series. Would I recommend this book? It's a most “definitely” from me.

I read two of Lisa Regan's other books in a week and new i would enjoy this one. I can't begin to say how much i loved Josie the main character. Smart, determined and just the kind of strong female lead i love to see in books. The character is flawed but that only makes her more compelling. She fights to discover the truth and to help people. This was a wonderful book, so well written and i can't wait to read more by this author.

A suspenseful, tense, edge of the seat roller-coaster of a thriller. Loved it from start to finish. Was racing through the pages at the same time as not wanting it to end. A book which absorbed and transported me so that for a while I was one with the characters. I am so glad I discovered this author and cannot wait for her next.

Book 1 in the Josie Quinn series. Excellent first book in the series. Josie Quinn is a cop on suspension. When a young girl goes missing Josie can't help but investigate. There is lots of suspense and twists and turns in this book. Looking forward to reading more about Josie Quinn in the next books. Thank you NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

The Vanishing Girls Lisa Regan

Straight from the start I’m going to say I loved this book. The Plot, the main protagonist, the setting, everything.

The story is based in the small fictional town of Denton Pennsylvania. When a young woman goes missing it attracts the attention of all of the local police department, but the one woman that really wants to get involved I the search is on suspension for hitting another woman.

Detective Josie Quinn is a troubled character, she has recently left her husband when she found out he was having an affair with the local stripper. Her husband, her childhood best friend turned-lover-turned-husband, is also a cop so life is awkward.

The towns chief refuses to let Josie back from suspension so she starts to look into the disappearance of the girl herself; and she starts to uncover some terrible secrets.

Everybody she thinks to turn to for help might be put in danger, or may put her in danger. In turmoil and not knowing who to trust Josie uncovers historical crimes that she links to the disappearance of the girl. Her one-woman investigation goes from looking for a missing girl to looking for a serial killer.

This book is brilliant. The story had me hooked from the start and kept me engrossed throughout.

The culmination of the investigation is not at the end of the story. Thankfully Lisa Regan has continued past the end game of the crimes to include the inquest that goes on after the perpetrator has been found. But did he work alone, and has Josie got everybody involved.

Thankfully there are more Josie Quinn books on the way and I, for one, can’t wait for the next.

Whilst I was reading this the style of writing and the story reminded me of another of my favourite authors. So, I have no hesitation in recommending this book to anybody who likes books by Greg Isles

Pages: 345
Publisher: Bookouture

This was a great first book in the Josie Quinn Series. It keeps you gripped page by page. It is a riveting read, I completed it in 3 days, totally absorbed in the cahracters and storyline, which was tense, disconcerting and suspenseful. I can't wait for the next one in the series and to see how Josie's career and personal life develops.

RELEASE DATE: January 17, 2018

RATING: 3 Stars Worth a read but not what I’d call a contender for “Best Book of the Year”

GENRE: Thriller/Suspense

AUDIENCE: Fans of Kristi Loucks and Lorraine Taylor may enjoy books written by Lisa Regan

SERIES: Josie Quinn Book 1

THE GOOD: Lisa Regan has a great writing style that keeps readers involved with the story, and the first chapters evolve from describing the main characters, their backgrounds and situations, and setting up the plot. There wasn’t a single chapter that dragged, or didn’t move the book forward in a satisfying fashion. I’ve read several of her previous books, and while I wasn’t in love with them per se, Regan doesn’t dawdle when she’s spinning a tale. For this particular book, it was a saving grace.

Josie Quinn is a detective on the police force of a small town in Pennsylvania. She’s recently been suspended for misconduct in the form of rough treatment of a suspect. She’s whiling away her time a) being pissed about her suspension, b) trying to avoid her soon-to-be ex-husband who is also on the police force, and c) making time with her new fiancé.

A young girl goes missing, and Josie chomps at the bit to work the case. Her chief says no. Then he tells her, “Hell, no.” Then he suspends her without pay when she repeatedly refuses to listen. Of course, she still doesn’t listen, and when a different missing girl shows up the game is truly afoot.

THE BAD: Regan created the main character of Josie Quinn as a no-nonsense cop with a strong sense of justice and a childhood past that continues to haunt her. The author’s intention to create a resilient female lead went a little too far. I didn’t care for Josie throughout most of the book. She had a very high opinion of her own detective skills and felt she was the only one who could crack the case. That may sound misogynistic but I try to measure characters by whether their thoughts/actions would be tolerable if they were of the opposite sex. If Josie would have been a male, I probably would have put it down by chapter 3.

I’m not going to go in depth with other issues I had with the book, because to illustrate them would mean spoilers. I’ve been called out on the carpet for leaking spoilers unintentionally before, so – not today. I will mention that there are several deus ex machina twists that left me more resentful than wowed. Here I am, faithfully trying to follow along, and then Regan has to pull a rabbit out of a hat. No bueno.

THE UGLY: There really isn't any ugly. This was a very readable book. Readers with weak stomachs should not indulge, but other than that it was all right.

*Tremendous thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for an ARC.

FYI: Additional books written by Lisa Regan can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Lisa+Regan

Wow this book blew my mind! Utterly fantastic, I loved it, this is your worst nightmare come true! An explosive start to a new series. This book was scary, dark and twisted and kept me hanging on the edge of my seat unable to put it down. I think it makes a book much more believable and disturbing if the story is a scenario that could really happen, and this could! A huge 5 stars for this, it was a brilliant piece of writing.

This fast action packed thriller had it all, a strong female lead, that the reader can't help but warm to and a gritty plot that left you wanting more.
Josie is a DC or should I say was, she has been suspended but this doesn't stop her wanting to know why girls keep going missing in the town she lives in. She has no idea who to trust and seem to be in the deep end of every issues. She stops at nothing to find answers even when her own life is at risk.
I honestly couldn't put this book down, it is written in a way that makes the reader need to know the next part, lots of suspense with a brilliant twist of the plot at the end. The author describes each character very well, as the reader, you love some and hate others, her way with words had me picture every single character in their own right.
I'm looking forward to the next action pack book in this series.

Wow what a start to a new series. From the opening page the author sucks you in to the story and as the book progresses the twist and shocking revelations keep you on the edge of your seat.

Josie Quinn is a detective with the Denton, PA police department. She is currently on suspension for excessive force. She is not the kind of person to just sit around twiddling her thumbs and when a local girl goes missing she cant help herself but to start doing her own investigating.

There is drama galore through out this book. She is currently in the midst of a divorce from her childhood sweetheart – fellow cop Ray Quinn and she just accepted a marriage proposal from Luke Creighton who works for the state police.

Josie's look into the current disappearance leads her to others and when another girl turns up naked on the side of the road she knows things are connected and wonders how many of her fellow law enforcement colleagues are involved.

Josie is a strong female character with a deep-seated moral compass. I look forward to more books in the series.

One girl goes missing, another is found. There is no trace of Isabelle Coleman, instead Detective Josie Quinn finds a girl no one knew was even missing. The girl has clearly been severely traumatized, the girl reveals nothing of her ordeal except the name of another girl. Isabelle and this waif couldn’t be more different, on the surface anyway, but they both share a strange tongue piercing. Josie doesn’t believe this is the work of some passing drifter, she believes the kidnapper is someone local, but can she figure out who it is before the other girls die? Regan has a way of drawing readers into her story from the very first page, creating believable, sympathetic characters and a bang up mystery