First of all, thank you to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't realize this was book two of the series, however I had no problem reading as a standalone. The book had an excellent premise with a not so great execution. Two different crimes have happened and the two main investigators are piecing together how they are connected. A lot happens and sometimes it was difficult for me to keep track of all the characters. Most of the people mentioned as suspects in both crimes appear to be lying about every single thing and Adam and Kendall are slow on the uptake with all of those things but eventually and often coincidentally figure them all out.

A lot of this book was hard for me to read because the topic of child sex trafficking is difficult for me to read about even in fiction. Secondly a lot of the investigations seems implausible. For example, a cop is working on his own nieces kidnapping. And she's kidnapped from a hockey game where he and an FBI agent specializing in abducted children are watching from the stands. Later in the book they locate a rink manager who is dealing drugs to children and just happen to walk in on his during a drug deal. Same with the coach selling weed to children...they go to his house to find him counting money and drugs in his back yard?

The ending was also a little rough. I didn't expect a happy ending but thought it might turn out as a happy ending because all of these other happy coincidences were occurring throughout the book. Sadly that wasn't the case.
Three stars because I was entertained, but disappointed in the overall writing qualities and things I found very unrealistic in the story itself.

This book is about a girl who goes missing and her uncle is part of the police force. It goes into their search to find her.
It was so good! I was drawn in from the very beginning. The suspense kept my attention and I just wanted to know what happened next. This book was very well written. I definitely recommend and will be looking into other books by this author.

2.5 stars.

FBI & detective investigating cases of missing girls when the detective’s niece goes missing and the case becomes very personal.

I think I’ve watched too much criminal minds and I found myself comparing this book to criminal minds the entire time. The book was cringey in comparison.

In reality I don’t think you’d ever see an agent or detective allowed to work on one of their own family member’s case.

There were multiple investigations happening at once and it felt like it was purposely incorporated to confuse the reader, not add to the plot.

I found the ending really predictable.

I just didn’t really enjoy this one and wouldn’t really recommend it.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publishing company for the E-Arc copy of this novel. Every Missing Girl is a quick, fast paced novel that is full of twists and surprises. If you like police/detective procedural novels this one could be for you!. I would recommend to anyone who like Lisa Jackson or Joanna Schaffausen.

This book had my attention from the very beginning! It sucked me right and took me on a wild ride that I never wanted to get off! The characters were all very interesting and the way the author writes dialogue is very unique and witty, I enjoyed the dry senses of humour that were added in as well. There was enjoyable banter, perfecting pacing and an extremely satisfying ending! I loved how there wasn't a million twists and "fake outs" to try and make this more suspenseful, there was no added "fluff" which was so refreshing!! I think everyone should go into this book as blind as I did because the ending was just incredible and I would hate for anyone to be spoiled! I am looking forward to reading more from this author!

First of all, thank you very much to NetGalley for the ARC. I really appreciate 🤩

I'm a big fan of FBI investigations, so this book was definitely for me!

I loved Kendall's character, her background, attitude, the way she handles the bad guys...really cool, I'd love to meet her IRL 😅

The plot was well constructed and not boring at all.
I finished it in 2 days and was barely able to put it down.
And the end, OMG, I didn't expect that! 😰 I'm so glad there was no 20-page epilogue going on on some not needed history.

A very good read from Mrs Sparks. Can't wait to read more about Kendall Beck!

This book centered on two characters - FBI Special agent Kendall Beck and Denver detective Adam Taylor. They are working together on two cases, a convenience store robbery/shooting where 2 people died and a missing girl is at the scene, and a girl, who happens to be Adam’s niece, that goes missing. The book moves at a fast pace and has a lot of suspense and tension throughout. I thought the characters were well written, especially the two main characters - you could feel their emotions and intensity, as well as their friendship.

I highly recommend this book. It is the first book I’ve read by this author and will definitely read more.

Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy through
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I thoroughly enjoyed this fast-paced story about several missing girls. Although I haven’t read the first Kendall Beck book, it didn’t cause any problems understanding who everyone was. The characters were interesting and there’s a great parallel storyline about Detective Taylor whose niece goes missing and a young girl found at a murder scene. I look forward to future books about Kendall and her team.

Thank you Leanne Kale Sparks, Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for this ARC e-book. This is technically book #2 in the Kendall Beck series but I read it as a standalone and had no issue in doing that. This book was wonderfully written and Detective Beck is such an amazing character to follow. The details in the cases and all the twists and turns kept me on my toes the entire way through. Just when i thought i knew where the book (the case involved) was going i would find something new out and have to stop and take a look because my perspective kept changing. For that I found myself completely engrossed in the book and unable to put it down. What a fast paced edge of your seat mystery.

Thank you Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was the first Leanne Kale Sparks books that I have read. It is the second in the Kendall Beck series, which I did not know. Do not let you deter you from reading this book. I didn't feel like I needed to read the first book before starting with this one.

This book is told in alternating POV between Kendall Beck and Adam Taylor. There are two crimes being investigated, a shooting at a convenience store and the disappearance of Adam's niece. The two investigations tie in with each other very good. I was a little shocked by the ending, definitely not how I saw it all coming together.

There were a few other personal issues addressed in the book that made it all part of the who did it. There were some technical things that I'm not sure are how truthful, do the local PD and FBI really work that close? Would Adam really be involved in the investigation of his nieces disappearance?

I did however enjoy this book. and would read another book in this series should there ever be one.

The ending was heart-wrenching. You should expect it with thrillers, you don't always get a happy ending but this one was hard to read.

Leanne captured the emotional turmoil of the main character so well.

The two person POV keeps the reader captivated, a great short and fast paced read.

Will be recommending this book!

Leanne Kale Sparks returns from The Wrong Woman with her second novel in the Kendall Beck series —EVERY MISSING GIRL. A cold case of a missing girl suddenly becomes front and center.

Set in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck and Denver Homicide Detective Adam Taylor team up to investigate a kidnapping crime, but the case quickly turns cold.

There are two complex cases, a double murder tied to sex trafficking and the disappearance of Adam's niece, Frankie. When Taylor's niece, Frankie, suddenly vanishes at a local hockey rink, it becomes apparent a predator is on the loose. This is now personal.

The book starts with a crime scene at a convenience store/gas station (a murder) where Agent Beck is sent to investigate. It appears it is a robbery. Are the robbery and child abduction cases related or a coincidence?

Why had the girl been there? What connection did she have to the dead guy?

Who was the couple who abducted Savannah, and how did they get into the neighborhood? Was it random? Had they followed her from school, and was it planned? How many other girls had they done this to?

There are missing girls. Many before Frankie's niece and the others. How are these girls taken, and from where? Where are they taking them, and what is being done to them? Who is behind this? So many questions.

It appears they are connected, and they soon are unraveling a human trafficking ring that involves teenage girls. Can they get there in time to save Frankie's niece and other victims?

Some family secrets are unraveled with Frankie's mom. I enjoyed Kendall's character (even though she was a little over the top), their banter, and the working relationship with Agent Taylor. I was a little shocked at the ending, and it did not go as I had thought.

I am spoiled with Lisa Gardner and Karin Slaughter's cop procedurals (my two favorites), so I typically do not read others; they just cannot compare.

This is the series' second book, but it can be read as a standalone. The audiobook narrator Erin DeWard gave an engaging performance for all voices.

Thank you to #CrookedLaneBooks and #NetGalley for a gifted ARC and #DreamscapeMedia for an ALC.

NOTE FORMATTING: The e-ARC was very difficult to read and frustrating when sent to my Kindle app and reading on iPad. Not like any of my other digital books.

The formatting was way off, with no indentations, no double spacing (and no way to customize it), and all sorts of issues with line breaks and author's name and title in the middle of sentences; chapters were not laid out properly with breaks, on separate pages, etc. I saw several other reviews that had the same issues. It was tough, especially for someone like myself with eye problems who need a lot of white space and not everything that is run together while reading. A big mess. Hopefully, the finished digital copies will be better.

I finally gave up and grabbed the audiobook to get through it. Unfortunately, I also had issues with the audiobook stopping constantly. Overall, not a good experience.

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My Rating: 3 Stars
Pub Date: Feb 7, 2023

This was a very solid read in my opinion. Upon starting this book, I did not realize it was the second one featuring Kendall Beck - but it can definitely be read as a standalone. This book is different than typical ones I read so I was pretty intrigued by the detective and special agent aspects. A con for me was there were a lot of character to remember - though I figured with two different cases going on (a double homicide case and the missing girl case) it made sense that there would be a lot of people to keep track of. The other con is I found it unlikely that Adam would be allowed to stay on the missing girl case - even as an advisor - since it was his own niece. I found the ending to be very surprising and probably a risk from the author that I believe paid off. It really kept me guessing the whole time.

Thank you NetGalley, Crooked Lane books and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ok, this was a tough topic to read, and without spoilers the ending was unexpected. Now to the story itself, this is the second book in the series, and having not read the first one, was able to pick up the storyline and characters’ relationships easily. It was a relatively fast read and could be read in one sitting. At times I found the character of Adam frustrating, as being emotionally involved in the case meant that the investigation was hindered, when it could have been resolved earlier. In terms of Kendall, whilst it was probably unnecessary to know too much about her for the storyline to progress, I didn’t not have a definitive opinion of her as a character. On the whole, it was a good police procedural.

Thank you to the Author, Publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and provide an unbiased review of a complimentary digital ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this ARC! Full disclosure, I haven’t read the first book in this series but I was able to jump in and enjoy this ride immediately. Kendall is a bad ass FBI agent who I would love to be friends with( or at least share a few cocktails), and she is investigating simultaneously two cases that ultimately intertwine. This book I was able to devour in a day, and the ending I did NOT see coming. I cannot wait to read Kendall’s next installment!

I have been on a huge thriller kick and was so excited about this one, but really felt like this story dropped the ball. I didn’t originally realize it was a second in a series, and while you can definitely read this book, without having read the first, I feel like some character development was missing, and I did not have an attachment to these characters. Maybe if I had read the first book I would have cared for them more but the entire time I felt like I was missing something about them and that there should’ve been more.

The way that this book was written felt really disjointed. Some dialogue or narration would pop up and feel jarring — the style of writing did not match the content/genre of the book at some points. The entire time, I felt like Kendall and Adam were bad cops, just bad at their jobs but also inappropriate with witnesses/suspects in a way that was disappointing and didn’t make me like them any more.

For Frankie to be found dead at the end of the book was also disappointing. Of course, a book doesn’t need a happy ending, but it would have been nice here. It felt like there was no win for the “heroes” and like the story was almost pointless.

This could have done with more research, more character development, and better dialogue.

I love crime procedural TV shows, so figured why not try a book with a similar premise? This is the second book in a series (I did not read book 1) but can be read as a standalone per the description. It follows Kendall, an FBI agent, and Adam, a police officer, as they try to solve two cases in Denver involving missing and abducted girls, one of which is Adam’s 12-year-old niece.

I wanted Criminal Minds, but what I got was like if I drank two bottles of wine and then tried to explain Criminal Minds to someone who’s never seen it. I had a hard time staying immersed in this story. Some elements of the mystery seemed promising, but there were so many loose ends that never got resolved, or things that got so convoluted with the two cases that I couldn't keep track.

I think this book would have benefited from more description and a few less plot points. I couldn't tell you what any of the characters looked like, so I felt like I was reading about stick figures in a white room at times, and there were pages of just dialogue with no tags or details.

I also didn't particularly like either of the main characters, they had a few thoughts/comments that really threw me for a loop. Like Kendall randomly thinking to herself that she didn't believe disassociative identity disorder was a real thing. There wasn't any character that might or might not have had DID, it was out of nowhere and just felt...icky?

The ending was jarring, I was not sure how to react to how things wrapped up. I will say the book was pretty fast-paced and short, so it was a quick read, but I'll probably go back to crime TV shows for now.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, & the author for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review of “Every Missing Girl”.

This kicks off in high gear and maintains the pace throughout. The child trafficking angle is pretty dark and won't be suitable for some. I hadn't read the 1st book so read this as a standalone and I really enjoyed it. Its a police procedural but the main character isn't your stereotypical officer/ agent type whoch is always a nice change. And as for the twists and turns, wow! I really enjoyed this one and would recommend to anyone who likes criminal dramas/ police procedural types

Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane books for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

FBI agent Kendall Beck who specializes in missing children gets sent to a crime scene in a convenience store. At first, it seems that the two cases of robbery and child abduction are unrelated and just coincidental, but later on it is revealed that they are indeed connected. While working with her good friend Adam Taylor of the local police department, they unravel a human trafficking ring that involves teenage girls.

While busy with their separate investigations, Adam’s niece, Frankie, suddenly goes missing. What happens next is the revelation of old family secrets and the realization that the crime they’re investigating is closer to home than they initially thought.

The second of Kendall Beck books, this one can be read as a standalone. I enjoyed this book, it was thoroughly entertaining but just when I thought I was getting a happy ending like most police procedurals, the book didn’t go the way I thought it would.

I won’t spoil the book for the other readers but yes, I was hoping on Adam and his family getting some good news.

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Overall I enjoyed this! It was fast paced, kept me engaged and I didn’t want to stop reading. Short chapters are always a bonus for me, and keeping me questioning a bit is good! It helps when all the characters are a bit shady!

However - I did find it to be a bit predictable (I figured it out as early as I possibly could have). I did like that everyone essentially had something to hide so it kept me thinking - well maybe not.

My biggest issue with this (and honest a major plot hole) though is that Adam and Kendall did not immediately connect the cases and treat them as one when Adam found Frankie’s name written at Darin’s home. Darin who was obviously involved in child trafficking. Seemed like and obvious red flag connection to me. The ending had me gutted - but some how seemed appropriate because if it hadn’t been Frankie - it certainly could have been some other girl and that isn’t any better.