i really enjoyed this book, started off very gently and progressed into a winner. full of twists and turns and the ending was definitely a 'i would never have guessed that it was them' AMAZING!

I and enjoyable noir crime novel
The main Character Bird was very likeable and amusing. It kept me wanting to read more. If you like crime dramas set back before all of the modern technology takes over where they actually have to search on their own this is a book for you.
3.5 stars thank you NetGalley

A crime noir set in the 60's?? Give me more! Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson has written a gripping crime story. The characters, the descriptions, the atmosphere of the book are all attention grabbing. I really enjoyed this book and will look for more from this author.

I enjoyed reading this book. The pacing and characterisation were well executed for my taste. It was fun seeing the various dynamics and interactions between our main man and those he came in contact with.

Good story and great atmospheric detail. It’s real crime noir with an interesting hero but I found the pace a bit erratic in places.

Set in 1965 Patrick Bird is hired to find a missing girl. Usually he works divorce cases, catching out spouses who are playing up but this is his first missing persons case.

16 year old Abbie Linklater has disappeared and her family all have a different idea of where she is or what might have happened to her, none of them seem overly concerned. Abbie’s father hires Bird as he does not want to involve the police, he thinks she has just run off for a few days but does not believe anything untoward has occurred and her stepmother believes she has taken off to have an abortion. After looking everywhere and talking to people that know her, Bird feels there is a lot more to the story and boy is he right.

This is a great book. I loved meeting Bird and enjoyed getting to know his character. He is a bit of a charmer and there are some humorous situations he gets himself into while trying to find out the truth, this messed up family are not helping his search as to where Abbie is. The book moves along at a good pace, has a great storyline and kept me engaged throughout, I am looking forward to meeting up with Bird in a future book.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy, all opinions are my own. Highly recommended.

Wow, what a great PI mystery! Patrick Bird is hired to find a missing girl. He soon has eyes on her but loses her again. In the meantime, trying to track her down again, he starts finding out all sorts of things which opens a huge can of worms! After much pavement pounding and more twists and turns than a bowl of spaghetti, the case is solved in more ways than one. Set in 1965, it's back to basic investgative work, no wonders of modern technology. Really good. I look forward to Mr Bird's next adventure.
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.