Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for my ARC of this book. Not as good as I thought it would be but I'll give the second a go!

3/5

Book three in the Detective Nikki Cassidy series
A brilliant book from the start to the finish
Love this series
Can’t wait for the next in this series
Thanks NetGalley

📚 ARC Review

The Lost Ones by Dana Perry
Bookouture, 2nd April 2024

FBI agent Nikki Cassidy is shocked when Groveton's chief of police informs her that a girl claiming to be her sister Caitlin has just shown up at their old family home...as Caitlin was murdered 15 years before.
Having never brought the perpetrator to justice, Nikki hopes the impersonator may lead her to them.
But then the girl is found strangled.

Like its predecessors, the tension in this book winds tighter and tighter as the story progresses. It pulled me in and wouldn't let go until the very end. The writing is fast-paced and the many twists and turns made it exciting and full of unexpected surprises. Nikki is a marvellous character, as is the grumpy old chief. To experience the full gamut of emotions alongside Nikki made this read superb, and the shocking ending was masterful.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks to Bookouture and Dana Perry for providing an eARC via NetGalley; this is my unbiased review.

This third installment in the Nikki Cassidy series was probably my favorite, but most predictable.

Each book in the series brings up more questions about Nikki's sister Caitlin’s murder and has become unreasonable that every murderer in Ohio would have some thing to do with Nikki and Caitlyn Cassidy. After 3 books we still don't know the unanswered questions about Cassidy and I'm not confident the 4th book would conclude the mystery. Though it’s easily readable and relatively well written, I’m planning on parting ways with Nikki at this point.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dana Perry for giving me an advance readers copy.

This is actually a 3 1/2. I’m not sure about this novel. I enjoyed the concept of the thriller, but I wonder why it took 15 years. It took place all over Ohio where young girls were being murdered based on an old crime. The main character, Nikki, lost her sister that long ago and for whatever reason someone is taunting her many years later. She is an FBI agent that has made her purpose to solve serial killings of young girls
As much as I wanted to be fully engrossed with this book, I kept putting it down and reading something else. I wasn’t engaged with the characters, especially the main character. Aside from all her trauma flaws, she came off, to me, as unlikable and arrogant. She was short with people and rarher impulsive. Her ideas about the crime she raced into without thought. She wasn’t thorough. Such as asking if the gas station had video from the day before they could look at. That seems like a viable process, right? Or clues so simple, she charges into without any forethought to solve the case. Even I knew there was nothing to the clue. It felt like she was always an arms distance from everyone. Not only that, she had no humbling qualities. She was pretty full of herself. “But being the crack investigator that I was, I deduced it was very likely because of me. Which was kind of nice”.
The other characters were just there as fill ins. 3/4 of the way through the story, it was quite obvious who the killer was, so it didn’t seem like there were a lot of twists and turns.
The writing style was ok. Written in the first person, it felt like the main character was having coffee with you and telling you her stories. I may attempt to read another of this authors works to see if the style is the same. All in all, the book was ok. I didn’t hate it or love it.

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FBI agent Nikki is back on the case and it leads her back to her home town. Again her sister’s old case comes into play while Nikki tries to track down the killer. Who can she trust?
Another solid book in this series.

So good, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. The plot was perfectly twisted to keep you wanting more. This has great characters, a great plot, and great action/suspense.

The third book in the Detective Nikki Cassidy series.

When a girl shows up on her family’s old home impersonating her dead sister, Nikki is forced back to her old hometown again. When she does, she finds another dead body. Nikki gets sucked in again, even though her FBI boss didn’t want her to.

Following Nikki in her attempt to find the latest killer really sucks me in every time. She’s such a likable character and it’s easy to root for her. I really hope we get more stories about Nikki.

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for my ARC of this book.

This book is the third one in the series. This book is so good. The author has definately improved from the first book. The second book was just as good as this one too. The ending was unpredictable and so many twist and turns.

The Lost Ones, the third book in this series, moves right along and is hard to put down.

This book had me scratching my head when a girl showed up claiming to be Nikki’s sister. Is it possible? Wasn’t her sister murdered 15 years ago? But, wait. Who identified her body? I needed to keep the pages flying . . .

And things were heading toward more twists and turns in this series. I found myself pointing fingers and guessing in all directions. But I also found myself slightly concerned, like with the earlier books.

My Concerns
While there was much that I liked about this story, the earlier two books and this one began to feel similar and repetitive. I might have been happier if the three books had been edited to two.

I still found myself struggling, at times, to feel much toward the MC. I can’t put my finger on why I didn’t care for her, but I think, at times, she acted too immature for the story.

Final Thoughts
Without a doubt, I’d pick up another book by Dana Perry. There was much to like about this series and the writing.

My biggest complaints weren’t very concerning.
The character development could have been a little better and,
The books sounded slightly drawn out and similar.

However, since I’m rating all three books in this series four stars, it’s obvious that I liked them. I recommend you try this series but be ready to read longer than you intended. I’m guessing you’ll be hooked.

My thanks to Partners In Crime NetGalley and the Author for a #gifted ebook.

The author saved the best till last. A gripping thriller with good plotting and characters though hopefully Nikki won't be drawn back home and we see her in completely new scenarios, though I loved the trilogy. Thanks to Bookoutre and Netgalley for this ARC.

I have read the other 2 books so was looking forward too this it was good
The story flowed well and was gripping
but i feel from what was said it was sorta easy too guess who the killer was (which is kinda dissapointing) though you dont know how its going to get there.

hmmm dont know how too feel about the end looking forward too the next one..

In this third installment Detective Cassidy is once again lured back to Ohio. This time a young woman knocked on the door of her childhood home claiming to be Caitlin, Nikki's sister that died 15 years prior. As the bodies accumulate Nikki soon finds herself in danger. Is Caitlin's real killer playing a cat and mouse game with Nikki?

You will not want to miss this third installment. It is a fast paced page turner.

The Lost Ones is the third book in the Detective Nikki Cassidy series. This one takes up a little bit after the events of the second book. Once again, Nikki is called back to her hometown when a girl shows up claiming to be her long dead sister. Of course that is not possible. Now a killer seems to be targeting her. Once again, I would not read this as a stand alone, unless you want spoilers.

I can't remember if I said this in my review of the first book, The Nowhere Girls, but I read all three books in under 10 hours. That is how much this series has captivated me. This was a great follow up to the first two books. What I love about this series is that I am constantly surprised and have a hard time figuring out the solution. I also still really love Nikki and want more of her. The book ends with a huge surprise, so I hope there is a fourth book in the works.

We are back with book three in the Nikki Cassidy series. The Lost Ones is the finale written by Dana Perry. I have really enjoyed this series. Nikki has been trying to sort out her sister, Caitlin's unsolved murder. However, there is a young girl that shows up at Nikki's old family home and says that she is Caitlin. Nikki is immediately alarmed.



However, she thinks that the girl can help try and finally identify Caitlin's kiler. However before Nikki can get any information, the girl is found dead. Nikki digs into the girls friends and past desperate to find Caitlin's killer. However, someone will continue to kill to stay hidden. Nikki finds herself in a cat and mouse game -- with the killer calling her out into her old family home.



Oh this series is packed full of suspense. I love Nikki Cassidy - I really hope to see more from this author. The book is well written. The storyline is packed full of suspense. Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book - all thoughts are my own.

To start with i liked how there was a summary on the first book however as the book went on i found that half the book was pretty much a summary of the first book with a very similar storyline. I feel the author should have kept this summary brief to also entice the reader to go back and read the first book rather than retell the first book in this book. I found i skipped a lot of it as i had already read it before.
The book is part of a series so the author should encourage readers to read the whole series in the order they want them to be read in- the author seemed to try hard to make the book both a standalone read as well as part of a series which result in a lot of regurgitated narrative from the previous book.

I found Nikki annoying again- i don't know if her character is meant to come off as arrogant and conceited or not but that is how i feel she comes off as. She seems to like any kind of male attention as well but her potential love interests are always based on how they look and not on whether they actually gel together well or not.

I also found her accusing a few people of being sexist over the most minor of things which was slightly annoying. It turned out the chief was sexist but i don't feel he deserved the label she was shouting her mouth of labelling him as before that moment in his office.

I found it was a very easy read, i found myself wanting to read it and i didn't have the urge to DNF so that is a positive thing but i am not 100% on how i feel about the book. I like it but i don't think i love it.

*4 Stars*

Copy kindly received from NetGalley for an honest review.

This was an interesting read with great characters. Nikki puts everything into finding the killer but I think one day she may go too far. The ending surprised me.

This third installment in the Nikki Cassidy series finds the FBI agent hunting yet another murderer of young girls in rural Ohio who claims Nikki herself is his ultimate target.

When agent Cassidy receives a phone call saying a girl claiming to be her deceased sister visited her childhood home, she rushes back to Huntsdale, Ohio to investigate the lead herself. When the same girl is found strangled to death at a rest stop nearby, Cassidy finds herself on another major hunt for a serial killer. As tension mounts and more strangled victims keep turning up, Nikki struggles to find the solution to the case before she’s the next victim.

Like the other books in the series, this is a standard procedural crime drama. I felt that the culprit was somewhat easier to predict in this work although the author tried harder to lead the reader away from them as a suspect. I find it continually more difficult to like Nikki as a character. She becomes more blunt, impulsive, rude, and obnoxious as each book goes on. Lastly, each book in the series just brings up more questions about Caitlin’s murder and it’s becoming excessively implausible that every murderer in Ohio would have some obsession with Nikki and Caitlyn Cassidy. Though it’s easily readable and relatively well written, I’m planning on parting ways with Nikki at this point. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5/5)

Just wonderful. Loved this one so much. Highly recommend this author and especially this amazing book to everyone. Five well deserved stars from me.

I think this is the best book of the series. It really hit me with a bam! Detective Nikki Cassidy has her hardest case yet. Nikki receives a phone call saying that a young girl has knocked on the door of her old family saying that she is Caitlin, but how could she be when her sister Caitlin was murdered? Nikki goes to investigate but her hope for answers is quickly destroyed when the girls lifeless body is found. This police procedural has everything that I want in a book, it's well written with so many twists that it left my head spinning. I feel like I just stepped off a four hour Ferris wheel ride. Nikki is a tough cop and I love how independent she is, her character is hard, determined and she isn't shy about sharing the truth. The plot of this one is highly entertaining as I was trying to work out who the killer is whilst being knocked over by several suprise twists.