Josie and Noah are happy, and hopeful that they will be considered fit to adopt a child, despite the fact that their jobs are dangerous.

Josie returns home from a shift, and finds that her home has been ransacked and Noah is missing, and very likely badly injured, considering the amount of blood there is.
She is working on a case that possibly has ties to Noah's abduction.

Another freaking wonderful Josie Quinn book!! I was hooked from the start of the book, and found myself turning pages like a speed freak!

Sad, emotional, tragic, romantic, traumatic, twisty - it is all in this book.
Josie is lost without Noah, and without Trout and Trinity, I think she would have truly gone to pieces.

The characters are real, the relationships are real, the family and friend relationships are true to life. I mean Laura - the snippy, spiteful cow who doesn't like Josie - making the trauma worse for Josie, who very gracefully turned her back on Laura, and didn't respond. Who needs 'family' like that?

Anyway, I am patiently waiting for Book 23, which I hope can top this one. Miss Regan will have to work hard to do that!

I have no choice but to award this book a 5/5 star rating. Every star is well earned by the author.

Detective Josie Quinn is happy and planning on adopting a child. She returns home from work to find her house has been torn apart, blood is everywhere and Noah is missing. She is frantic and wants to find him before it is too late. You feel for Josie as the hours drag by and she grows more and more sleep deprived. She is torn as her current case keeps leading her back to her past.

The author does a fantastic job of showing how past trauma still haunts Josie. The stories are so beautiful woven together and draw you in and keep your heart racing until the end.

The ending was a cliffhanger and now I want the next book ASAP. Well, done. I have loved this whole series and watching the characters grow and change.

Okay, first of all: Lisa Regan, HOW COULD YOU END IT LIKE THAT?! I need a moment. Maybe a moment and a Victorian fainting couch because that cliffhanger had me gasping out loud.

From the second Noah went missing, I was completely hooked. I was counting down the hours alongside Josie, feeling every ounce of her panic, determination, and sheer willpower to bring him home. And the way everything ended up connecting back to Gina’s case?! Mind. Blown. I didn’t see it coming AT ALL, but the way Lisa wove the two cases together was pure genius.

Also, let’s talk about the small, beautiful moments amidst all the chaos…Josie and Noah painting the spare room and picking a new wedding song? Absolute perfection. Josie listening to that voicemail from the adoption agency? Utterly heartbreaking. And Shannon? The way she was ready to throw hands for Josie gave me serious “Not my daughter, you b*tch!” Molly Weasley vibes. I was living for it!

I loved seeing how many people showed up for Josie (and Noah) in their own ways. She’s grown so much over the past decade, and even though she says more than once that “dead inside was still a default setting,” it’s clear she’s evolved. Because let’s be real, maybe there was some truth to that, but she never once reached for the Wild Turkey, and that says it all.

And Turner?! I have loathed that man since he was introduced, but I have to admit… I actually liked him in this one? His scene with Josie and Trinity has me so intrigued for what’s coming next.

Then there was (REDACTED). I did not see that coming. AT. ALL. What an ending to that part of the story!

And seriously, just when I thought I knew everything about Josie’s past, Lisa threw a massive curveball. SO. MUCH. MORE.

Without spoiling anything, the whole Noah part of the book was total edge-of-my-seat suspense.

This book was everything—emotional, intense, and packed with jaw-dropping twists. Lisa Regan just keeps outdoing herself, and now I’m left anxiously waiting for the next one because that ending… I still can’t believe it. Is there a doctor in the house? Because 15 minutes after finishing this book, my pulse was still at 93!

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

OHMAHGAWD…

I don’t even know where to start.

This was so absolutely FANTASTIC. I wish that I could put into words how brilliant and talented this author is. I have been shouting it for years.

This. Is. Book 22. Book 22! And it is as fresh and unputdownable as the first book in series. No one. Absolutely no one does character growth like Lisa Regan. Every single book blows my mind. Why you ask? Because the characters you meet in book 1 are not the same throughout series. They grow, some die, you FEEL. Every single book she makes you more invested. Even those characters you don’t like. (Sorry y’all, I’m never gonna be a Luke fan)

And truly that’s the gift of this series. When you open a JQ book and step into Denton you are all in. You want to see what is going on and Josie updates. You get it all with this series…mystery, suspense, a thriller with twists & turns AND epic story telling. Characters that literally leap off pages. You feel like they are truly in your life for the time that book is open. And leave you lulling it over long after the book closes.

This book is just OUTSTANDING. I don’t do spoilers but man it’s a winner. I can’t wait for book 23. I need more. I’m addicted. If you have not read this series?!?! Why? You should run…NOW.

I’m still gaping at the end. 😮

Husband Missing is Lisa Regan’s latest addition to the Detective Josie Quinn series and, in my humble opinion, the best one yet. My favorite was always Her Mother’s Grave, but Husband Missing has taken that top stop now. This is a book that everyone can relate to in one way or another, but that’s something Lisa excels at. When Husband Missing opens, Josie finds herself happy, truly happy, for the first time in a very long time. Considering her job, she’s struck a somewhat decent work/life balance and is ready to take the next step with Noah in their journey to start a family. All that changes in the blink of an eye when she arrives home from a case and finds her home in shambles. It quickly becomes apparent that she’s dealing with every woman’s worst nightmare: the disappearance of her husband. With blood everywhere, Josie is certain that Noah didn’t disappear without a trace. He leaves just enough clues behind for her to see that the only person who can find him is her. She may be sidelined from the case, but what Denton’s finest don’t realize is that without Josie’s knowledge, their lieutenant may not come back at all. As a seasoned investigator, Josie must put her personal grief, fear, and anger aside to see the forest for the trees.

Husband Missing unfolds with a chilling sense of urgency as Josie grapples with the possibility that her husband's abduction has something to do with the case she picked up just a few hours earlier. But, as always, when she peels back the layers of a family’s deception, she starts to see a pattern develop. The finely woven web she’s fighting through extends far beyond Denton and for years longer than Josie has been alive. In the end, Josie only cares about one thing. Finding Noah and bringing him home. She will stop at nothing to make that happen, no matter who gets in her way.

Once again, Lisa masterfully crafts a suspenseful and thrilling narrative that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat as Josie uses every last bit of restraint within her soul to make the only move she has on the board. The psychological toll on Josie, torn between duty to her city and duty to her husband, leaps from the page. Josie’s emotional maturity is palpable as she uses what she’s learned from her past losses to protect her future. Husband Missing is heart-wrenching, beautiful, ugly, and cruel before it rewards the reader with its return to beauty. Lisa’s brilliance in writing a twisting and turning thriller is on full display in Husband Missing. As always, the ending has me eagerly awaiting book 23. Well done, Ms. Regan, for playing your readers’ heartstrings like the maestro you are.