Release: September 24th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Source: Rachel’s Random Resources
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon UK,
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When the estranged daughter of Scotland’s premier art dealer goes missing, Private Investigator Hanlon on hire is to find out where Aurora is.
But what she thinks will be a relatively straightforward job, soon turns dangerous. The missing girl has a troubled past but what made Aurora suddenly pack her bags and disappear?
Hanlon has her work cut out for her. The stakes are rising and she needs to get to the bottom of the case before someone else is attacked.
And is Aurora still alive, or is she missing for good?
A gripping new case for feisty female Private Investigator, Hanlon. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Bryndza and Lisa Regan.
About the Author:
Alex Coombs studied Arabic at Oxford and Edinburgh Universities and went on to work in adult education and then retrained to be a chef. In short, he has written four well reviewed crime novels as Alex Howard.
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Missing For Good Review:
This was a gripping novel which a strong plot and various twists that I liked.
The story starts off really well where Hanlon as to investigate the disappearance of a girl. As she gets involved in the mystery, another girl gets murdered. The author does a very nice job of setting up multiple plots and motives for the characters to look suspicious. There are many suspects like Griffiths, Wyre, Luke, Miller and even Cameron. So, the story is very gripping as Hanlon tries to figure out who is the cause of what is happening.
Even the negative characters like Jamie, Chris, Ray and Dougie add a bit of dark humor to the storyline with their antics. The story has a lot of twists and turns which I did not expect, until the climax.
This is one of those stories which I enjoyed mainly because of the plot and mystery. More than Hanlon, I really liked the supporting characters. I thought Cameron, Miller and Aurora were complex, and their back story fascinated me.
However, there were a few things which could be better. For instance, I didn’t really know much of Hanlon’s past. How did she get to be a famous detective and earn her reputations? It was hard connecting to her character because we don’t know much about her. Also, the references to the characters was confusing at times. For instance, at times the author referred to the characters by their first name, and sometimes by their last name. Hence, I had to remember the full name of the characters which was a bit tedious.
Apart from that, this was an interesting mystery, crime fiction which was entertaining to read.
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