My Child Is Missing

Detective Josie Quinn, Book 18

By: Lisa Regan

Narrated by: Kate Handford

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

When a desperate mother calls Denton Police Department to report her children missing, Detective Josie Quinn races to investigate. Sixteen-year-old Kayleigh and her little sister Savannah went for a walk in the woods but never came home. They are good girls and know not to go far, say their frantic parents. Kayleigh always looks after Savannah and brings her home safely. Until now....

Even as she vows to bring the sisters home safely, Josie’s blood runs cold, as they are not the only missing children. Rumors are spreading about the legend of “The Woodsman”. When pairs of children go into the woods, The Woodsman takes one of them, and only one comes out alive. With local teenagers daring each other to walk into the woods at night in pairs, Josie knows that nobody is safe from the hysteria sweeping Denton. Little Savannah Patchett is soon mercifully found alive, alone, and terrified, but she tells Josie “The Woodsman has taken my sister”.

All Josie’s leads seem to reach dead ends. Her team traces Kayleigh’s scent to a dank, dark cabin in the woods, but the owner has an alibi, and there is no evidence that Kayleigh has been inside. When Josie persuades Kayleigh’s classmates to talk, she learns that Kayleigh herself had a secret boyfriend whose identity is a mystery. Josie is desperate to track him down and to work out if he could hold the key to solving the case.

Then Josie’s worst fears come true: Another pair goes missing, and one of them is found dead soon after. Another teenage girl, lying straight and still, a halo of blood surrounding her beautiful blonde hair. 

Josie knows that the legend of The Woodsman is nothing more than a story, but the truth is far more horrifying. With Kayleigh still out there somewhere and the TV news filled with stories of a serial killer at large, how far will Josie have to go to find the killer before more innocent lives are lost?

©2023 Lisa Regan (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Stop all the backstory

I feel like half of the book was taken up rehashing old storylines. I don’t need to hear about Luke’s mangled hands every single book!

Great twist

Loved the storyline and the twists and turns … well written and narrated. I always enjoy her books

another great Josie Quinn story!

This is one of my favorite series- I never get tired of the characters & always look forward to the next one!

Could not stop listening.

Months after Metner’s death, and Josie and team are still struggling to recover. When 2 sisters go missing, the team have to focus on finding them. They also have to convince the public that the story of the Woodsman, who takes kids, is just a story. How can they combat the myth when another teen goes missing and is later found dead? The story is fast paced and action packed, while giving glimpses into Josie’s personal struggles. Fantastic police procedural.

wow

another fantastic book in the series. I always worry when series stretch on they will lose something or become boring. not Josie Quinn! #18 was as fantastic as ever. had me guessing until the end. wow

Another great read

The Josie Quinn books are my favorite of all time. I drop everything else I’m reading as soon as a new one comes out. However, I’ve been trying to get my friend into them and she cannot get them on kindle unlimited and her library doesn’t have them. It’s sad I can’t share the thrill of these books with her because of this. I can’t wait to see what happens to Josie and her team next!

Always a great listen

Not only do I enjoy the plots twist and turns so does my daughter and her friend. I listen in the car and the ask what happened to so and so and they remember more than me and have to take me back to specifics to jog my memory. Definitely a series and charters that can continue for a long time. Keep them coming

Another disappointment

Probably in a minority here but I found this really boring. I’ve read all the previous books and enjoyed them all except one which I also returned. Desperately need some new blood in the police service. Just my thoughts - and I’ll undoubtedly buy the next one when it comes out, By the way, the reader was excellent as usual.

Next

Really enjoyable series. It’s very character led and the relationships between all the recurring characters is what makes it most entertaining for me when I need an easy listen.