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Lost Child: A Gripping Psychological Thriller by [D. S. Butler]

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Two years ago, three-year-old Jenna vanished. Now Beth is about to find out who took her.
She only turned her back for a moment but that was all it took.
Two years ago, Beth Farrow turned her back on her three-year-old niece, Jenna, for just a few seconds. She disappeared without a trace.
How does a three-year-old go missing from a crowded summer fete without anyone noticing?
When Beth leaves the country to try and escape her guilt, someone sends her a photograph from an anonymous number. It's a photograph of Jenna. She's older, but Beth is sure it's her niece. She is determined to do what the police cannot: Find Jenna and bring her home.
But someone isn't pleased when Beth returns, and they will do what ever it takes to get rid of her. This time, for good.

This dark and gripping psychological thriller is a page-turner you will not be able to put down.

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1 August 2017
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Danica writes under the names D. S. Butler and Dani Oakley. She writes mysteries in many different flavorssome grittier than others. Her cozy mysteries have a light tone and are full of fun. She also writes a detective series set in London, which features one of her favorite characters, Jack Mackinnon.

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I’m Danica and I write under the names D. S. Butler, Dani Oakley and Danica Britton. If you’ve stumbled across this author page after having read one of my books, thank you very much for your support.

I write mysteries in many different flavours — some grittier than others. So far, I've written two standalone psychological thrillers: Lost Child and Her Missing Daughter. I also write a detective series set in London, which features one of my favourite characters, Jack Mackinnon.

The books I write as Dani Oakley are set in the East End of London. They are full of gangsters and strong female characters.

If you would like to learn more, please visit my website.

If you would like to be informed when my new books are released, visit my website: dsbutlerbooks.com and sign up for the free newsletter.

If you would like to get in touch, you can contact me via Facebook or Twitter. I'd love to hear from you and try to respond to everyone.

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For readers who like to read series books in order here is the list of DS Jack Mackinnon books:

1.) Deadly Obsession 2.) Deadly Motive 3.) Deadly Revenge 4.) Deadly Justice 5.) Deadly Ritual 6.) Deadly Payback 7.) Deadly Game

Dani Oakley Books: 1) East End Trouble 2.) East End Diamond 3.) East End Retribution

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Excellent reading plus plus

Reviewed in Australia on 18 September 2019

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An excellently written, hard to put down story. D. S. Butlers writing is so good, so gripping you can’t wait to see where the story is gong yet at the same time not wanting it to finish. Loved this book.

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A good enough story but too much rambling and it did ...

Reviewed in Australia on 23 March 2018

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A good enough story but too much rambling and it did need some serious editing in grammar and spelling.
However it was worth 4*

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Sandra Dee

Loved it & cant wait for more

Reviewed in Australia on 14 August 2017

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Seems this author is talented as a psychological thriller as well!! Loved her gritty east end crime novels but Loved this & cant wait for more x

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Amazon Customer Kelly. great book with lots of twists.

Great book

Reviewed in Australia on 13 November 2017

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Great book had me right to the end. Nice to have a book that makes you want to keep reading... Lots of clues along the way.

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Lynette Jones

Intriguing to the end

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2017

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It kept me interested all the way through. Lots of red herrings to keep you guessing, a really good read.

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Shattered village

Reviewed in Australia on 2 April 2018

This is more of a mystery than a thriller, but it’s a good mystery with a truly engaging narrative. It’s about Beth who loses her three year old niece at a village fair. This triggers a chain of tragic events. Two years later Beth receives a recent photo of her niece, renewing her obsession with finding the lost child. She makes her way back to her home village and her still shattered relatives.

I love the depiction of village life, the details of the pub, the tea shop and the local characters. The selfish brother in law who blames Beth for losing his daughter. Beth’s stressed mother desperately trying to hold the family together. The childhood friend who lost his own daughter. The housebound woman who never recovered from school yard bullying. They are all fascinating. This is not written in a sophisticated way. It feels like a report rather than a novel. It doesn’t have the many twists of some thrillers. But for me it is a gripping and satisfying read.

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A FABULOUS THRILLER

Reviewed in Australia on 28 September 2017

Psychology thriller 'Lost Child' by D.S. Butler was a very well-written book that kept my interest from start to finish. I could not put it down! Riveting!
The plot: a young girl, Jenna, went missing while in the care of her aunt Beth. The community pitched in to find the child and a police investigation came up with nothing. The parents experienced a nightmare that no one ever should and the resulting consequences were heartbreaking. Beth suffered badly from guilt and carried a heavy responsibility. Two years later, while in Dubai, she received an unexpected and shocking photo via her phone.
This gripping book was paced well and was packed with emotions, as expected from such a horrific and tumultuous scenario. The characters were well-developed and I particularly related to Beth and the painful, unbearable situation. The unpacking of information was expertly executed by the author and kudos for the twist that had me deliciously perplexed.
What a fabulous 'who done it'!

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Rachel McKitterick

I WANT MORE LIKE THIS !!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 23 September 2017

I REALLY enjoyed this! Was in the mood for a really good, page turning, suspenseful, missing child story, and that is exactly what I got! A bit of a shame that this one is a different style to her others. Id like to see more like this from this author.

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memyself

Unpleasant “heroine”, impossible plot,

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2019

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The author needs to find a good editor and proof reader.
The “heroine” is really unlikeable, the plot poor, the solution unlikely. It’s better padded than a wonderbra; if I needed instructions for making hot drinks I’d look elsewhere but I suppose a certain length is required of a book and it definitely isn’t made up by plot.
The grammar and spelling are poor throughout but Ms Butler struggles with homonyms especially; confusing ring and wring should have been sorted out at primary school but at least a proofreader would have caught it before it went into print.
Personally, the most annoying thing was the school ”bully”. This description is based on single incident in which the narrator, having crossed the road to avoid helping the ”bully”, who is being assaulted, is afterward pushed over by the distressed “bully”. The description of this character implies a learning disability or mental health problem so the unsympathetic handling is particularly unpleasant.

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Not Gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2017

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Promising until the 'breakthrough' moment (the photograph) when I just found it irritating and started flipping through, reading a sentence from each page. Beth (the narrator of the story) is thoroughly unlikeable and rude. Based on the synopsis - "After a futile search, Beth leaves the country to try and escape her guilt when she receives a photograph.... of Jenna. She is determined to do what the police cannot: Find Jenna and bring her home. But someone isn't pleased when Beth returns, and they will do what ever it takes to get rid of her. This time, for good " - I'd expected an exciting tale of child trafficking, perhaps involving Chinese Mafia and Beth dodging bullets and traps. No such luck; once home, the tale turns into a dull blow-by-blow account of Beth's self-centered thoughts and actions. The reader is even given all the steps necessary to make a pot of coffee and pour it out, adding milk. Yawn. The author clumsily tries to direct suspicion onto every character in the book, apart from the true culprit. Beth's life is never in danger (unfortunately) and the story is definitely NOT gripping. The writing is stilted, it's badly edited (if at all) and I can only imagine that the good reviews are written by the author's friends and relatives.

30 people found this helpful

K D Connelly

A psychological bore!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2019

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The first few pages showed a bit of promise but quickly laps into repetitive, contrived and poorly edited drivel. This story had all the hallmarks of a beginners first attempt. It probably sounded better in the authors head but events unfold slower in the book than they would in real life due to excessive and simple padding to get the page count up. The contrived plot depends on some effort from the reader and wishful thinking from the author. Highly implausible and definitely NOT a psychological thriller, more like an annoying time thief! The only thing missing was the old ''car won't start'' ploy from the 1970's! I have now blacklisted this author!

10 people found this helpful

Lynda Kelly

Will Try Her Deadly Series, Too

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2019

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A new author to me and I liked this story and didn't put it all together nor guess in advance of the ending so I enjoyed it. However, it is let down by some pretty awful, dumb mistakes !!
I did find myself quite irritated by the star of the story, Beth. She does behave pretty stupidly most of the time and is a bit of a menace to regular folk ! The premise of the story isn't anything too strange or startling, it's been done before, but although I was considering it an obvious solution as to what had happened to Jenna, I was wrong. I liked Luke and Beth's mum and couldn't abide Daniel. I was disappointed with Kate as well......she didn't seem to look for Jenna for very long ! I didn't understand why Beth said that neighbours had sold stories on the family and therefore they lost much-needed support....that was sort of slung out there with no further explanation. At one point she refers to Isabel and Jenna not looking "that similar" whilst in the next breath says that Phil's daughter "had looked so like Jenna" so she needs to make her mind up there.
Now onto mistakes.....capitalisation, or lack of, is an issue....converse or touch of silver, she wrote passed and not past, ringer not wringer, poured not pored, hours not hours', she spells whiskey like this the whole way through aside from once when she went for whisky instead.
Nearing the end there were 3 instances of questions being asked but not one question mark used ! Then we had speechmarks utilised when nobody was speaking. All of these mistakes are nitpicky things I spotted that should get cleaned up to give it a bit of a spit 'n' polish. I Will try another by her, though. The Deadly series looks quite promising.
Oh, I love the cover on this book, too.

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WorcesterBlue

Gripping read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2021

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I love the DS Karen Hart series by this author so was keen to read this standalone and was very impressed.

Two years ago, three year old Jenna vanished while being watched by her auntie Beth .While at a busy garden fete Beth took her eyes off her niece and has regretted it ever since. No traces of the child were ever found and no witnesses ever came forward to help the investigations. Beth is wracked with guilt and decides to restart her life in another country but her life is once again shook when she receives a photograph of an older Jenna. She needs to return home to find her missing niece but not everyone is happy to see her.

A good read about every parents worst nightmare. Plenty of suspects and the author keeps you guessing with red herrings, clues and facts. Well written and is sure to keep those page turning rapidly.

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