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Enjoyable fast paced read Lincolnshire Detective Karen Hart and the missing girls

Reviewed in Australia on 25 April 2019

I really enjoyed this book. It had a different outcome to what I thought would happen.
The book is well written, fast paced and shows that police are human too, they have lives outside of work and make mistakes. Especially when working very long hours in the case of searching for missing children. The book is set in Lincolnshire, in the middle of England where the police have to manage a rural region of small towns and villages.
Even though I had a hunch of the abductor, there is still some un-expected twists.
I plan to read more books by this author.

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Overexplained and lacking restraint

Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2021

Sorry, I could not even get to half way. Too often the characters thought, and spoke in long sentences, explaining everything several times over to each other. It felt a bit like I was reading daytime soap opera. The portrayal of police work seemed unrealistic - lacking nuance and depth - everyone seemed overly sincere. I bought based on the reviews, and feel let down. I am leaving at three stars because it may have improved over time, I just could not stay with it.

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Reviewed in Australia on 2 August 2021

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A small town police procedural which follows the police loyally, including a few detours into dead ends. While its hard to say a crime novel has a happy ending, this book does feature a closed ending where the criminals are caught at the end.

I enjoyed that this books primary focus was a missing persons' case when two young girls go missing from school. It made a change from a lot of police procedurals I'd read recently that were focused on serial murder. Although there is a colder case they intermittently think about, for the most part this book focuses on the single crime, and the daily life lesser crimes of villagers.

The 4 central members of the police team, DCs Sophie and Rick, DS Karen Hart and DI Morgan have quite a strong introduction. For the first book in a series they had strong team dynamics (both positive and negative) as well as a few personal side stories that promise the develop strong characters over the course of a series.

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Great start to a police procedural series

Reviewed in Australia on 26 January 2021

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Great start to a British Police Procedural Crime Series. This is a new to me Author, but since it’s one of my favourite genres, I really wanted to read this series. It didn’t disappoint. DS Karen Hart has a tragic background, 5 years ago she lost her husband Josh and daughter Tilly in a car accident. Her neighbour and close friend Christine is her backstop and provides unconditional support. We also meet her relatively new Boss DI Scott Morgan, who is very different to Karen and prefers to not rely on Karen’s hunches. Rounding out the team are DC Rick Cooper who is juggling outside demands and DS Sophie Jones who is ambitious and eager.

The story itself is a parent’s nightmare, where 2 ten year old girls have gone missing. This a page turner, as the team work quickly to locate the girls, and like all good detective novels, there are some red herrings, with the reveal at the end a really good one.

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original story

Reviewed in Australia on 23 March 2019

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A bit slow to start but the book gathered pace nicely as it went along. Well written and original story line with well rounded characters, I look forward to reading more from this author.

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Amanda

A Really Good Read

Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2019

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This is the first book I have read from this author and I wasn't disappointed. Good story line, easy to read and kept you turning the page. Will definitely be reading more of the Karen Hart series.

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A good story

Reviewed in Australia on 28 January 2019

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D S Butler has written this book very well, the plot I liked and the characters, especially Karen and her team.

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sheila k. Patterson

exciting enthralling

Reviewed in Australia on 20 April 2021

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it repeated itself several times, but on the whole i loved it

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Marilyn Hawkins

A good read.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 July 2019

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A good detective story for those who don’t want too much blood and gore. Well rounded characters and a plot that keeps you turning the page.

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Elizabeth McMahon

Good read..

Reviewed in Australia on 29 April 2019

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This is the first book I've read from this author and I enjoyed it a lot. I like to read books in sequence of a series so I'm looking forward to getting to know the team of DCI Morgan, DS Karen Hart and the young detective constables Sophie and Rick better as the series progresses.

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Shassie

Interesting twists and turns.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 June 2019

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The characters were well developed, as was the story line. I did find the constant repetition of ‘the little girls’ became a little tedious. In spite of that the story develops well and an unexpected outcome is tied up neatly at the end.

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Well put together

Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2019

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Karen Hart has written this book with a good knowledge of her subject in a most believable way

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