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The Lost (Paula Maguire 1)
- Author
- Claire McGowan
- Narrator
- Joanne King
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 11 April 2013
- Run Time
- 10 hours 1 minute
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
When two teenage girls go missing along the Irish border, forensic psychologist Paula Maguire has to return to the hometown she left years before. Swirling with rumour and secrets, the town is gripped by fear of a serial killer. But the truth could be even darker.
Not everyone who's lost wants to be found
Surrounded by people and places she tried to forget, Paula digs into the cases as the truth twists further away. What's the link with two other disappearances from 1985? And why does everything lead back to the town's dark past- including the reasons her own mother went missing years before?
Nothing is what it seems
As the shocking truth is revealed, Paula learns that sometimes, it's better not to find what you've lost.
(P)2013 Headline Digital
Critics Review
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Compelling, clever and entertaining
Jane Casey, author of The Burning
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A gripping yarn you will be unable to put down
Sun
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McGowan's style is pacey and direct, and the twists come thick and fast
Irish Times
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Engaging and gripping
Northern Echo
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Taut plotting and assured writing . . . a highly satisfying thriller
Good Housekeeping
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Either Tana French and Michael Connelly secretly co-wrote this book, or Claire McGowan is a knockout new talent you should read immediately. I'm betting on the latter
Lee Child
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Claire McGowan is Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell
Ken Bruen
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Fresh and accessible without ever compromising on grit or suspense
Erin Kelly
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A brilliant portrait of a fractured society and a mystery full of heartstopping twists. Compelling, clever and entertaining
Jane Casey
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A keeps-you-guessing mystery
Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls
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A terrifically assured and pulse-pounding novel; dark, sad, lyrical, and full of superb twists
Stav Sherez
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Details
- Author
- Claire McGowan
- Narrator
- Joanne King
- Duration
- 10 hours 1 minute
- Release Date
- 11 April 2013
- ISBN
- 9780755398669
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Thriller / suspense fiction, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss
Synopsis
Not everyone who's missing is lostWhen two teenage girls go missing along the Irish border, forensic psychologist Paula Maguire has to return to the hometown she left years before. Swirling with rumour and secrets, the town is gripped by fear of a serial killer. But the truth could be even darker.Not everyone who's lost wants to be foundSurrounded by people and places she tried to forget, Paula digs into the cases as the truth twists further away. What's the link with two other disappearances from 1985? And why does everything lead back to the town's dark past- including the reasons her own mother went missing years before?Nothing is what it seemsAs the shocking truth is revealed, Paula learns that sometimes, it's better not to find what you've lost.(P)2013 Headline Digital
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