Vanishing Girls: A totally heart-stopping crime thriller (Detective Josie Quinn Book 1)

Name: Vanishing Girls: A totally heart-stopping crime thriller (Detective Josie Quinn Book 1)
Price: 2.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (26563 reviews)
Author: Lisa Regan

by Lisa Regan

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4.4 (26,563)

4.4 stars from 26,563 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

337 pages~5.6 hr readPublished by Bookouture

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Last checked: Apr 5, 2026

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Price history: Free – $2.99Last free: 2023-06-26

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Perfect for you if...

You want a detective series with a genuinely damaged protagonist who's trying to solve crimes whilst dealing with her own trauma.
You enjoyed Angela Marsons or Helen Fields and are looking for the next binge-worthy crime series to lose sleep over.
You like procedurals where the small town setting is as much a character as the victims, hiding dark secrets beneath its surface.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer standalone thrillers over series commitments, since this is book one of many and won't wrap everything up neatly.
You're sensitive to depictions of violence against women or want crime fiction that doesn't centre on serial predators and abduction.
You need a lot of breathing room between plot twists. This one moves fast and piles on revelations without much pause.

About this book

When Isabelle Coleman, a young blonde girl, disappears from the small town of Denton, the community mobilizes to search for her. Detective Josie Quinn discovers another missing girl—mute and unresponsive, clearly traumatized. The girl provides only a name of a third victim and a description of a neon tongue piercing matching Isabelle's. Josie races to locate Isabelle before more girls are harmed. Her investigation leads to a cold case previously dismissed as a hoax, raising questions about whom she can trust in this tight-knit community. Someone in Denton is committing serious crimes, and Josie must identify the killer before another life is lost. This is the first book in the Detective Josie Quinn series.

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Price has dropped 9 times over the last 5 years. Goes on sale roughly every 212 days. Typically stays discounted for 55 days.

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Currently around #11K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.4★ from 26,563 reviews

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