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'Effortlessly blending Black's personal woes into her professional life, McGilloway weaves a taut police procedural in an unadorned style that belies the stories complexity... McGilloway has tapped into a fascinating and febrile setting...It's an impressive statement of intent from an author whose reputation grows with each release' --Irish Times
'A little girl is found wandering in snowy woodland, wearing only her pyjamas and unable or unwilling to speak. Meanwhile, the search continues for another teenage female who has been snatched from her home....So begins the latest crime novel from the award-winning pen of Northern Irish writer Brian McGilloway - and it's an intriguing start to a totally engrossing read. McGilloway is best known for his extremely popular Inspector Devlin series, but Little Girl Lost is a stand-alone books featuring DS Lucy Black. Lucy has a complicated family life, and families - and their dysfunctions - are a recurring theme throughout the novel. The story is well-plotted, with a clear sense of place and history which sets it apart from the run of the mill. This is a highly-recommended read from a greatly accomplished author.' --Press Association
'This standalone thriller is cleverly constructed, packed with vibrant and believable characters and admirably free of the clichés of the genre... It confirms him as one of the most original voices in the notably expanding field of Irish crime fiction and this reviewer, for one, would like to read more of DS Lucy Black.' --Irish Independent
'Brian McGilloway's Little Girl Lost (Macmillan) is a police procedural set in contemporary Derry, as DS Black investigates the disappearance of a young girl who can identify a killer. A standalone from his critically acclaimed Inspector Devlin series, this is an assured and grittily realistic tale from an author who is being compared to James Lee Burke and Ian Rankin.' --Sunday Business Post
'A little girl is found wandering in snowy woodland, wearing only her pyjamas and unable or unwilling to speak. Meanwhile, the search continues for another teenage female who has been snatched from her home....So begins the latest crime novel from the award-winning pen of Northern Irish writer Brian McGilloway - and it's an intriguing start to a totally engrossing read. McGilloway is best known for his extremely popular Inspector Devlin series, but Little Girl Lost is a stand-alone books featuring DS Lucy Black. Lucy has a complicated family life, and families - and their dysfunctions - are a recurring theme throughout the novel. The story is well-plotted, with a clear sense of place and history which sets it apart from the run of the mill. This is a highly-recommended read from a greatly accomplished author.' --Press Association
'This standalone thriller is cleverly constructed, packed with vibrant and believable characters and admirably free of the clichés of the genre... It confirms him as one of the most original voices in the notably expanding field of Irish crime fiction and this reviewer, for one, would like to read more of DS Lucy Black.' --Irish Independent
'Brian McGilloway's Little Girl Lost (Macmillan) is a police procedural set in contemporary Derry, as DS Black investigates the disappearance of a young girl who can identify a killer. A standalone from his critically acclaimed Inspector Devlin series, this is an assured and grittily realistic tale from an author who is being compared to James Lee Burke and Ian Rankin.' --Sunday Business Post
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A breathtaking new crime thriller from the author of the acclaimed Inspector Devlin series
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I'd never heard of Brian McGilloway before picking up this book, even though this is his 5th novel, doing a little bit of investigation it would appear that a number of the previous novels have been nominated for awards, always a good chance that this was going to be worth reading then!
This book had me hooked right from the start, it has short chapters wich I have found help to keep the pack moving along quickly but even without these the story had drawn me in and made me want to keep reading.
I found the timing of my reading this book quite ironic. It highlights the treatment of catholic police offices during the troubles but the shows how much safer it is for them in Northern Ireland now - I was reading this as the news was showing a car bomb that killed a catholic police officer.
I thought this book was a brilliant read, I couldn't wait to find out what happened next and how all the various threads actually hung together, I also like the fact that every time you thought they'd made a breakthrough it seemed to lead to a dead end and there was more investigation needed. There was a twist, which I could see being built up to for some time but there were other ones which I didn't see coming at all.
Being a crime thriller you expect there to be violence and deaths, in books like this they don't usually bother me but I have to admit that I found one so shocking it had me in tears.
I feel I've gushed quite a lot in this review but I honestly thought the book was that good! I'll definitely be buying the other books that McGilloway has released
This book had me hooked right from the start, it has short chapters wich I have found help to keep the pack moving along quickly but even without these the story had drawn me in and made me want to keep reading.
I found the timing of my reading this book quite ironic. It highlights the treatment of catholic police offices during the troubles but the shows how much safer it is for them in Northern Ireland now - I was reading this as the news was showing a car bomb that killed a catholic police officer.
I thought this book was a brilliant read, I couldn't wait to find out what happened next and how all the various threads actually hung together, I also like the fact that every time you thought they'd made a breakthrough it seemed to lead to a dead end and there was more investigation needed. There was a twist, which I could see being built up to for some time but there were other ones which I didn't see coming at all.
Being a crime thriller you expect there to be violence and deaths, in books like this they don't usually bother me but I have to admit that I found one so shocking it had me in tears.
I feel I've gushed quite a lot in this review but I honestly thought the book was that good! I'll definitely be buying the other books that McGilloway has released
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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but am a little unsure why.
Lucy is a policewoman (is Detective a better term?) and she founds herself at the centre of the biggest crime in Ireland at the time, searching for a kidnapped teenager and finds another little girl instead of her.
I really liked the character of Lucy, she was very likeable and I found I could relate to her, as far as wanting what is best for everyone and not really doing much about your own needs.
I mentioned I am unsure why I liked it. Its hard to put my finger on it. Unlike most books in this genre, it is not at all gruesome. Which is odd because I usually like that. And a lot of the characters are not very likeable. In fact Lucy is the only character I really like in the book (besides the children).
It didnt really have any of the usual things I go for in a crime/thriller book but saying that, Brian McGilloway has a style of writing that just totally sucked me into the story.
In fact I started this book on my lunch break this morning and have finished it this evening. I just wanted to keep on reading to see what happened with Lucy, her father, Alice and Kate.
The only thing I didn't like and found really unbelievable was how everyone was linked together in some way. It made solving the crime seem easy.
However this was a first read for me from this author and I would definately read more of his in the future.
Lucy is a policewoman (is Detective a better term?) and she founds herself at the centre of the biggest crime in Ireland at the time, searching for a kidnapped teenager and finds another little girl instead of her.
I really liked the character of Lucy, she was very likeable and I found I could relate to her, as far as wanting what is best for everyone and not really doing much about your own needs.
I mentioned I am unsure why I liked it. Its hard to put my finger on it. Unlike most books in this genre, it is not at all gruesome. Which is odd because I usually like that. And a lot of the characters are not very likeable. In fact Lucy is the only character I really like in the book (besides the children).
It didnt really have any of the usual things I go for in a crime/thriller book but saying that, Brian McGilloway has a style of writing that just totally sucked me into the story.
In fact I started this book on my lunch break this morning and have finished it this evening. I just wanted to keep on reading to see what happened with Lucy, her father, Alice and Kate.
The only thing I didn't like and found really unbelievable was how everyone was linked together in some way. It made solving the crime seem easy.
However this was a first read for me from this author and I would definately read more of his in the future.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Brian McGilloway is a new name to me but I found this police procedural novel to be very readable and enjoyable (although at times it is quite distressing) and I'll certainly look out for more books by this author. DS Lucy Black is a very believable and sympathetic main character and one can't help wondering if this will be the first of a series featuring her. 'Little lost girl' has a number of intriguing, interlocking plots involving abduction and shady business deals, all with a background of the "Troubles" - that lovely whimsical Irish word to describe the bloody civil war in Northern Ireland. There was also the seemingly gratutious inclusion of a thread concerning neglected children, which was really heartrending.
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an okay book
starts well and has a good plot, but is quite predictable and it's credibility is spoilt by a significant part at the end. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Clark
Lost and Found
Little Girl Lost is a straight-up detective/crime novel - hardly a genre buster but all the better for lovers of the form. Read more
Published 7 months ago by tallpete33
A great read
I've read all of the Ben Devlin series and I was looking forward to this stand alone novel. It didn't disappoint. Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. Lloyd
Enjoyable read, couldn't put it down
A really good read, the characters were a little bland but the story itself was rather good, I liked the setting of Northern Ireland and it's history of the The Troubles which... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Princess Mononoke
Thoroughly Enjoyable
Brian McGilloway had me hooked from the very first paragraph!
This is a tense crime novel that follows two main plot strands and cleverly links them together. Read more
This is a tense crime novel that follows two main plot strands and cleverly links them together. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. Carter
Little Girl Lost
D.S. Lucy Black, of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the daughter of police officers, in the midst of a search for a young girl, Kate McLaughlin, whose father is a... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gloria Feit
excellent
DS Lucy Black is out searching for a missing teenager but instead discovers a young girl wearing just her pyjamas and with someone else's blood on her hands. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. J. Mackenzie
Good police procedural - though a few too many coincidences
The main character is DS Lucy Black, recently returned to Derry where she grew up but who left as a teenager under dangerous circumstances. Read more
Published 11 months ago by ratscat13
A Very Gripping Thriller
This is the first book of Brian McGilloway I've read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. From the first page I was hooked into a rapid moving story of finding a young girl dressed in... Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. Rose
Outstanding!
Fans of Brian McGilloway's Inspector Devlin novels may be disconcerted to find a change of protagonist this time out - DS Lucy Black. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Timothy Stretton
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