- Perfect Paperback: 436 pages
- Publisher: Harper
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007214375
- ISBN-13: 978-0007214372
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Young schoolgirls are going missing in Mobile, Alabama. Carson Ryder is the main detective on the case, working alone after his partner was attacked and left for dead. Conner Sandhill left the police department under something of a cloud, but everyone, or nearly everyone agrees that he was one of the best in tracking down criminals and he is brought in as a consultant on the case.
Add a dash of racial tension (all the missing children are black), a spoonful of power play between the higher-ups, two policemen with pasts they'd rather remain hidden, a pinch of corruption and stir well.
This book had the makings of a great thriller, but in the end it only passed as good for me. I've never read any Jack Kerley before, but I did enjoy the style of his writing and his characterisations. What let the book down for me was that we as readers found out a quite bit of information much too soon! The reader discovered a lot of the whos, whens and whys a lot earlier than the investigators did.
That works for some people, not for me. I want to read the book and find everything out at the same time as the detective, not lots of chapters before it. It could be a personal thing, but it was disappointing for me.
A good beach or holiday read.
Add a dash of racial tension (all the missing children are black), a spoonful of power play between the higher-ups, two policemen with pasts they'd rather remain hidden, a pinch of corruption and stir well.
This book had the makings of a great thriller, but in the end it only passed as good for me. I've never read any Jack Kerley before, but I did enjoy the style of his writing and his characterisations. What let the book down for me was that we as readers found out a quite bit of information much too soon! The reader discovered a lot of the whos, whens and whys a lot earlier than the investigators did.
That works for some people, not for me. I want to read the book and find everything out at the same time as the detective, not lots of chapters before it. It could be a personal thing, but it was disappointing for me.
A good beach or holiday read.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This Jack Kerley novel was originally intended for publication earlier in the series, but was put back, one can only assume, due to disturbing similarities between aspects of its plot and the Madeleine McCann case. Girls are being snatched from the streets of Mobile, Alabama, and former detective Conner Sandhill is called in to help the investigation led by Kerley's familiar lead character, Carson Ryder.
Ryder's regular partner Harry Nautilus is reduced to a cameo role in this novel, recovering in hospital following an attack. This, combined with the removal of Ryder from his usual role as narrator, makes Little Girls Lost feel a little different to the rest of the series. It lacks Ryder's humorous observations, and the banter between Ryder and Nautilus is sadly missed.
However, Conner Sandhill is an interesting replacement. Dismissed from the force for reasons which are initially unclear but later explained, he gets involved following pressure and eventually, for personal reasons. His own maverick methods play a major part in the plot. While it is to be hoped that Harry Nautilus returns in a bigger role next time, this is an interesting diversion from the rest of the series. It isn't the best of the series but it's not at all bad either - Kerley still knows how to write a cracking crime novel.
I would recommend that newcomers to Jack Kerley start with The Hundredth Man and work through in order, rather than starting with this one, which is not a typical example of the style of the series. However, regular Kerley readers should still enjoy Little Girls Lost, and if you can stomach the disturbing (but fortunately not excessively graphic) aspects of the story, it's a very good read.
Ryder's regular partner Harry Nautilus is reduced to a cameo role in this novel, recovering in hospital following an attack. This, combined with the removal of Ryder from his usual role as narrator, makes Little Girls Lost feel a little different to the rest of the series. It lacks Ryder's humorous observations, and the banter between Ryder and Nautilus is sadly missed.
However, Conner Sandhill is an interesting replacement. Dismissed from the force for reasons which are initially unclear but later explained, he gets involved following pressure and eventually, for personal reasons. His own maverick methods play a major part in the plot. While it is to be hoped that Harry Nautilus returns in a bigger role next time, this is an interesting diversion from the rest of the series. It isn't the best of the series but it's not at all bad either - Kerley still knows how to write a cracking crime novel.
I would recommend that newcomers to Jack Kerley start with The Hundredth Man and work through in order, rather than starting with this one, which is not a typical example of the style of the series. However, regular Kerley readers should still enjoy Little Girls Lost, and if you can stomach the disturbing (but fortunately not excessively graphic) aspects of the story, it's a very good read.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I was looking forward to reading this, having enjoyed the preceding books in the series. This is thoroughly entertaining, but rather below Kerley's usual standard. Ryder has always been quite a well-defined character, but only in this book is it evident how much we have relied on his interplay with his partner, Harry, to gain insight into his character. Harry is largely absent here, and without him Ryder seems ill-defined. The new character (The Gumbo King, a magnificent creation) reminds me of one of Carl Hiassen's characters and is written with obvious fun, whilst Ryder seems cardboard in comparison.
My main gripe here, though, is that there is simply too little detection going on. Children are being abducted, and those charged with investigating it do none of the things that would be expected of any half-competent policeman. This hits the book's credibility, as does the contrived resolution in which everything is implausibly tidied up with hardly a breath drawn.
My main gripe here, though, is that there is simply too little detection going on. Children are being abducted, and those charged with investigating it do none of the things that would be expected of any half-competent policeman. This hits the book's credibility, as does the contrived resolution in which everything is implausibly tidied up with hardly a breath drawn.
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Not his best shot
This is a departure for Kerley with his usual partnet Nautilus in hospital he is working alone before taking on an unusual replacement later in the book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by daisycow
J A Kerley - Carson & Ryder book 4
I am reading all the books in this series because I love the characters. If you like a good crime story and police investigation read these.
Published 3 months ago by CAP
Average
I've read all of the Carson Ryder series and waited ages for this title to come out. It's an uncomfortable story line but one which lacked pace and tension at times. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. Lloyd
good but a bit stupid
this is book 6 of 8 it would have been better to start at book one, so I was at a loss to begin with. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. June Salmon
Recommended easy read
Having never read a novel by this author before, I was unsure as to what to expect. However, within the first chapter, I could tell that it would be an interesting story that I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by LG
The book's a little bit lost too!
I have read a couple of Kerley's books before and they scored higher than this one
The characterization is right on the button for some characters - Sandhill, the little girl... Read more
The characterization is right on the button for some characters - Sandhill, the little girl... Read more
Published 4 months ago by bobbycow
Review from The Word Fiend
Little black girls are disappearing in Mobile, Alabama, the last one snatched from her own room. The police are at a loss. There are no obvious leads and no trace of the girls. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Shelagh
A macabre thriller of the best calibre
With young girls going missing in and around Mobile, Alabama, Detective Carson Ryder is handed the case as political pressure begins to mount on both the police department and the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by CJ
A easy, ok-ish read
This is a new author for me and whilst not a new genre its not a genre I usually read. This was a good book but, had so much more to make it better, it did take me a little while... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Clare
Little Girls Lost
Didn't enjoy this book as much as other books I have read in the series. Its still an easy, enjoyable read but there is alot of unnecessary "blurb" in this book and I skipped some... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Bookworm
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