Little Girl Vanished - Denise Grover Swank

Little Girl Vanished

By Denise Grover Swank

  • Release Date: 2023-06-20
  • Genre: Women Sleuths
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 570 Ratings

Description

With a friend's child missing, and the police failing, disgraced ex-detective Harper enlists the aid of a former crime boss to untangle a mystery that strikes too close to home. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Rachel Caine, and Tana French. Disgraced ex-detective Harper Adams has nothing left—no job, no reputation, and nowhere to go but back to the small Arkansas town she swore she’d never set foot in again. She plans to keep her head down, stay out of trouble, and drink away what’s left of her pride. Until a girl goes missing. The child of Harper’s childhood friend has vanished without a trace—and the details are disturbingly similar to the kidnapping and murder of Harper’s own sister two decades earlier. With the police bungling the case and the clock ticking, Harper knows she’s the only one who might see what others can’t. The only one who can bring the girl home. But she can’t do it alone. To navigate the lies, secrets, and small-town politics standing in her way, Harper turns to the one man who might be able to help: James Malcolm, a former crime boss with a complicated past and his own reasons for getting involved. In a town that remembers all her mistakes, Harper will have to face her past to save a child’s future—even if it means making a deal with the devil. Gritty, emotional, and impossible to put down, Little Girl Vanished is the first book in a powerful new mystery series for fans of Lisa Regan’s fearless, driven heroines, Rachel Caine’s pulse-pounding suspense, and Tana French’s deeply layered, character-driven mysteries.

Reviews

  • Denise Grover Swank does it again

    5
    By No WOKE Shopping
    This book is full of suspense, mystery, comedy and heart wrenching moments. As always Denise Grover Swank wrote a great being to a new series of books.
  • Great entry to Lone County Arkansas

    5
    By YvetteinRIC
    I loved loved loved more with James Malcom. Harper is a great strong character with plenty of flaws, love it!
  • Amazing!

    5
    By kejames90
    I needed to take a full day off work just to read this book! It was such a great mystery and had me down to the last chapter trying to figure it out!
  • Little Girl Vanished

    5
    By TyNelson24
    I loved this book! Bringing James Malcom into it made it even more exciting!! Can’t wait for the next one in this series!!
  • Write more

    5
    By Onioneye
    Loved this book. I have read all of her other mysteries an love them all.
  • Good mystery!

    5
    By Sweetsballer
    Denise does it again with her well written mystery! We meet Harper who is a disgraced ex-detective. She ends up in our old friend from The Rose Gardner series James Malcolms bar. The story keeps you wanting more and guessing who you can trust. Definitely worth the read!
  • Wow!

    5
    By twinsiebri
    This book did not disappoint…I can’t wait for the next one!
  • So good!

    5
    By CassLandy15
    So many twists and turns, I couldn’t figure out who kidnapped Ava until the end, so well done! Denise has her groove back! Can’t wait for the next one.
  • Amazing!

    5
    By Pricegirlsmom
    James is back! I’m so excited! He’s a character from the Rose Gardner series, you must read them all as i have done. Now we have Harper in this book and she is an amazing person. Harper has a few things she needs to get under control. Although it wasn’t intended James and Harper team up and made for an interesting read. I love this new series so far!
  • Little Girl Vanished

    5
    By saysly
    If you haven’t read any of Denise Grover Swanks books this is a must read! I was a James fans in the Rose Gardner series and I’m still a James fan. So happy that he is back and in action. Can’t wait for the next book!