The Lost Paula Maguire 1, Claire McGowan
The Lost Paula Maguire 1, Claire McGowan
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The Lost (Paula Maguire 1)
A gripping Irish crime thriller with explosive twists

Author: Claire McGowan

Narrator: Joanne King

Unabridged: 10 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 04/11/2013


Synopsis

Not everyone who's missing is lost
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

About Claire McGowan

Claire McGowan grew up in a small village in Northern Ireland and now lives in London, where she runs an MA in creative writing at City University. THE KILLING HOUSE is Claire's seventh crime novel, and the sixth in the highly-acclaimed Paula Maguire series. She also writes women's fiction as Eva Woods.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel

Oooh so THIS is why people like crime fiction. I couldn’t tell you why I got the urge to pick this book up in the first place, as I typically find this genre too bleak and gritty with cliché riddled writing. Anyway, this was such a good one that dodged those sticking points and I’m glad. Of course, t......more

Goodreads review by Jacob

The Lost is an exciting start to a new series by Claire McGowan. It is Claire McGowan’s second novel - her first novel, The Fall, being a standalone thriller - and with the Dr Maguire series I think I have found a new favourite to add to my reading list. In Northern Ireland, a new task force, dedicat......more


Quotes

Compelling, clever and entertaining

A gripping yarn you will be unable to put down Sun

McGowan's style is pacey and direct, and the twists come thick and fast Irish Times

Engaging and gripping Northern Echo

Taut plotting and assured writing . . . a highly satisfying thriller Good Housekeeping

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

Claire McGowan is Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell Ken Bruen

Fresh and accessible without ever compromising on grit or suspense Erin Kelly

A brilliant portrait of a fractured society and a mystery full of heartstopping twists. Compelling, clever and entertaining Jane Casey

A keeps-you-guessing mystery Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls