I had difficulty with this book it just didn't hold my attention they way it should have. Nothibg wrong with the book just wasnt for me

I really loved this book. 5 stars from me. I am glad to read an original book. This book was so creepy and chilling and I cant say enough good things about it. This book was a book that made me loose sleep and trust me I like my sleep. Highly recommend.

After reading the first book with DI Lottie Parker, I couldn't wait to read the next installment in this series. I was so thrilled to have found a new series with the potential to become a new favorite of mine. When I finally got my hand on the brand new novel "The Stolen Girls" I was really excited and my hopes where so high, that I was a little scared the book might not be able to reach up to my expectations. But boy, was I wrong. Just like book #1, I was pulled into the story and couldn't put the book down. And just like the first book I asked myself, how much of what I was reading might be true. I like the character of Lottie so much. She represents single moms and shows the difficulties to manage, job, family and the possibility of a new love life. And, like anyone else, Lottie has flows. This makes her so normal and real. Reading about the was in Kosovo was tough at times. Little girls being raped, dads committing suicide and orphaned little boys trying to survive in a world nobody knows who is friend or enemy. I cried and my heart went out to the many people being victims of this crime. And then coming to a new country, trying to build a new life, but being treated like criminals. Again. That is so wrong. The case about the stolen girls is greatly plotted and the outlining of police work is easy to follow. And I still want Lottie to get it on with her partner Boyd. I think they would make a great match. But with his ex back in Ireland things are not getting easier for them. I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture!

Having enjoyed the first book in this series I was looking forward to reading book two. Although this one can be read on its own, I would suggest reading the series in order as you then have all of the background information into the characters.

This book is quite a dark read due to the subject matter. However the story is a brilliant one, extremely well written. The author managed to immediately draw me into her story and kept me there until the very end.

Lottie is a great character to read. She has her demons, which do tend to affect her a lot, and she has a family struggling at times to cope. Even with all of that, she still manages to fulfil her duties at work. Her family feature a lot in this story.

I honestly cannot wait to read the next book in this series. Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy.

Excellent read. Having been lucky enough to have my request to read this accepted I firstly read the first book in the series The Missing Ones and then immediately followed it with this. Great plot and characters and the development of the characters from the first book is enjoyable as is the introduction to more members of the team in the The Stolen Girls so I'm really looking forward to no three. The plot of The Stolen Girls keeps you hooked and you can feel Lotties frustration as she tries to solve the crime while keeping her family intact

It isn’t often I can commit to a series of books, especially a series of police procedural novels, but I make that exception when it comes to the Lottie Parker series by Patricia Gibney. I cannot get enough.
This one picks up pretty much where the first book leaves off; Lottie is returning to work and she isn’t having the best morning. Upon stepping out of her home, she is accosted by a stranger clutching a young boy, beginning Lottie to help her. Once she gets to work, she begins dealing with a discovery of a body; a body of a young, pregnant woman. Could the two be related? As more victims are found, and Lottie begins to work to see how everything is linked, two more girls go missing and the race is on.
I loved that Gibney kept all my favourite parts of her writing within the pages of her sophomore novel. When I read the first book, The Missing Ones, my favourite part was the characterization. Lottie Parker is just as kick ass in this edition and just as complex. I also loved that this novel continued with the italicised portions of the text.

I did find that this one was a little long; I felt like some parts seemed to drag on pretty significantly, but, overall, I was completely addicted to the story.

I’ll be anxiously awaiting the next book!

I have read the first book in this series and quite enjoyed it. I was hoping that this second turn would be equally as good and I wasn't disappointed. The writing was nice and flowed well. The characters held my attention and didn't annoy me to death. The storyline was very nice and not one that I've read too often. Very enjoyable read.

DI Lottie Parker and her team are back. Lottie is just leaving the house to return to work after an extended leave when a young foreign woman and a toddler appear at her door and hand her a letter. The letter is in a foreign language and before Lottie has a chance to investigate it further she is called to a case. A young girl's body has been found buried in a roadworks trench. The was shot and was pregnant when she died. The team are struggling to identify her when another body is found in similar circumstances - to complicate matters further the body is found by the same workman. The story involves the Kosovo war, sex and organ trafficking, self-harm and social media and is a great read from the start. Love Lottie as a character and look forward to see continues to juggle work and family life as well as how the relationship between her and Boyd develops.

Thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture and Patricia Gibney for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I just love this book! We have a very humaine and normal Detective, who has her own problems, personal and family. It is truly a "gripping and page turner thriller that leaves you breathless ". There's lots of tension and I couldn't read it fast enough. I will highly recommend this book with no hesitation. This is one author in my "to read" list.

We're back for the second outing with Lottie Parker. Just like the first one, this deals with a sensitive topic, also. It starts off with a horrific and graphic scene and it doesn't let up. I felt like I was on a roller coaster with this novel and it didn't stop to let me breathe till the book was finished. Seriously, this left me winded. I suppose that has a lot to do with Lottie. There wasn't a moment where she wasn't on the move. This murder begins four months after the first book and all the things that Lottie had to deal with personally from that. I do feel that I'm a little disappointed in the direction Patricia Gibney went with Lottie and her family in this one. I don't want to give anything away but I will say, I hope things change personally for Lottie and family in the next book. I did, however, like more back story on Boyd. I really like him as a character and it was nice to get to know him a little better. The murder/mystery was intricate and kept you guessing but if you don't like graphic details, I would pass on these. They can make you feel quite uncomfortable at times.

**Thank you to the publisher and Netgally for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was eagerly waiting the release of this instalment of DI Lottie Parker and I wasn’t disappointed.

DI Lottie Parker is back at work with the Garda after some enforced time off following her previous case (The Missing Ones, book 1) when a woman turns up on her doorstep asking for help and shoves a note into her hand then runs into the early morning. When she gets to work her first case is ready and waiting, a woman’s partially decomposed body has been found. She’s right back in the deep end and will stop at nothing to catch a killer.
Working alongside her is her trusty sidekick DS Mark Boyd. Watching the body count rise the pair work hard to find a link between the bodies and how they might be connected. He also has the misfortune to have a not so romantic reunion with his almost ex-wife.
This book is set between Ragmullin and Kosovo during 1999 and 2015 and we read some very graphic scenes of rape and physical violence inflicted on women and children in Kosovo. Due to the Kosovan link Lottie visits a centre for the refugees where she meets the manager, an ex-soldier who did at least one tour with her late husband Adam and he knows things, things about Adam, secrets that he has kept from Lottie.
It’s so easy to keep typing as the hints and spoilers just beg to be released from my fingertips, but, I promise I won’t

Read for an honest review. Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture

I loved this book, as good as the first. Cant wait for the next in this series. Definitely recommend this author *****

Zing! This book hit the target when calling for entertainment and suspense. I found myself yelling at these characters several times. There are some pretty creepy bad guys in this story, however, you don't always know which one is the bad one. A road construction worker keeps finding bodies, what is up with that? Is he a suspect or is someone out to frame him? And just where are these girls coming from?

The story of the connection of most of the characters involved in the disappearance of these girls slowly unfolds and when it does, that's where the zing comes in.

This one kept me guessing and there is no way anyone could really figure out what brought all these characters together. A definite must read!

Thanks to Bookouture and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley inexchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Having read her first book I was eagerly awaiting her second and I was not disappointed. She writes a great story, dark and uncompromising but always thrilling and unexpected.
Her subject matter is inevitably grim, dealing with sex trafficking, stolen organs, and the war in Kosovo. Her characters have now settled into a rhythm of their own, although having Lottie’s three children so deeply involved in the criminal action again is maybe straining credibility.
Still the author is a natural storyteller and I look forward to the next book in the series.

I wavered between 3.5 and 4 stars, but went with 4 because Ms. Gibney is very good at writing. I enjoyed meeting up with Lottie and the gang again, although, we didn't see much of anyone but Boyd. I was happy to get some more of his story.

The opening is very raw and heartbreaking, so be prepared! Once again, we find Lottie struggling with family, work and life, and not always with good results. I appreciate her flaws, but at the same time, would like to see some more stability with her - this is the second novel, so it's starting to feel a little old.

The story moves quickly and has a good helping of bad guys, but, Ms. Gibney does a great job of tying it all together for us. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next.

**Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley in exchange of an honest review.**

Part 2 of Detective Lottie Parker begins with Lottie returning to work after the traumas that were inflicted on her family in The Missing Ones. She's barely swallowed her coffee before there's a knock on her door that is the beginning of a new mystery. A young pregnant girl lies dead, a woman and her small son reach out to Lottie directly for help finding a missing friend....then another body, all the injuries almost identical. Two more girls go missing.As Lottie tries to solve the crime, hampered by language barriers and bureaucracy she discovers disturbing links to her own family.

OK first the good. Patricia Gibney has constructed a thrilling mystery with great characters and a dark and disturbing plot. Again she touches on unpleasant subjects without been gratuitous.

Then the bad. I found after the events of the last novel Lotties lack of attention to her children almost comical. And it could lose 100 pages and be a much tighter story.

I definitely preferred part one of this series but this is great too. I see part three is already in the works and look forward to it with anticipation.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for this review copy for an unbiased review.

From the very dark and gruesome opening chapter to the shocking and high tension close, this book had me one hundred percent hooked. If you are looking for cosy crime, look away, as what happens in the prologue is enough to make you grimace and although not gratuitous in any way, enough is implied to make the reader feel uncomfortable and yet not so much as to push you out of the novel. It is heartbreaking but the message is clear. What you are reading is one of the many atrocities of war.

Now you're probably wondering what the idea of war has to do with Detective Inspector Lottie Parker and her team in Ragmullin. Last time of checking Ireland were not at war with anyone and that is absolutely true here too. But I'm not going to spoil the story by telling you why this scene is important. You need to read that for yourselves. The prologue may see us in Kosovo in 1999, but the bulk of the action takes place in Ireland in the present day - most definitely not at war and yet the conditions and story are perhaps no less harrowing. When Lottie and her DS Mark Boyd are called to the a gruesome crime scene, they cannot begin to understand the nature of the case they are faced with or how personal it is set to become to one of them. To complicate matters, Lottie, who has only just returned to work, is distracted by her highly dysfunctional family who are still struggling to recover from the impact of her last case.

I really like the character of Lottie Parker. She is a single mother, still struggling following the death of her husband some years before, and trying hard to raise three children who seem unable or unwilling to communicate with her. Lottie is not without her faults and she turns to unsavoury methods in order to help her cope. Her son is traumatised, her eldest daughter heartbroken and her middle child uncharacteristically sullen. Her relationship with her mother is strained and with a not quite relationship going on with her DS, it is no wonder that Lottie is struggling. And yet she is so very human, very realistic, that you can't help but be invested in her and root for her to succeed. I love the way that Patricia Gibney has framed the pairing with Boyd, his own personal life no less complicated than Lotties, complications which look set to impact upon their current case.

The Stolen Girls is a very timely novel dipping into key issues of today's society. From the plight of refugees to the concept of human trafficking, there are no shocks spared by the author in creating this story. You get an idea very early on as to one of the main threads in the story, and the implications of a discovery that is made during the post mortem. But nothing can prepare you for how far this thread will run or how deep the secrets are buried. Certainly far deeper than the poor girls who are being found all over Ragmullin. What you do get is a highly engrossing and very emotive story, tension which will keep you on the edge of your seat and not just chewing but chomping at those finger nails and a brilliant chemistry between Lottie and Boyd which you can't help but hope will finally lead somewhere.

I know one thing though. Lottie Parker deserves a break. A long and relaxing one. With the announcement that book three is due for release in October, it doesn't seem much like she's going to get one. And you know what? I can't wait.

The Stolen Girls is the second book in the Detective Lottie Parker series. I enjoyed the first book so was looking forward to reading this one.

I felt it started fairly slowly but quickly gathered pace and not long after starting it I was gripped.

You could read this book as a stand alone but as it picks up a few months after where the first book ended, it would make sense to read that first and to also get an idea of the different characters.

The subject matter is pretty hardcore: sex trafficking, stealing of human organs but the book is very well written. The chapters are short and the writing flows well. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and Patricia Gibney for the chance to review.

I've been really looking forward to reading this follow up to Patricia Gibney's successful debut "The Missing Ones" and I have not been disappointed with this cracker of a story. DI Lottie Parker is back at work following the events that nearly killed her son and shook her whole family in her previous novel. Her three kids are still struggling to get back to normal and teenage Chloe in particular is not coping but Lottie is too tied up in work to give them the attention they need. The bodies of two girls have been found buried under roadworks, each by the same worker, an Albanian from Kosovo. No one has reported these girls missing but Lottie suspects they are refugees. When a local girl goes missing Lottie is worried that the same killer may have her and she pulls out all stops to work out who it could be.
This is a dark and complex story with many layers. There are Irish gangsters, a suspicious refugee centre director, an illegal sex trade as well as dead bodies and missing girls. There are also flashbacks to Kosovo at the time of Lottie's late husband Adam's tour of duty. Ms Gibney masterfully pulls all the strands together into a tense, action packed drama. She also manages to further develop the characters of Lottie herself, her family and her team, Lynch, Kirby and particularly Boyd. Highly recommended but do read the first book in the series, "The Missing Ones" first!

This review is written with thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for my copy of The Stolen Girls.
Following on from The Missing Ones, we catch up with Detective Inspector (DI) Lottie Parker four months later as she returns from leave. Lottie is not eased back into work gently, as on her first day back, a woman arrives at her house with her son begging her for help to find her friend. A body is then discovered by a construction worker at the site at which he is working. Lottie is concerned that the victim could be the woman's friend, but when a second body is discovered by the same person, it is clear that Lottie has a case which is much more complicated than she first imagined. When the investigation leads Lottie to a man who claims he knew her late husband, and her daughter's friend is reported missing, it is clear that the case has become more personal. Can Lottie find the balance between her personal and professional life and find the killer before he claims any more victims?
The Stolen Girls is set over a period of nine days, with Gibney clearly setting out each day as a separate section of the novel. The structure allows the reader to see how the investigation is progressing, and whilst the book is fairly long, so the investigation appears drawn out, the realisation that the novel only covers nine days actually demonstrates how much Lottie and her team achieve in a relatively short time. This gives the novel a fast paced edge, which encouraged me to keep reading to discover who the perpetrator was and whether they would be found.
I warmed to Lottie immediately during The Missing Ones and I was pleased to see that the same determination and kindness are prominent features of her character in this second instalment. Her battle to balance her personal and professional life continues (and this is also true of the other members of her team) which gives her character an element to which readers are able to relate. As The Stolen Girls is the second in the series, I was pleased to be able to learn more about Lottie and see her character develop as the readers' journey with her continues.
There are parts of The Stolen Girls that are set in Kosovo, and the plot is based around the sex trade that operates there. Although, at times, I found the political aspects of the plot slightly confusing as it made the investigation more complex, it is clear that Gibney has done some very thorough research to ensure that her work is realistic. The issues that Gibney raises are issues of which I had very little prior awareness, and I enjoyed the learning curve on which the novel took me.
The Stolen Girls is set in the fictional town of Ragmullin. Although the location is fictional, the descriptions of it are very vivid and its features are mapped out very clearly. As such, I found it very easy to picture what was happening as the investigation unfolded.
I look forward to reading more about Lottie and her team as the series develops.