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This is book #11 in the Gina Harte series. Whilst it's part of a series, it can easily be read as a standalone book. Gina finds herself investigating the disappearance of local teacher and mum, Annabel Braddock. The story jumps straight into the action with Annabel's story and her disappearance produces many dead ends for Harte and her team. I love Gina's character and have followed her story from the beginning. She's not had an easy time at all, but she's such a strong, likeable character that you can't help but want a happy ending for her.

The storyline was gripping and had me hooked from the very first page. There were lots of twists and turns which kept me on my toes as I read, and had me guessing (usually wrongly!) as to what was going on and who was involved. The book did focus primarily on the police investigation, although we did get to see a little how Gina was coping with her personal problems. I love Gina's personal storyline and it makes me connect with her so much more! The author managed to produce the perfect balance between the investigation and Gina's story, and I shall certainly be waiting with bated breath to find out how Gina copes with the bombshell that was dropped on her.

This was a fast paced, gripping storyline which will keep you turning the pages till the very end. With all the usual characters returning to Gina's team, their stories also added lots of tension and suspense to the book. Love Gina, and loved this book! Would definitely recommend!!

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Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy. This was my first Gina Harte book and it was amazing! I will be going back and starting the series at book one. The suspense in this book was amazing. I was sure I knew who the killer was three different times. Every time I was wrong. This book makes your heart beat fast and you want to keep reading. I powered through this book. Can't wait for more.

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When one of their own is knocked down and left in a critical condition and another woman missing Gina is on the case. The woman Annabel wouldn’t leave her daughter with her estranged husband Grant. So where is she? When they try and question her husband, he also disappears. Has he abducted Annabel and what is the reason why?
Thank you once again Bookoutre, for Carla Kovach’s latest offering. This is another fabulous read. Book 11 in this series, this is another action-packed story with lots of twists and turns and always an realistic, original storyline. The author never disappoints.
Gina is always there to help others. I am just wondering, will she ever get her own happy ending?

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Another series I love to read. Each book is a treat and Gina Harte’s personal story is so raw and beautiful.

This time Gina and her team have their work cut out for them. It’s a really delicate, emotional and complicated case.

It feels like the author provides the reader with a catalogue filled with suspects. Each and every one of them could be the one, but somehow things don’t always add up and they have to go back to the drawing board.

Some people tell lies so easily you don’t have a doubt in your mind they actually told you the truth. Others must have a cupboard full of Oscars, because they can act like the best.

People go missing. People are being murdered. Who is behind all this?

Every time I thought, was almost convinced I had figured it all out, I had to take that name off my list and focus on someone else. Did I solve the mystery in the end? No, of course not. 😊

My heart broke for Gina. It brought tears to my eyes. This one person I loved during the previous books for what they did, now made me wonder why. I felt devastated.

A very, very good book. 5 stars

Thank you

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Whenever I read the next book in the Gina Harte series, I’m always left thinking the same thing as I read it, How on earth does Carla Kovach keep coming up with such fabulous, gripping and twisted plot lines? This is yet again another brilliant read. For me, I feel like this one has more twists and turns too it due to the characters involved and where the story takes them. The fact that there are 2 known characters right at the heart of this story made it even more gripping for me too.
I just can’t fault this series at all as I just love revisiting the gang each and every time.
Im already getting impatient for book 12!

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This book follows a girl that went missing and her best friend is in the hospital after an accident. Detective Gina and her team face many leads trying to solve this mysterious puzzle. This case had me hooked! It was full of twists and turns up until the very end.

This is the 11th book in the Detective Gina Harte series , however this is the first book I’ve read. So this can be read as a stand-alone but I definitely will add the rest 10 of the series to my to be read list.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

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Wow! What a read this is! It completely shallows you up from the start and drags you along at a perfect pace. The characters are original and have depth and you can't help but care about what happens to these women. There is this amazing level of tension and menace that surrounds the whole story and jeeps you guessing until the end. This is a perfect example of what a thriller should be. I finished it in a day and have absolutely no regrets. I'll definitely be on the lookout for more from Carla kovach after how amazing this book was

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Another rollercoaster read from Carla Kovach. I really love this series so every new book is a cause for celebration and I’ve never been disappointed. Gina is a wonderful creation, her loyalty and inner sadness are so well conveyed. I think I suspected everyone in turn, but my first guess turned out to be right. Spoiler: double heartache at the end for Gina (and the reader) personally and professionally. I can’t wait for the next one.

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Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. Gina Harte strikes again, this is a brilliant series with great characters and a page turning story. Would recommend

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Annabel and Jennifer enjoy a catch up together, unaware that it will end with a hit and run with one of them in hospital and one girl missing... Annabel would never have abandoned her little girl Cally, so did somebody snatch her? Gina Harte and her team must solve the mystery and find Annabel before it is too late for both her and her daughter...

Another brilliant entry to the Gina Harte series. Gripping and thrilling, I couldn't stop turning the pages until I has finished it. Great to see Gina and the team again and catch up with their lives too.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

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Thanks for allowing me to read this Arc.
Carla Kovach never fails to deliver. The Detective Gina Harte series is absolutely addictive and riveting! I had read it in a day as I just couldn't put it down and in true Carla style it was full of twists and turns right to the end. But that ending tho. So unexpected and so sad. I was sure there was going to be an innocent explanation. But I'm sure there is something else on Gina's horizon??
Yes it can be read as a standalone but you'd be missing out on the previous brilliant 10!!

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Thanks to netgalley and bookoture for letting me review this book for an honest review. I love this series i didnt think it could get any better, but it has and it still leaves me wanting to read more of di gina harte and her team.
Annabelle is a teacher and arranges a night out with her friend jennifer to the local pub, on their way home jennifer is run down and left for dead, and annabelle is missing. Jennifer is in a coma and its not looking good, jacob is a member of di hartes team and sits by her bedside willing his partner to open her eyes.
Lots of suspects, will di harte and her team find the perpetrator?? Who has taken annabelle and will jennifer survive?? Twists and turns galore and kept me guessing. FAB

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Brilliant as usual , I love the Gina Harte series , they are always brilliant stories , fast paced and always leave you wanting more . Gina is called to the scene of a hit and run accident all to close to home , they quickly realise that there was 2 victims but only one at the scene , the conclusion made that the second victim was abducted .
Its a rollercoaster of a ride as I suspected almost everyone of the abduction at one point or another . Another 5 star read from Carla Kovach . More please !!!!!!!

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This is one series I’m always impatient for. As soon as I see it’s available on NetGalley I request it straight away as there’s no way I can wait until publication day.

Once again, Carla Kovach has brought us another thrilling crime novel that once again tips the scale from the last. This is a series that continues to grow both with the characters lives and the team.

As I dove into this instalment I naturally settled back into the lives of Gina Harte and her team. All the familiar relationships come rushing back and I relaxed on the sofa with a cuppa to enjoy where the story took me.

The storyline for this was complex. The culprit swung from one to another throughout most of the story and although I guessed the culprit, for me that’s part of the enjoyment. The side story in this was also riveting, the characters I really felt for and one especially so.

Another fabulous novel with all I expect from a Gina Harte novel and once again can’t wait for the next.

Thank you NetGalley, Bookouture and of course Carla Kovach for an early copy of this review.

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Wow another great book by this author. Full of suspense and drama . So many suspects it’s hard to tell in which direction this story will go . I highly recommend this book , 5 star’s from me

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This was such a good book it was well written, with well developed characters and a well written storyline that was gripping, suspenseful and unpredictable. This is number 11 in the series but dont be put off if you havent read the others this couldbe easily be read as a standalone, and it would be a real shame to miss out on this author's story telling. I loved it.

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#OneGirlMissing #NetGalley I am a huge fan of the DI Gina Harte series and I could not put this book down - read it in one day. So much action and twists and turns it kept me riveted until late into the night. This is book 11 in the series and it can easily be read as a standalone but the reader will get so much more enjoyment if they know some of the background of the main characters especially Gina and Briggs. I was gutted for Gina at the end and keeping everything crossed that things may change in the next installment. A superb 5 star read.

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I’m a huge fan of the Gina Harte series so I was thrilled to be given this book as an ARC from Netgalley and this is my honest review,

Once again, Carla Kovach manages to pull off a brilliant story that keeps me gripped the whole time. I liked how the main story centred around the police more this time, it was nice seeing more of the other characters besides Gina without detracting from the main story. Although Ginas personal story hasn’t gone the way I would have liked, it certainly does open up a lot of possibilities for the next story which I’m eagerly awaiting. I think the author strikes just the right balance with incorporating characters and stories that you can root for while also writing a compelling crime story at the same time.

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Thanks NetGalley, Bookouture and Carla Kovach for an ARC to review.
Book 11 in Detective Gina Harte series, it's the first book I read though I didn't find any difficulty following.
A woman is missing while her best friend is hanging for her life in the hospital after a horrible accident. Detective Gina and her team race around the clock to find her facing multiple leads that gets them nowhere nearer for solving the puzzle.
A tense gripping page turner.

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So good! Fast paced. Loved everything about this latest addition. I think it might be my favorite one yet! I can't wait to see what comes next for Gina and her team.

Thank you #netgalley and #bookouture for the eARC.

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