I could not put this book down. It’s my favorite of the series so far. The tension and utter heartache Quinn felt just poured out through the entirety of the book. The crimes were neatly interwoven. The writing is incredible. I found myself holding my breath several times. I highly recommend this book. The ending was a true shocker. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

The term "unputdownable" was invented for this one! Tense, nail biting, chair gripping, and a definitely lack of sleep, so be prepared. One of the best detective series out there and just keeps getting better. Past and present collide and secrets long held come to light, just wow. Can read as standalone, but the whole series is worth it.

Bonus star alert!!!
First I adore this author and the Josie Quinn series is top notch. That being said I think this is one of my absolute favourite Josie Quinn’s so far. We get to go back to that terrifying past that we all went through with Josie, but this time Noah is missing and it somehow ties back to her past. Oh my gosh the twists and turns in this one!!! I could not put this down. An absolute rollercoaster of emotions and fear. Breakneck speed. Had to read this all in one sitting because one you crack that first chapter you will NEED to read till the end before you can breathe again.
Amazing and unputdownable

Whenever Lisa Regan publishes a new Josie Quinn mystery, I make certain to read it as soon as possible. I'm not certain how the author does it but each installment seems to get better and better. Noah is missing and Josie is officially off the case but can she really stop herself from following any lead that could help bring him home? The author does an incredible job of tieing Josie's family history into this mystery in a way that is organic and makes so much sense once all of the pieces come together. As usual- I am left wanting more and the book ends in aplace where I want to know NOW what is going to happen next!!!

EVERY. DANG. TIME.
Lisa Regan baffles me EVERY TIME because- How does she do it? Every installment of the Josie Quinn Series is SO GOOD. You would think that at some point the series might lose some of it's mojo. But it NEVER does! Number 22 does not disappoint!
This one starts out with a bang- Josie's goes home to her house in shambles, blood everywhere and her husband missing. The ride just keeps going at breakneck speed from there.
We visit Josie's past a lot in this one. We also get to see more of Trinity, Josie's sister, as Josie leans on her to help her solve the case.
Another well written, intense installment of this series that I absolutely have to give 5 stars!
Thank you to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to Lisa and NetGalley for allowing me to read Husband Missing before the publication date.

Lisa wastes no time before the reader is thrown into the rollercoaster of a story.

The prologue is set 12 years ago. The reader is introduced to Bug, a young girl hungry and inadequately clothed for the weather, sitting on a rock outside the “magic mansion”, waiting for her mother to return.

Jump to the present day.
Lila Jensen, the woman who had abducted and abused Josie as a child, is dead.
Josie and Noah have applied to adopt a child and they are spending their day off preparing the nursery.

Josie is called to attend a fatal road accident outside the building site for the new Children’s Hospital.
Only weeks earlier, one of a group of teenagers who had broken into the site to party, had died in an accident. Today a group of residents are protesting outside at the lack of security on the site.

On arrival, Josie realises that this is much more complicated than a road accident. The victim is identified as Gina Phelan, the company attorney for Phelan Construction which is building the hospital, and daughter of the owner.
Hours later, she returns home to find the house has been ransacked, Noah is missing and bloody hand marks are on the walls, leading to the box of Lila’s possession which had been stored out of site.

Family and friends turn up to support Josie as the search for Noah continues, although Noah’s sister Laura seems more intent in causing trouble.
Frustrated at being barred from the investigation, Josie teams up with her sister, TV journalist, Trinity to carry out their own investigation.
Can they find Noah in time?
There will be many twists, turns and red herrings and long kept secrets will be revealed.

I love all the books in this series but those that reference the psychopathic Lila Jensen are always just that little bit more compelling. As well as brimming with tension and mystery this is an extremely emotive story, I think I was in tears by chapter 5 and I was still reaching for the tissues at the very end. The trauma of her husband's abduction is compounded for Josie when she learns that it may be connected in some way to Lila. Even though the evil woman who raised Josie is long dead her legacy keeps coming back to spread its malignance into her life. As this book ends with the promise of an equally good follow up I will be waiting for it with bated breath.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

Really fantastic plot and characters! I loved Josie and Trinity and the supporting cast of characters! They made me want to cry with them, cheer for them, etc. Plot was well paced and kept moving. Part of a series but I didn't necessarily have to have read the previous books. Lots of stuff that made me really want to read other books by this author. A bit unrealistic, but a solid 4 stars!

Lisa Regan outdid herself with this one! Hands down the BEST one yet and the ending - whoa. Unputdownable just like Bookouture says! I can't wait to see what happens next with Josie and Noah. This series never gets old. If you haven't read the Josie Quinn series, you are 100% missing out.

Thank you #netgalley and #bookoture for the eARC.

This was a good story, but a little hard to keep track of who everyone was and how they were were involved. This is the kind of story best read in one sitting so you don't forget anything. Even at the end, I still had to think about it to keep everyone straight in my mind. I was also nervous for one of the main characters. Can't really say more about that without giving away the story. Despite having a tough time trying to remember who and how all these characters were related, I did enjoy the story. Not my favorite book of the series, but it did have all my favorite things in a Josie Quinn book. Like more of Josie and Noah of course, and the police department coming together to help one of their own, familiar characters and locations. I just felt like the plot of this particular book was a little far fetched and confusing. Will I stop reading this series though...absolutely not! At this point, I'm more invested in the personal lives of these characters than I am with the crimes they solve. So for as long as this series continues, I will be reading them.

Josie gets called out on a case. When she returns home, she finds her house trashed and her husband, Noah, missing. There’s blood everywhere. When it’s discovered that the case she was called out to respond to has connections to Noah’s disappearance, she’s not allowed to officially stay on the case. But that won’t stop Josie.

I swear I aged 10 years with this story, especially with that gunshot! More secrets from Josie’s past are revealed and lead her to unexpected clues in the case. And that little teaser at the end, oh my! An edge-of-your-seat, adrenaline pumping thriller. Can’t wait for the next book in this amazing series.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

So good! Lisa Regan's Husband Missing is a gripping thriller that mixes personal trauma with a tense investigation, making it a must-read for fans of psychological suspense. From the very first page, the stakes are set high as Detective Josie Quinn returns home to find her world shattered. The emotional depth of Josie's character, coupled with the difficult circumstances of her husband's disappearance, creates an intense atmosphere that kept me on the edge of my seat. The discovery of Noah's bloodied handprints and the unsettling connection to her mother’s abusive history adds a layer of complexity to the plot. The pacing of the novel is great; the author balances the investigation of the murder of one character with Josie’s desperate search for her husband. Each twist and turn feels organic.

Husband Missing is not just a thriller; it’s an exploration of resilience in the face of fear and the lengths one will go to protect their loved ones. The author's writing is vivid, making it easy to immerse oneself in Josie's world—the high stakes, the emotional turmoil, and the heart-pounding suspense.

Husband Missing is another standout in the genre and this series and a testament to the author's talent as a storyteller. Fans of mystery and suspense will find themselves captivated by Josie's fight against her demons, making this an unforgettable read. I would highly recommend this book, this series, and this author. Start from Book 1 and enjoy the ride!

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Let me get to the nitty-gritty right away: The missing husband, as loyal readers of this series (like me) would suspect, is Denton, Pa., police detective Josie Quinn's hunky police officer husband Noah Fraley. One not-so-fine day, she returns home from a murder scene to find their home totally ransacked, blood everywhere and Noah gone. Alas, Josie isn't the only one to miss him - he's a major reason I love the series, so not having him around was more than a small disappointment. And after awhile, reading about his absence started to get a bit tedious; put another way, I can count too, so I really didn't need an update on how long he's been gone every on every third page.

Nitpicking aside, I will say that the happenings in this book bring a good measure of closure to Josie's horrific life before the police department and Noah (after 21 previous books, long-time readers will be familiar with her story and reconnection with her twin sister Trinity Payne as adults). Trinity, a well-known TV journalist who's engaged to FBI agent Drake Nally, of course is around to lend support and investigative expertise to her sister - as is the usual police force team that includes the rather obnoxious officer Kyle Turner (though here, too, the ongoing snarkiness between Kyle and Josie got old fast).

Josie herself is officially sidelined throughout most of the book, given her connection to Noah (she can't be the one leading the investigation to find her own husband). Then, the case she was called to right before returning to her ransacked home takes a turn for the bizzare. At the scene, the daughter of a prominent contractor is killed, and prints are found. Great for helping find the killer, perhaps, but for Josie, not so much; the prints match those found in the mess at her place. Whoops - off the case she goes once again.

Josie being Josie, of course, she manages to call in a few favors and do some surreptitious digging around on her own (in between telling readers how long Noah has been missing and trading barbs with Kyle). Finally, the whole thing - which is directly tied to the mother Josie knew to be a monster - comes together to reach a rather surprising conclusion. As for Noah, nope, you ain't gonna hear it from me. Go read the book for yourself!

Thanks to the publisher, via NetGalley, for providing me with a pre-release copy - I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one!

I have no idea where author Lisa Regan got this twisty tale, but hold on - this is one of her best! And, that's saying something considering how incredible this series is! Josie and her husband, Noah, are preparing a room to become a nursery for their adopted son or daughter. Whilst finishing up, Jenna is called away to a murder at a construction site, where there has been a lot of unrest. Once she spends the day there, sorting through the evidence and trying to make sense of the murder, she returns home to find her house torn apart and Noah missing. The entire squad, including the Chief, are at her home and on the hunt for Noah. Both Josie and Noah's families descend upon Gretchen's home - where everyone is staying. it's a lot for Josie to deal with so she spends much of her time with her twin, Trinity, trying to sort out where Noah is and why she feels this is part of a bigger story... and her past. One of my absolute favorites! This book will stick with me for a long time. So well written! A great big thank you to Bookouture for an advanced reader of this book. The opinions expressed are my own.

When Detective Josie Quinn returned home, she found her house completely ransacked and her husband Noah missing. Only a few hours before, they had been painting a nursery for their first child, whom they would soon adopt.
A panicked Josie moves full speed ahead to find out what happened to her husband even though her investigative team asked her to back off while they investigated a recent robbery in town that appeared to be connected to the invasion of her own home.
During her investigation inside her home, Josie found handprints that Noah had left that led to a box containing old photos, jewelry, a lock of hair, and old news clippings that had belonged to her dead abusive mother. What were these things doing in the house, and why was Noah trying to get at them?
Filled with worry about her missing husband and haunted by the trauma she suffered during her past life, Josie stumbles on the body of Gina Phelan, daughter of the powerful Phelan family, on the grounds of a children’s hospital under construction. When Josie discovers that the fingerprints on the knife that killed Gina matched the prints found inside her ransacked home, she is now faced with two cases.

This book is a show stopper - one I would give to my friends. I would buy multiple copies of this book for people! After reading plenty of thrillers it takes a lot these days for me to not work out the ending but this one totally got me. Overall really clever, well written and one I will be recommending.

Another great series by Lisa Regan. Husband Missing is the latest in the series and may be the best one yet. I just love Lisa Regan's books and Josie Quinn. Josie returns home from a murder scene to find your house ransacked and her husband missing, who is also a detective. Josie won't be allowed to investigate this one with the department but she will not stop until she finds her husband. This is another page turner and so many twists and turns but you won't want to put it down until you find out what happens. And WOW! What an ending and cliffhanger. You won't to wait until you can get your hands on the next book. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC for my honest opinion. You won't want to miss this one for sure!!

This a series of excellent books. Jose Quinn and Noah are the main characters. Their love for one another and their families is unmeasurable . Although this book could be read as a standalone I would highly recommend reading the entire 22 book series. You won't be disappointed.

I love Lisa Regan and the Josie Quinn series. Her books have brought people into my life. This book in the series has a very special meaning for me, as my late friend Shirley Swenson was a character. Seeing her name in print made me cry. Lisa always delivers great thrillers and this one was no different: I could feel Josie’s pain but I am so happy that she had her family to rally around her. Josie’s mind works like no other detective. She has something special and can solve a case without even the help of the police department. I enjoyed learning more back story about the woman who stole Josie when she was younger. Seems like Lila Jensen is even causing chaos from the grave. Please check out the series and the powerhouse woman MC, Josie Quinn.


Thank you Lisa Regan and Bookouture for the ARC. Husband Missing publishes March 19th, 2025.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book.

Josie is investigating a stabbing at a building site. She gets home from work to find her husband Noah , also a detective, missing. Her house has been ransacked. All signs point to this being something to do with Lila Jensen, an evil woman who kidnapped Josie when she was a baby.
(Although there is a lot of talk of the past, things are explained in a way that this book could be read standalone or as I would highly recommend as part of the series).

Oh wow. Just wow. This was such a good storyline. Josie being powerless to investigate was new, and I could feel her frustrations as she/I learned drive and drabs about the case but never all the details. I enjoyed Josie and Turner building on their work relationship to what seems like tolerating each other.

The suspense in this book had me hooked. I really felt that the worst was going to happen for Noah. I couldn’t put this down, but at the same time I didn’t want to turn the page just in case. I think I felt every emotion reading this book. This was book 22 and each one just gets better and better

And just when things can’t get any better, Lisa Regen hits us with the biggest cliffhanger ever! I cannot wait for book 23!