Husband Missing Lisa Regan
369 pages
Bookouture
Fear prickles her skin. “Noah?” Photos and trinkets from their simple but perfect life together litter the carpet. The coffee table is cracked, blood along its edges. She should be taking in details, but her heart is racing too fast. A strangled cry works its way from Josie’s chest. Where is her husband?
Every fiber of Josie’s being screams to investigate. But her team warn her to keep her distance as they follow a connection to a recent robbery in Denton. But Josie can’t quiet the voice telling her the handprints Noah left are leading her somewhere, and the trail ends at an upturned box of her long-dead abusive mother’s possessions: faded photos, jewelry, a lock of hair, and a few old newspaper clippings.
Beside herself with worry for Noah, and unexpectedly confronted by the trauma of her past, Josie throws herself into work. The woman’s body found during a demonstration outside a children’s hospital belongs to Gina Phelan, daughter of the powerful and influential Phelan family. Trawling the CCTV is a welcome distraction, but everything changes the moment fingerprints from the knife that wounded Gina match to prints found in Josie’s own home.
Her head spinning as the two cases collide, Josie’s only option is to delve into the life of the monster who terrorized her as a child. The key to everything is hidden in the box of her mother’s mementoes. But is Josie strong enough and fast enough to find it in time? And at what devastating cost to those she loves most?
My Review
This is one of my favorite series. I first saw it on a what we’re buying list for my local library. I put it on hold. Waited my turn and then read it in a day. That was book 1 of the series. This is book 22 and I am still sold. And if you are wondering, each of the books can be read on its own but you’ll only see the growth of the team and Josie by reading the series.
Over the years the team and Josie’s support system has changed. It’s what made me fearful when Josie’s husband Noah goes missing. This is a police procedural and being a cop is a dangerous job in today’s world. I am sure that Josie will make it until the last book in the series, but I know everyone else could be collateral damage. I learned that a few books ago. The hard way. I am still smarting that one.
The fact that Noah goes missing during a time when they are preparing the nursery and at the start of their adoption journey adds to the tension. It shows the different sides of expanding your family versus potentially losing a family member.
It was such a change from the normal books where Josie runs towards the danger and works tirelessly to solve the case. And I loved how Josie and Turner’s relationship progressed as he helped to investigate the case. His nickname (appropriately and humorously) with the females on the team is douchebag. The two are on opposites sides of everything, yet Josie has to trust him to do the right thing. I really liked their dynamic in this one. And I also loved how all of Josie’s family jumps in to support her. As Noah remains missing, they remain to keep her grounded.
This one was definitely more about the people then the case. I can’t tell you if Noah is found or if he is OK, but I can assure you this was definitely one of my favorite in the series. And I am still processing that cliffhanger at the end of the book. Seriously it is out of left field and has me on the edge of my seat. It really is impressive that book 22 in the series is as fresh as it is. Ok what are you waiting for?
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