Missing Girls: In Truth Is Justice

Had an opportunity to read "Bridge to Treachery" by same author this past January and found it to be very entertaining. Of that one I wrote "Gripping conspiracy/political thriller about a former army ranger blackmailed into a terrorist operation. I liked the way this author wrote such as this passage "Losing respect is hard...Getting it, man; that's even harder" tho my favorite one that still tickles me would have to be "He was ambitious; she was vigorous. And in two and a half years, they managed to produce two healthy boys and a Danish modern dining room set." In the end, a solid debut novel with nicely developed characters and plot and an author I would read of more." Glad I become aware of this one's availability thru Bookbub, scooped it up and am looking forward to another fine read!

Review originally published at Lomeraniel dot com Audiobookreviews.

I have received a copy of this book in audio format from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Marcella and Gavin's youngest daughter Hannah is missing. The couple try to go on with their lives but this sudden incident just brings up many couple issues they previously had, amplifying them. They decide to move to another place hoping for a fresh start, but one of their new neighbors tells them the story of a girl who was kidnaped and murdered, which awakens many mixed feelings in Marcella, who is convinced that both cases could be related.

The premises of this book were quite interesting, but it was poorly executed. The story was lost amidst too many meaningless details, which made the pace slow. There are many changes of POV, but apart from this it also switches often from first to third person, making it quite confusing and difficult to follow at times. The conversations felt a bit forced, and I had issues connecting to the characters.

There was a supernatural factor that did not fit in the story in my opinion. That and Marcella saying that 'Things happen for a reason' were things that did not motivate me to keep listening.

Millie Santiago's narration was okay transmitting the character's emotions, but she did not differentiate much between voices, so the issue I had with changing POV, and first and third person was accentuated.

I felt  bit disappointed by the book in general. I expected a powerful story, but that was lost amongst many meaningless details and a poor execution.