In the beginning of the Book I enjoyed Logan but it took so long to get to where I needed to be that I almost gave up on the book. I felt like it lasted anything more than the normal crime fighting, crazy named, wired up on some coffee type of characters. I felt as though the book lacked anything more than conversation. The conversations between the characters were great but eventually that started to bore me. I think that the book was supposed to be about something yet I still don't have any clue what the book was about. .. and I finished it. ( )

First time for this author. I enjoyed the book. ( )

I like Brett Battles, especially his Jonathan Quinn series. This book features Logan Harper and is your basic chase novel that for whatever reason winds up in Thailand with connections to Burma. Logan stumbles on some men about to kill a friend of his, and against his better judgment, he agrees to try to help locate the missing daughter of the man, a Burmese refugee. The rationale for her disappearance is metered out as the chase progresses.

How the information is dispensed irritated me. It's the cheap way of building suspense, i.e., the hero learns something key but what that revelation is, is revealed only to other characters creating suspense for the reader but not the participants. For example, Logan learns of a certain relationship, tells his Thai sidekick, "Logan told him..." who is astonished, but the reader is left in the dark. Now, I don’t mind not knowing, but it seems an artificial and cheap way of building anticipation.
Not as good as the Quinn series, but entertaining. The word "thriller" is tossed around way too loosely these days.

Perfect for the dental office waiting room. ( )

Little Girl Gone is a suspenseful tale with plenty of action.

The story begins with the main character, Logan Harper, preventing a murder. Tooney, a friend of his father's is unwilling to go to the police about the incident or answer Logan's questions over the near shooting. As Logan pushes for answers, he soon learns more than he bargained for.

A young woman is missing. She is the daughter of a Burmese immigrant and her disappearance is politically motivated. Logan is asked to help find her without police intervention, and reluctantly agrees. Plagued by painful memories from his past, Logan vows to find the young woman, and begins an urgent search for her. Clues and information he uncovers soon lead him on an international hunt through various locations, including Thailand, where he risks his own life at the hands of a ruthless and narcissistic govt.

Little Girl Gone is a compelling tale with a multi-layered plot. Logan Harper is a likable character, driven by his own demons to engage in this dangerous assignment. As we learn more about him, we want him to succeed. The other characters he meets along the way are intriguing, some of whom he comes to depend on. A large cast is introduced early on and Logan must learn what part they each play as the plot twists and turns.

Logan's relationship with his old Dad and his cronies is a fun addition to this fast-paced adventure. There is a grudging respect on both parts, which feels natural and unforced.

This is an interesting read with a good build up of expense. The plot continuously moves forward and the level of detail suggests the author has either traveled to these locations or conducted a fair amount of research.

Little Girl Gone is a good read for fans of mystery and action. ( )

Had Logan Harper known just how non-routine his routine morning stop for coffee on the way to work was going to turn out he may well have stayed in bed. Surprised to find the shop still closed, Logan goes around to the back entrance and finds the owner, Tun “Tooney” Myat, beaten, on his knees, a gun to his head, one short trigger pull away from being murdered.

Logan, an ex-military man now working as a mechanic, uses his not entirely rusty skills to run the would be murderer off and calls his father, Tooney’s longtime friend, to come to the shop and help Tooney while Logan gives chase. After losing the assailant during a car chase, Logan rendezvous with Tooney and his father at the hospital, where he finds the two men are not alone.

Their group of friends – who affectionately call themselves the Wise Ass Old Men, or WAMO (yes, they know the M and O are reversed, thank you very much) – have put in an appearance. Not only that, but they are lying to medical personnel, claiming Tooney’s injuries are the result of a mugging. Despite Logan’s pleas to the contrary, Tooney insists the police not be called. When the WAMO crew stands behind Tooney’s decision, Logan demands to be told why they are so opposed to the idea.

Turns out Tooney’s college-age granddaughter didn’t show up for a scheduled visit, and he’s afraid the visit he received is related to her disappearance and that any law enforcement involvement will have disastrous consequences. Against his better judgment Logan agrees to go to Los Angeles and look into the matter. What he finds quickly spirals out of control, unearthing a plot that involves international politics and corporate greed, taking Logan on a journey from L.A. to Thailand, and into some dark memories he’d rather forget.

Brett Battles, author of the outstanding Jonathan Quinn series (The Silenced being the most recent release), introduces new series character Logan Harper with a bang in Little Girl Gone. The action jumps off right from the opening chapter and never lets up, taking the reader on a whirlwind race against the clock to find the missing young woman. Despite the breakneck pace, however, character development never takes a backseat.

As the reader learns over the course of the book, Logan is carrying a tremendous amount of guilt over an event that occurred when he was working for a private security firm, an event which also involved a young girl. His quest to find Tooney’s missing granddaughter, it turns out, is as much a quest for redemption as it is to simply locate a missing person. Supporting characters from the Wise Ass Old Men – what Hell’s Angels would look like if they were all ex-military and their youngest member was on the far side of 60 – also make memorable impressions, as does Daeng, an operative Logan meets in Thailand.

Readers have come to expect from the well traveled Battles the inclusion of at least one far flung (from the U.S. at least) locale in his stories, and Little Girl Gone is no exception. The character of Tooney is an immigrant from Burma, now known as Myanmar, and Battles has devised a plot that incorporates the political unrest and oppression in that country smoothly into the storyline. Additionally, much of Little Girl Gone’s endgame unfolds in Thailand, and Battles does a masterful job of bringing the country to life with his detailed and colorful descriptions.

Fans of Battles’ Jonathan Quinn series will welcome Logan Harper to the family with open arms, and those new to Battles’ writing…well, now you have two great new characters to get acquainted with. ( )