The Girl with No Name

The Girl with No Name (Detective Josie Quinn, 2) by Lisa Regan

A fast paced (procedural) thriller with a strong female lead and likable characters. Plenty of twists, turns and secrets had me hooked from the first page. Josie Quinn is quickly becoming one of my favorite Deceives, flawed but very likable. I look forward to more in this exciting series. I highly Recommend The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan to those who enjoy a good crime/thriller.

Detective Josie Quinn is horrified when she’s called to the house of a mother who had her newborn baby snatched from her arms. A woman caught fleeing the scene is Josie’s only lead, but when questioned it seems this mysterious girl doesn’t know who she is, where she’s from or why she is so terrified…

I loved “Vanishing Girls” the first in the series, so when I had seen my GR’s friend Debra was reading the second in the series; I knew I had to get my hands on it. So, thank you NetGalley, Bookouture and the author Lisa Regan for a free advanced copy.

I loved the mystery in “The Girl with No Name”. The author definitely had you going in many directions, with many suspects, and a whole lotta wrong guesses. After the show more abduction of a baby and her fiancé, Jossie was running against the clock with lots of complications thrown in her and her team’s way. This was definitely another great installment in the series and I look forward to the rest. Not that I need another series to read, but Ms. Regan has found a devoted Jossie fan. show less

Another physically and emotionally exhausting case for Detective Josie Quinn.

I'm not usually drawn to thrillers, but this was an enthralling read, and I'm already looking forward to cracking open the next in the series.

The Girl With No Name picks up about two years after the events in the previous Josie Quinn book. Josie has revamped Denton PD, and is trying to rebuild her life when she's called on to a crime scene. A new mother has been subjected to violent physical assault, and her newborn is nowhere to be found.

When a second abduction/disappearance takes place, pressure mounts on Josie and her team. They take into custody a woman found at the second scene, who claims she has no recollection whatsoever of how she came to be there.

When the abductions and their reluctant witness seem to be connected to other crimes in the recent past, Josie and her team realize that Denton is the epicenter of another deeper, larger, darker crime again.

Mysteries show more are layered, in this sequel to Vanishing Girls . There are gripping twists every two pages, and there's barely an element of predictability. There's parts of this series that I do not really like- mostly how the characters seem to be those that can fit into any mystery/thriller/crime procedural, and the relationships between the characters also seem so. But the strength of the series lies in how wonderfully Lisa Regan creates elements of surprise and suspense and mystery. show less

Lisa Regan was sitting at a loom WEAVING away all the twists and turns in this CRIME novel. Second in the Josie Quinn series and although it would probably flesh a few characters a bit more the story reads fine as a stand alone too. Jose is the Chief of Police with a "I AM GOING TO GET YOU" attitude along with a staff of loyal and gutsy detectives. Deaths are mounting up and author presents a number of potential killers. Steady paced drama but the last ten percent of the book was amazing. I have another one of Regan's books in my library and can't wait to get started on it. "A copy of this book was provided by Bookouture via Netgalley with no requirements for a review. Comments here are my honest opinion."

Josie Quinn moet de ontvoering van een pasgeboren baby onderzoeken. Daarnaast is er een vrouw die wegvlucht net na de ontvoering en die dus wel cruciale informatie kan hebben. Als Josie de vrouw uiteindelijk weet te vinden, kan deze zich niets meer herinneren. Is ze oprecht of liegt ze? Josie krijgt echter een andere leidraad door op onderzoek uit te gaan en kan een reeks recente stergevallen linken aan haar huidige zaak. Kan ze op tijd ontdekken hoe de vork in de steel zit en eveneens de baby redden?

Josie Quinn komt opnieuw op het toneel in dit tweede deel. Na Nu ben je van mij, leren we Josie en haar team weer wat beter kennen. Privé heeft ze het niet voor de kiezen als haar vriend Luke in een soort depressie lijkt te belanden. Op show more het werk krijgt ze een nieuwe zaak voorgeschoteld waarbij een baby ontvoerd wordt en het onduidelijk is of de moeder het zal halen.

Josie probeert op het spoor te komen van de spermadonor, deze man zou wel eens cruciaal kunnen zijn voor het verdere onderzoek. De enige die hen kan helpen om meer te vertellen over de ontvoering is een vrouw die aanwezig was, maar die wegvlucht. Josie krijgt haar uiteindelijk wel te pakken, maar ze weet niet meer wie ze is of wat ze daar deed.

De vrouw zonder naam wordt op bepaalde punten wel ingewikkeld en was soms wat moeilijk te volgen. Er komen allerlei fragmenten tussendoor aan bod van mensen die het leven laten en de link met het verhaal is lang onduidelijk. Tot we het einde naderen en de puzzelstukken dan toch in elkaar klikken.

De vrouw zonder naam heeft een spannende ontknoping die mooi wordt afgrond en waar er duidelijk wordt uitgelegd hoe de vork in de steel zit. Benieuwd hoe het Josie verder vergaat want gelukkig staan er nu heel wat nieuwe delen in de startblokken om uitgegeven te worden. Voor ‘De vrouw zonder naam’ geef ik een mooie 4 sterren.

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Detective Josie Quinn has her hands full with another crazy, twisted case on her hands. Still reeling from her last case she is finally getting the hang of being chief while trying to plan a wedding and get used to no longer being in the field, but behind a desk. She is not sure if she likes this new gig, but as of now everyone still respects her and sees her as a hero for unveiling the truth of corrupt townspeople.

Josie gets called to a house on the outskirts of town. Not realizing at first who the owner is, the case quickly gets put into overdrive. There is a missing newborn infant, the mother is beat badly enough that there’s concern of her pulling through and Josie doesn’t even know where to start for looking for a newborn. She show more wants to put out an APB, but she doesn’t even know if the baby is a boy or girl.

Who would take a newborn and why? As Josie tries to question friends and family she is finding that this person was very private when it came to the pregnancy and yet who might be the other parent might be what caused this but no one knows who that could be. As she is running around trying to find a stolen newborn, she gets called to another location and this one she is familiar with, but there is a women fleeing the house. Who is she, and what is going on now?

Not thrilled at having another case, Josie quickly realizes that the two might be tied together, but the woman is claiming amnesia. Josie’s co-workers realize that she might be a little too close to this case and leads turn up, and quest her stability in continuing to work and solve what is happening. But Josie won’t let anything stop her, and this is what she has missed- working the field. show less