On a summer's day, a baby vanishes. The mystery is never solved, leaving a young mother lost in grief.
Twenty-one years later, ex-police detective Dan Hennessy is struggling with his own tragic loss, and when a neighbour disappears and a body turns up at the solar farm, he is desperate for answers.
The haunted landscape is keeping secrets, and there are dangers lurking in the Brecks.
Dan must find the truth.
Can he offer hope to the grieving mother, and also save himself?
What did I think?
Wow! The Lost Detective is of the best debut novels I have ever read. Do not miss this book, crime fiction fans!
I had to double check that The Lost Detective is Elspeth Latimer's debut as her writing is so accomplished and the plot is so compelling that I read all but the last few chapters of this fantastic book in one sitting. I only put it down to go to sleep and I couldn't wait to pick it up the next morning to read the stunning conclusion.
The prologue is haunting and heartbreaking; it is every mother's nightmare to lose their child and Alice has had to live for 21 years without knowing what happened to her six-week-old baby Felix. Dan Hennessy knows all about loss as his fiancée was tragically killed by one of his police colleagues and he lost his future as well as his career that day.
There's a lot of mystery and intrigue as we read about various events and different characters but they all tie together perfectly into a satisfying and incredibly emotional conclusion. I may have had something in my eye at the end...
Poignant, evocative and captivating, The Lost Detective is a breathtaking debut novel that is unpredictable and unmissable. Elspeth Latimer is certainly one to watch based on the strength of this very highly recommended read.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
My rating:
Purchase link: https://mybook.to/lostdetective-zbt
About the author:
Elspeth Latimer is an associate tutor on the prestigious University of East Anglia MA in Creative Writing Crime Fiction, and also the author of Writing the Detectives, an academic study of the protagonist in the contemporary crime fiction series, published by Cambridge University Press.
Connect with Elspeth:
Facebook: elspeth.latimer.7
Instagram: elspethlatimer16
Threads: @elspethlatimer16
Follow the tour:
No comments:
Post a Comment