Review: Little Girl Lost by Carol Wyer

Little Girl Lost by Carol Wyer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

WARNING,this book contains subject matter that some readers might find upsetting.

To be honest this was a bit of a meh book for me,I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would when I read the synopsis.The book is well written and there was parts that I did like,I just wasn't hooked in by the story and actually stopped reading this for a few days,read another book and then returned to finish this one.

DI Robyn Carter has just returned back to work with the Staffordshire Police force after spending some time working as a PI for her cousin Ross.She is still struggling with her grief after the death of her fiance and the loss of their unborn baby and also has lack of confidence in her abilities as a police officer.Her new case seems like it's going to be a simple case of a missing music teacher but soon Robyn and her team are involved in a complicated case involving abuse,lies,families,murder and kidnapping.

The story is told in the alternating time frames and character format that is so popular with authors these days and narrated by three female characters.The chapters set in the present day are narrated by Robyn and Abilgail Thorne,a character that Robyn encounters during the course of her investigation.The third narrator is a character called Alice,her chapters start in the past and work forward through time to the present as the story unfolds and heads towards the final inevitable confrontation.

My issues with the story where I felt the author tried too hard to keep Alice's present day identity a secret.I felt that I was told who she was and not given the opportunity to work it out for myself.It also didn't make sense that Abilgail refused to tell her husband Jackson about her past.

Although I was a bit disappointed with this book,I liked Robyn Carter,I liked the interactions and banter between her and Ross.She is a interesting,complex character and I would be willing to read more of her cases.

Many thanks to Bookouture for a arc of this book via netgalley in exchange for a honest review.