The Drowning Girls
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- Author：Lisa Regan
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Summary
Listening Length 11 hours and 1 minute
In the thin glow of moonlight， a mess of auburn curls gleams against the rocks。 A girl’s pale hand reaches from a cleft in the boulders， waving weakly。 But it’s too late。 A wall of raging white water crashes down， swallowing her whole…
A knock on the door late in the evening can only mean trouble for Detective Josie Quinn， but fear chokes her at the news that one of her own team is missing。 No one has seen Denton PD’s Press Liaison Amber for days and， as she follows the message scrawled on the frosted windscreen of Amber’s car to a nearby dam， Josie hears a piercing scream that tells her she’s too late。 But the body they pull from the freezing water is not Amber…
Josie won’t sleep until she finds a name for the beautiful girl left to drown， and the meaning of the numbers scribbled in a tattered pink diary found on Amber’s desk。 She must stay strong and focused for her close-knit team。 But as rumors of an argument the night Amber disappeared surface， can she even trust her own colleagues？
Cracking the cryptic numbers reveals a twisted truth about Amber’s family – did anyone really know Amber at all？ Finding her alive is Josie’s only chance of knowing the truth。 But as a blizzard closes in， how many more precious lives will be snatched before she can？
Do you absolutely love crime thrillers that keep you up all night and leave you sleeping with the lights on？ Then this gripping rollercoaster ride， perfect for fans of Angela Marsons， Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine， will have you TOTALLY HOOKED！
In the thin glow of moonlight， a mess of auburn curls gleams against the rocks。 A girl’s pale hand reaches from a cleft in the boulders， waving weakly。 But it’s too late。 A wall of raging white water crashes down， swallowing her whole…
A knock on the door late in the evening can only mean trouble for Detective Josie Quinn， but fear chokes her at the news that one of her own team is missing。 No one has seen Denton PD’s Press Liaison Amber for days and， as she follows the message scrawled on the frosted windscreen of Amber’s car to a nearby dam， Josie hears a piercing scream that tells her she’s too late。 But the body they pull from the freezing water is not Amber…
Josie won’t sleep until she finds a name for the beautiful girl left to drown， and the meaning of the numbers scribbled in a tattered pink diary found on Amber’s desk。 She must stay strong and focused for her close-knit team。 But as rumors of an argument the night Amber disappeared surface， can she even trust her own colleagues？
Cracking the cryptic numbers reveals a twisted truth about Amber’s family – did anyone really know Amber at all？ Finding her alive is Josie’s only chance of knowing the truth。 But as a blizzard closes in， how many more precious lives will be snatched before she can？
Do you absolutely love crime thrillers that keep you up all night and leave you sleeping with the lights on？ Then this gripping rollercoaster ride， perfect for fans of Angela Marsons， Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine， will have you TOTALLY HOOKED！
Reviews
Julie
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Another winner！！What can I say other than I loved it？ Great story， always great characters - and this time we got to know a little more about Mett and Amber。 I’m glad Josie and Sawyer are growing closer。 Can’t wait to see what’s next for Josie， Noah and the rest of the gang。 Keep them coming Lisa！！
Deborah
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I think this was one of Lisa Regan’s best books， and Josie Quinn never fails to deliver。 The Drowning Girls had so many good twists involving one of their own it kept you turning the pages right until the end。 Definitely Lucky 13。
Robin Loves Reading
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Not fully recovered from a family tragedy， Josie is floored when a member of her team goes missing。 Clues lead her to raging waters when she tries to save press liaison Amber’s life。 Devastation when she fails to save her is quickly replaced by shock when it is discovered that the victim is not Amber。 Josie learned about Amber’s disappearance from Finn Mettner， another member of her team。 He is currently dating Amber but tells Josie that they recently had a fight。 Could he be responsible for bot Not fully recovered from a family tragedy， Josie is floored when a member of her team goes missing。 Clues lead her to raging waters when she tries to save press liaison Amber’s life。 Devastation when she fails to save her is quickly replaced by shock when it is discovered that the victim is not Amber。 Josie learned about Amber’s disappearance from Finn Mettner， another member of her team。 He is currently dating Amber but tells Josie that they recently had a fight。 Could he be responsible for both the woman found dead in the water and to whatever possibly happened to Amber？ Josie had a very disturbing past and she cannot stop worrying about what Amber could be going through。 Josie has very few clues to work with but she pushes through with relentless determination。 When anther murder happens it is clear that there is a connection to whatever is going on。 The scene of the first murder soon leads to events of a dozen years ago。 Was Amber keeping secrets from all of them？ Is Mettner lying to Josie and her team as they seek answers？ I have truly loved this series and while this thrilling book could be read as a standalone I must say that getting to know Josie was pivotal when it comes to understanding her drive when it comes to solving even the most heinous crimes。 Her past， her marriage， her relationship to her team - it all comes together when it comes to understanding Josie and her passionate work ethic。 And the fact that it is a cherished team member pushes Josie even harder。 Lisa Regan definitely hit it out of the park with this 13th book in this stellar series。 Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review。 This is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Emma Star Crossed Reviews
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This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 This is the 13th book in the Josie Quinn series。 Josie has come a long way since that very first book。 While Josie is still reckless and as badass as ever。 However， she does have more regard for the rules nowadays。 Josie is still carrying a lot of grief and it comes across as to just how p This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 This is the 13th book in the Josie Quinn series。 Josie has come a long way since that very first book。 While Josie is still reckless and as badass as ever。 However， she does have more regard for the rules nowadays。 Josie is still carrying a lot of grief and it comes across as to just how painful that is for her。 I absolutely loved the last scene of the book which really shows you how far Josie has come。 It might have even brought a little tear to my eye。 When one of their own goes missing the police take it very personally and will always stop at nothing to find them。 As the case progresses more and more is discovered about Amber's past and I don’t think anyone would have guessed that the PR officer had such a dark past。As usual， Lisa kept me right on the edge with this one。 I was tense and so nervous for Amber and quite frankly all of the team。 Lisa isn’t afraid to put some of our favourite characters in danger which of course stresses me out！ This was a thrilling addition to the series！ Josie Quinn is one of my all-time favourite detectives and I cannot wait for her next story！ 。。。more
CJ Eve
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I have not read all the books in this series I've dipped in and out but I will say everyone that I have read I have enjoyed and this one is no different。 I love the characters and the relationships between them it's a well developed series。 A well paced intense page turner in every sense of the word an intriguing captivating story line I have not read all the books in this series I've dipped in and out but I will say everyone that I have read I have enjoyed and this one is no different。 I love the characters and the relationships between them it's a well developed series。 A well paced intense page turner in every sense of the word an intriguing captivating story line 。。。more
Annarella
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This book was high on the “sleep deprivation” scale as you cannot stop reading once you start。It’s adrenaline fuelled， fast paced， twisty and unputdownable。It starts with a BANG and never stop adding twists， surprises。 Each twists raise new questions and you never know what will happen。I was on the edge till the last chapters and turned pages as fast as I could。Josie is back， a bit less emotional than in the last stories， even if the story brings back memories and the people involved are part of This book was high on the “sleep deprivation” scale as you cannot stop reading once you start。It’s adrenaline fuelled， fast paced， twisty and unputdownable。It starts with a BANG and never stop adding twists， surprises。 Each twists raise new questions and you never know what will happen。I was on the edge till the last chapters and turned pages as fast as I could。Josie is back， a bit less emotional than in the last stories， even if the story brings back memories and the people involved are part of her team。The author did an excellent job in describing the dynamics of a team under stress and of the toxic relationships and characters。You cannot help feeling for the characters and Josie and rooting for the best solution。I was surprised， entertained and loved this story， one of the best in this series so far。There’s plenty of darkness in this story but there’s also friendship， team work and the joint effort of a team to solve the mystery and save one of them。I can’t wait to read the next instalment， this one is strongly recommended。Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Lisa White
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Great book I love these books when I start reading one it is so hard to put it down until I finish it 😃
Dawn Gee
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Another awesome Josie QuinnJosie does her signature move of doing something crazy dangerous to save other people。 Noah， Gretchen and others make this series intriguing and suspenseful。 There are twists and turns you won't see coming even up until the very end。 Another awesome Josie QuinnJosie does her signature move of doing something crazy dangerous to save other people。 Noah， Gretchen and others make this series intriguing and suspenseful。 There are twists and turns you won't see coming even up until the very end。 。。。more
Lisa
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Lisa Regan is a master of the tautly drawn crime thriller， and this， the thirteenth in the series， is no exception。 This book grabbed me from the get-go and it was pedal to the metal all the way through。 As long as Ms。 Regan keeps writing， I will keep reading。 Good stuff right here。Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the review copy。Full review on my blog: https://theplainspokenpen。com/blog-to。。。 Lisa Regan is a master of the tautly drawn crime thriller， and this， the thirteenth in the series， is no exception。 This book grabbed me from the get-go and it was pedal to the metal all the way through。 As long as Ms。 Regan keeps writing， I will keep reading。 Good stuff right here。Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the review copy。Full review on my blog: https://theplainspokenpen。com/blog-to。。。 。。。more
Brenda Cosby
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Classic Lisa Regan Couldn’t put it down， Josie Quinn searching for the murderers and putting the puzzle pieces together to sort out who did it。 Josie lost sleep solving the crime and I lost sleep to see how she did it！ Another page turner with all the unpredictable twists we expect from Lisa Regan， really great！
Robyn Burnell
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Lisa Reagan， goes from strength to strengthAnother Lisa Reagan great read， I’ve loved her josie quinn series and this one does not disappoint！！ If you are a novice to crime thrillers start with this series。
Selena
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Deloris
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！ This book kept be guessing until the the end 。
Sherry
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I love this series。 I always feel like I am catching up with the team as I read the new installment in the series。 This latest read was filled with twists and turns and more than one red herring that I fell for。 I really like that with all Josie has been through and now being married to Noah， she is still flawed and trying to improve。 I’ve grown to like the entire team and was rooting that they find Amber alive and that Mettner was not somehow involved。 I didn’t want to put this one down。 It’s f I love this series。 I always feel like I am catching up with the team as I read the new installment in the series。 This latest read was filled with twists and turns and more than one red herring that I fell for。 I really like that with all Josie has been through and now being married to Noah， she is still flawed and trying to improve。 I’ve grown to like the entire team and was rooting that they find Amber alive and that Mettner was not somehow involved。 I didn’t want to put this one down。 It’s fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat。 If you like police procedurals and you haven’t read these books， do yourself a favor and read them from the beginning。 Any one of the books could be read as a stand alone， but I think you’ll appreciate them so much more as a whole。 。。。more
Katherine
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Another wild ride mystery with Josie Quinn。
Diane Griffin
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Excellent！As always， an excellent story。 Lisa Regan has become one of my very favorite authors。 I love this series， it is totally riveting！
M
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A complex storyline about a dysfunctional family of griftersAnother good entry in the Detective Josie Quinn Series， with a more convoluted plot than usual and several unlikable secondary characters。 The stakes are higher for Quinn & team， because Amber Watts， their press liaison was kidnapped and is possibly dead。 As other women go missing， Josie’s already stressed emotions are tested—especially because fellow detective， Finn Mettner， is suspect #1。 There is much personal drama and melodrama to A complex storyline about a dysfunctional family of griftersAnother good entry in the Detective Josie Quinn Series， with a more convoluted plot than usual and several unlikable secondary characters。 The stakes are higher for Quinn & team， because Amber Watts， their press liaison was kidnapped and is possibly dead。 As other women go missing， Josie’s already stressed emotions are tested—especially because fellow detective， Finn Mettner， is suspect #1。 There is much personal drama and melodrama to do with Josie’s still-fragile psychological state， arising from her grandmother’s murder。 Some readers may not appreciate death and mayhem during an action-filled denouement， on Christmas Eve at a place of worship。 。。。more
Marry Rose
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Not her best ！
Neena Christianson Martin
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The family that lies together。。。。。。Amber is missing， Finn has broken rules all over the place and turns to Josie for help。 What starts out as a missing person case soon turns into a murder investigation。 With the emphasis on family， good and bad， Lisa Regan gives us an emotional rollercoaster ride through the lives of the Denton PD， and the life of Amber and her family that gives a whole new meaning to dysfunctional。
Ed Swartley
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Triskaidekaphobia After 12 captivating detective thrillers， No。 13 in the Josie Quinn saga falls flat。 Inexplicably， Ms。 Regan chooses to spin the story around two of her least compelling cast members — PR flack Amber Watts and Detective Finn Mettner — without doing much to develop their characters or endear them to her readers。 Josie’s myriad relations， half-relations， friends and allies add little but a smattering of vanilla window dressing to a convoluted and largely implausible plot line。It Triskaidekaphobia After 12 captivating detective thrillers， No。 13 in the Josie Quinn saga falls flat。 Inexplicably， Ms。 Regan chooses to spin the story around two of her least compelling cast members — PR flack Amber Watts and Detective Finn Mettner — without doing much to develop their characters or endear them to her readers。 Josie’s myriad relations， half-relations， friends and allies add little but a smattering of vanilla window dressing to a convoluted and largely implausible plot line。It may be time to retire the indefatigable Josie Quinn， though I venture to guess her many loyal fans （myself included） will take the plunge for a 14th installment and perhaps beyond。 For all its faults， “The Drowning Girls” is a decent read。 Sadly， however， it doesn’t rise to the oft-promised， oft-delivered standard of “unputdownable and addictive。” 。。。more
Michelle M
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I've really enjoyed this series from the start and this latest book had me guessing all the way to the very end。 Fantastic read again and I can't wait to see what's next for Josie and the team。。 I've really enjoyed this series from the start and this latest book had me guessing all the way to the very end。 Fantastic read again and I can't wait to see what's next for Josie and the team。。 。。。more
Julia Richardson
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A good crime thriller！ Josie is determined to solve the latest crime while people are being murdered all around her。 Will she be able to solve it in time to save her coworker？ Enjoyed this！
Marian
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Breath holding page turnerAnother great addition to the Detective Josie Quinn series。 Lisa Regan always leaves me wanting more。 Her characters are deep and haunt you。
Elaine
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Wow， this author has done it again， what a riveting read！If you enjoy crime thrillers this is a book that you need！It may be the thirteenth in this series， it's true，But this will work as a standalone， too。Detective Josie Quinn can't believe it whenA member of her team goes missing again。This is the start of an investigation and a raceAs other family members go missing from their place。With another member of the team as a potential suspect， too，And Amber's hidden diary providing a weird clue，Jos Wow， this author has done it again， what a riveting read！If you enjoy crime thrillers this is a book that you need！It may be the thirteenth in this series， it's true，But this will work as a standalone， too。Detective Josie Quinn can't believe it whenA member of her team goes missing again。This is the start of an investigation and a raceAs other family members go missing from their place。With another member of the team as a potential suspect， too，And Amber's hidden diary providing a weird clue，Josie and the team need to decipher what it meansCan they find Amber？ That remains to be seen！What a family crime drama filled with mystery，Secrets， revenge， crimes and history。As Christmas approaches， can they solve it allBefore Santa is due to call？I love the characters， complete with their flawsAnd the plot twists that make you give pause。It is a page turner and such a great readCrime thriller readers， this is one that you need！For my complementary copy of this book， I say thank you，I throughly enjoyed reading it and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Brenda
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Detective Josie Quinn was on a day off， home with her family surrounding her， apart from her husband Noah， who was on a shift， when someone knocked on the door。 When she saw Detective Finn Mettner standing there， distraught and needing Josie to go with him， she had no idea of what was ahead of her and the whole Devon team。 Mettner’s girlfriend and Denton Police Department’s Press Liaison person， Amber， was missing and the only clue they had was a time and the name of a nearby dam。 Josie risked h Detective Josie Quinn was on a day off， home with her family surrounding her， apart from her husband Noah， who was on a shift， when someone knocked on the door。 When she saw Detective Finn Mettner standing there， distraught and needing Josie to go with him， she had no idea of what was ahead of her and the whole Devon team。 Mettner’s girlfriend and Denton Police Department’s Press Liaison person， Amber， was missing and the only clue they had was a time and the name of a nearby dam。 Josie risked her life to reach the young woman trapped on the rocks when the gates were released to send a wall of raging water down into the river， but it was too late。 She was washed away – but when her body was found， they realized it wasn’t Amber。 Who was the young woman who had lost her life at the dam？ As the freezing weather continued and the snow laden blizzard caused chaos， Josie， Gretchen， Noah and the Chief worked day and night to find the answers。 And what they found shocked them to the core。 But the clock was ticking。 Was Amber alive， or were they yet to find her body？ After all， with two bodies and one missing person， Josie had no idea what was ahead…The Drowning Girls is the 13th in the Detective Josie Quinn series by Lisa Regan and once again it was a thrilling， chilling ride！ Fast paced， breathtaking and intense， the team always work well together， pushing themselves until they get the answers they need。 I love Josie’s character; she’s strong， courageous and compassionate， determined to do the right thing， always。 I’m looking forward to #14 already！ Highly recommended。With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Nancy Hooper
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Great bookAs always， couldn't put the ebook down。 Totally Great book and can't wait to read the next book In the series Great bookAs always， couldn't put the ebook down。 Totally Great book and can't wait to read the next book In the series 。。。more
Pamela A。 Martin
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Excellent as alwaysA very good story。 I enjoyed the process。 I thought it had to be Devon who was killing the family and Lilly was Eden's daughter。 An interesting story。 Excellent as alwaysA very good story。 I enjoyed the process。 I thought it had to be Devon who was killing the family and Lilly was Eden's daughter。 An interesting story。 。。。more
Paula
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I hate when I come to the end of a Lisa Regan book because I just love the characters and the stories。 The Drowning Girls （Detective Josie Quinn Book 13） is another great addition to the Josie Quinn series。 There are many twists， and the story and rich characters kept me turning the pages until the explosive end。 I love Lisa Regan books and the Josie Quinn series。 Keep them coming！！ #TheDrowningGirlsDetectiveJosieQuinnBook13 #NetGalley
Jeanne
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Always an intricate characters and events culminating in a surprise yet logical ending。 This one hits a bit closer to home for JosieThank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc
Paulette
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The comments and review of this book are my opinion。 Author Lisa Regan once again writes a story that just as sure you have it figured out， she throws in another twist。 Detective Josie Quinn and her team have a missing team member and one of their own is considered a person of interest。 A great plot， strong characters and enough twists to make it hard to wait for the author to write her next book in this series。 I received an early copy of this book from NetGalley and Bookouture。
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