Blurb: Midwinter.
A child is found wandering in an ancient woodland, her hands covered in blood.
But it is not her own.
Unwilling, or unable, to speak, the only person she seems to trust is the young officer who rescued her, Detective Sergeant Lucy Black.
Soon afterwards, DS Black is baffled to find herself suddenly moved from a high-profile case involving the kidnapping of another girl, a prominent businessman's teenage daughter.
Black's problems are not only professional: she's caring for her increasingly unstable father, and trying to avoid conflict with her frosty mother - who also happens to be the Assistant Chief Constable.
As she struggles to identify the unclaimed child, Black begins to realize that her case and the kidnapping may be linked by events that occurred during the grimmest days of the country's recent history - events that also defined her own troubled childhood.
Little Girl Lost is a devastating crime thriller about corruption, greed and vengeance, and a father's love for his daughter.
My take: This is another perfect read for the period leading up to Christmas. McGilloway is an author to watch out for, mark my words, although I must say I expect writers of his calibre to write more complex plots, but it is not a big deal because his books do deliver and that is what matters.
An interview with the author about Little Girl Lost by tv3 Ireland.
If you want to know whether Little Girl Lost is a one-off or the start of a new series by McGilloway, do read this.
More information can be obtained from www.brianmcgilloway.com
Rating: 5/5
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