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Little Girl Lost
Little Girl Lost | Richard Aleas
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Miranda Sugarman was supposed to be in the Midwest, working as an eye doctor. So how did she end up shot to death on the roof of one of New York Citys seediest strip clubs? Its John Blakes job to find out not just because hes a private investigator, but because ten years earlier, Miranda had been his lover. Now he has to uncover the truth about the missing decade, about Mirandas secret life as half of the strip club circuits hottest act, and about the vicious underworld figure she worked for. But the closer John gets to the truth, the more dangerous his investigation becomes, until a shattering faceoff in an East Village tenement changes his life forever. Little Girl Lost is a stunning debut novel from a celebrated writer whose short stories have been selected for Best Mystery Stories of the Year and The Years Best Horror Stories as well as short-listed for the Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America.
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RamsFan1963
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79/150 What a wonderfully dark and twisted murder mystery. PI John Blake discovers that his high school sweetheart has been murdered, and he delved into the world of strippers and gangsters to find her killer. There are plenty of red herrings that kept me guessing until the surprise reveal. I'm going on to read the sequel, Songs of Innocence. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2
4/15 for #Rushathon @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
Bookwomble I was wondering if there is any connection to William Blake in the books, their titles being taken from two of his poems, then properly noticed the detective's name, so I guess that answers that! 😊 2y
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RamsFan1963
Little Girl Lost | Richard Aleas
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He was sweating fiercely and his eyes were darting around the room. I was watching them and his hands. That was my mistake.

I know it's more than one sentence, but it goes well together.

@Eggs #wonderouswednesday

Eggs Yes it does 👏🏻🤗📚 2y
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RamsFan1963
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The headline made me sit down when I read it, that and the picture next to it and the article that spilled out over two columns underneath.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Intriguing opener 2y
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RamsFan1963
Little Girl Lost | Richard Aleas
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 169

I am posting books in a series together, instead of a post for each book.

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

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LibraryCin
Little Girl Lost | Richard Aleas
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I really liked this one. There was a personal element to it, so that might be why I liked this more than most “noir” mysteries that I‘ve read. But also, I liked John and I liked one of the other characters who was helping him. It crossed my mind at one point (in part) what might have happened, but I had good reason to doubt that, so it only briefly floated through my mind. Cont in comments...

LibraryCin So, the end wasn‘t a complete surprise, though it did have to be explained how that could even be (and it was explained). There is another book in the series, but only one more, so I‘m not sure if there will be more or not, but I will definitely read the 2nd one. 7y
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