The hole wasn’t deep. A child-sized body wrapped in a flour sack. Three young faces stared out the window, eyes wide, frozen in fear.
The boy in the middle whispered, “I wonder which one of us is next.”
When a woman is found dead in a cathedral and, just hours later, a young man is discovered hanging from a tree outside his home, Detective Lottie Parker is called in to investigate. Both victims bear a crudely inked tattoo on their legs—matching marks that can’t be ignored.
The trail leads Lottie to St. Angela’s, a former children’s home with secrets buried deep—and a chilling link to her own family’s past. Suddenly, this case is no longer just professional. It’s personal.
As Lottie connects the new murders to a string of unsolved cases from decades ago, two teenage boys vanish without a trace. The race is on to find them before it’s too late. But with every step closer to the killer, Lottie’s own children may be in greater danger than she ever imagined.
A twisted vision of justice is playing out—and Lottie Parker is about to meet the mastermind behind it.
Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Rachel Abbott, and Robert Dugoni, The Missing Ones is a chilling, addictive thriller that will keep you turning pages long into the night.
Praise for The Missing Ones:
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"This debut novel from Gibney is just EVERYTHING! The best book I’ve read in a long time. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would!" – Butterfly’s Booknerdia Blog
"Totally riveting and 100% engrossing." – Books From Dusk Till Dawn
"One of those stories where you think: just a couple more chapters… then hours go by. So worth the lack of sleep!" – Goodreads Reviewer
"A phenomenal debut – when I say good, I mean gooooooooood." – Page Turners Nook
"Thrilling and tense, with so many twists. The suspense never lets up, and the ending—wow. Didn’t see it coming!" – Renita D’Silva
Start the gripping Detective Lottie Parker series today with this unputdownable page-turner from Patricia Gibney.
