A desperate stranger and her young son arriving at D.I. Lottie Parker's home, pleading for help to find a missing friend.

(published in English as The Stolen Girls ) is the second installment in Patricia Gibney's popular Detective Lottie Parker series. It is widely considered a gripping and addictive addition to the series, maintaining the high tension of the first book while exploring even darker themes . Plot Overview

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The discovery of a young pregnant woman's body buried at a construction site.

The story begins with two seemingly separate events on a Monday morning:

As Lottie and her partner, DS Mark Boyd, investigate, a second body with identical injuries is found. The team soon realizes they are hunting a serial killer and uncovers a grim underworld involving . The case becomes deeply personal when links emerge to the time Lottie’s late husband, Adam, spent in Kosovo, and her own daughter's friend goes missing. Reader Reception