Hush Little Girl

Detective Josie Quinn, Book 11

By: Lisa Regan

Narrated by: Kate Handford

Dressed in pajamas covered with stars, the little girl’s body is perfectly still, her arms folded neatly over her chest. The wildflowers decorating her hair scatter across the grass in the sharp breeze. Her lips are parted slightly, as if to whisper goodnight for the very last time....

When 12-year-old Holly Mitchell’s fragile little body is found on the steps of a mountainside church in the small town of Denton, a doll made from pine cones clasped tightly to her chest, Detective Josie Quinn rushes to attend the scene. She knows this little girl’s angelic face; her mother had offered Josie help when she’d needed it most.

Searching the girl’s house, Josie is devastated to find that Holly’s mother is dead, too, and her little sister is missing. But why has this family home been stripped of all sharp objects? Re-tracing her steps, Josie finally finds a secret hiding place with Holly’s sister inside, terrified, but alive. Moments later, another doll made of twigs turns up.

Certain the killer is close by, Josie holds the little girl tight and tries to coax answers from her, but it’s clear the pile of burnt photographs and letters found in the greenhouse is her only lead. No one is safe until Josie can figure out the dangerous secret that has escaped this remote family home.

Just when Josie is finally closing in on the killer, the unthinkable happens, a tragedy that shakes her to her very core. And on the windshield of her car: a third wooden doll. Could stopping this twisted monster from taking more innocent lives come at the ultimate price for Josie?

An absolutely gripping roller-coaster ride of a crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni, and Rachel Caine.

©2021 Lisa Regan (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

It’s good but there was one word that killed me….

I’ve listened to all these books and I love the narrator. She speaks well in all of these books but in this story…..there was a discussion about produce (no spoiler here) and it was always pronounced PRA-duce not PRO-duce. What in god’s name is up with that PRA-nunciation? It was ANNOYING! Lol

But overall, still a good story.

Semi Spoiler Alert

Another great Josie Quinn book, they just get better and better.
But WTH Lisa, Lizette, really, really.
Can't wait for the next one.

Great book!

Great book and good narration if you can get past her funny use of the O vowel. Weird pronunciation of words like produce, which is used often and can be irritating. But other than that a great listen.

Excellent book

I really enjoy this book series. I have enjoyed all of them but liked this one the best. Kept my attention from minute one. Great characters.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

This Josie Quinn book was sadly beautiful.
While this book was truly good it also makes one think about the many different dynamics of love and mental illness. I do hope there is more of this series to come. I have hung in this long & have no plans to stop long as Ms. Regan keeps writing them.

Satisfying

This series has never disappointed. Always look forward to the next one. Love that gore is kept to a bare minimum and there's always a twist.

great read

enjoyed in very much! couldn't put it down! this series has surprised me! can't wait for more by this author.

Pronunciation issues again!?

Thank goodness this book had a great storyline because the word "produce" (as in produce store) was mispronounced over and over! It is NOT pronounced "pawd-uce". It really interrupted the story in many critical areas of the book! But, even with a few Canadian pronunciations and pawduce, this book was very good.
Unexpected twists in the plot included deaths, a wedding and a beautiful celebration of life.

Detective Josie Quinn

Plot. The Detective Josie Quinn series consists of several police procedurals, most involving missing or murdered women or girls. The setting is a small town in Pennsylvania. Josie's childhood trauma is interwoven into each story; we watch her character struggle with her job, love life, and the brain-twisting murders traversing the series.

Liked, Characters. Stories are initially straightforward who-done-it murders that morph into complex mysteries to enjoy. Josie's circle of friends consists of her fellow cops, the medical examiner, and her boss, each with a unique personality. Her family is initially small, but you'll see it expand as the stories progress. Not too many characters to keep track of - as they are integrated into each story. You'll have fun getting to know the characters and puzzling solutions. You'll find yourself muttering, "Wait ... what?" near the end of most books as the plots twist and surprises abound.

Not so hot. The first three books were poorly narrated by Eilidh Beaton as diction and child-like pronunciation were annoying. But stick with it as the rest are well read by Kate Handford. Production is fine, bumped speed to 1.4 - a preference, not a criticism.

The series is written by Lisa Regan and released from early 2018 through today. Bookouture published iinitially, later picked up by Hachette.

Recommended murder mysteries.

Excellent!

This is an excellent book. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Can’t wait to read the next one.