The Missing Girls (Detective Jim Ashworth, #7) by Brian Battison


The Missing Girls (Detective Jim Ashworth, #7)
Title : The Missing Girls (Detective Jim Ashworth, #7)
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Publication : First published December 1, 1997

Two young girls go missing and DCI Jim Ashworth is plunged straight into a disturbing investigation which unearths a pedophile ring operating in the heart of Bridgetown. When the mutilated body of one of the missing girls is found, Ashworth and DS Holly Bedford are sickened by the depravity at work in the small town. As the grisly details unfold, all in CIA must dig deep within themselves to persevere with the nightmarish investigation. Then another child is abducted, and every second counts if they are to find her alive.

The Missing Girls (Detective Jim Ashworth, #7) Reviews

  • Steve Payne

    I've read all of Battison's books and have not been disappointed by any. This is one of his best. He doesn't bog things down with too much backstory, just gets on with telling the story at a fair old pace and fills it with lots of suspense. Ashworth and his colleagues are a likeable bunch and keep you reading. Battison was a much underrated writer who died far too young.

  • Victoria Slotto

    Not a light read due to the subject matter: child murder and rape. I have a love-hate relationship for the protagonist, Jim Ashworth, but that shows how well the author presents well-rounded characters. At times, though, Ashworth's flaws seem to predominate.

  • Gill Appleyard

    One of the best in the series in my opinion. Certainly not a comfortable subject with child abduction and abuse but very well written.

  • Mrs Linda A Barber

    Wow

    This authors books just get better and better. This is the best one yet although I did the people right in this case. Great read which you will miss if you don’t get it.

  • Peggy J. Chambley

    Can’t wait until the next book.