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Missing Daughter, Shattered Family (2011)

by Liz Strange(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

MLR Press,LLC

series

David Lloyd Investigations

review 1: Liz Strange does it again this time in a well woven mystery. I first fell in love with this author with her pararomance, vampire stories but the David Lloyd Mysteries take her excellent writing to another level. The characters are likeable and seem genuine. The fact that a female author can embody what it is like to be a gay male detective in a believable way is a tribute to her imagination and strong attention to detail. Love this whole series, couldn't put them down beginning to end!
review 2: David Lloyd was a Toronto police detective until a brutal homophobic assault ended his career and changed his life. It's been five years and he now owns a private detective agency. Marjory Barrowman enlists his help to find her troubled daughter, Stella, who has been ... moremissing and not heard from for over two months.On the surface, discovering what has happened to Stella shouldn't be that difficult given her circumstances. She has a serious drug habit and had a pretty small circle of acquaintances, including her drug buddies. However, David soon finds out that not everyone wants her found and has to struggle through lies, deception and cover ups from just about everyone connected. Meanwhile, he's also in a relationship with Jamie Brennen, a successful prosecuting attorney who hasn't yet come out about his sexuality and that's creating tension.This is very much an investigation procedural but unencumbered by process and police protocol. David is pretty skilled and takes a lot of risks. The case was interesting and had me shifting emotionally throughout as what began as a belief of the truth kept being dismantled as David continued to explore the case. The search uncovered some real nasty characters and circumstances and unexpected turns of events. Some I saw coming and others took me by surprise. I also liked how his relationship with Jamie was woven throughout the story and not as a disconnected, separate storyline. Both are really well designed characters and I loved their relationship. Their romance was sensitively portrayed and you couldn't help but root for them as they faced obstacles from family and other relationships. There were occasions where there seemed to be extraneous dialogue that could be implied to have occured by the reader. It didn't bog down the story or my reading enjoyment but was something I noticed.I enjoyed the mystery and the journey to solve this case but even more, I loved David and Jamie's developing relationship. This is the first book in the series and I plan to continue it as soon as the author writes the next one.(I was provided an ARC from the author) less

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