Do you know where your daughters are tonight?

DI Marsha Clay is showing her new detective around the station when she gets a call to say a man has been found dead, and a woman beaten, in their home. Once at the property, they realise that two children are missing.

With no ransom demand forthcoming, Marsha and her team need to delve into the family background. Everything seems to be fine but, when another death is also linked to their case, and an accident from twenty years ago comes to light, it’s clear someone is out for revenge.

Can Marsha gather the information needed to bring the girls home and stop anyone else from losing their lives? And can she find out why DC Jess Baxter really transferred from Manchester to the Staffordshire Moorlands?

Set within the market town of Leek and its rural surroundings, this fast-paced British detective novel is a murder mystery with an emotional pull.

Missing Girls: A Staffordshire Moorlands Mystery (DI Marsha Clay Book 1)

by Mel Sherratt

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO MEL SHERRATT!!

My review

I think I’m going to get on well with Marsha Clay. What a cracking character and a cracking start to a new series!

I make no secret of the fact that I am a huge fan of Mel Sherratt. I have read and loved everything she has published, and I was so excited when I found out she was starting a new series with another new detective. I couldn’t wait to read it and I’m honoured to have been able to read an advance copy. Mel Sherratt never disappoints. I have absolutely loved Missing Girls.

DI Marsha Clay is introducing Jess to the team. Jess has transferred from Manchester and Marsha is interested to learn why but will bide her time. Let her settle in first. She doesn’t have much time to get acquainted though before they have a murder case to solve and two missing children to find.

This book certainly starts as it means to go on!

I love a police procedural, and this ticks all the boxes for me. I feel like I know the team well already and have enjoyed following the processes they follow to get the results they need as quickly as possible. I love that we saw a more personal side to some of them too. I look forward to getting to know them more as the series progresses.

The case they’re dealing with is a sensitive one and I was as desperate as the team for them to find the girls and get to the bottom of a seemingly random and senseless attack on a retired couple. I was both shocked and saddened as I learned the truth.

Fast paced, as always, I was glued to my kindle way past my bedtime.

If you haven’t read a Mel Sherratt book yet, then why not start with this one?

**Many thanks to Mel Sherratt for my ARC**