Synopsis

Fear prickles her skin. “Noah?” Photos and trinkets from their simple but perfect life together litter the carpet. The coffee table is cracked, blood along its edges. She should be taking in details, but her heart is racing too fast. A strangled cry works its way from Josie’s chest. Where is her husband?

Detective Josie Quinn’s world shatters when she returns home to find her house ransacked, and her husband, Noah, missing. When she kissed him goodbye hours earlier, called to the discovery of a woman’s body at a protest, they were putting the finishing touches to a nursery for their first adopted child. But now the house is empty, Noah’s bloodied handprints trailing the walls.

Every fiber of Josie’s being screams to investigate. But her team warn her to keep her distance as they follow a connection to a recent robbery in Denton. But Josie can’t quiet the voice telling her the handprints Noah left are leading her somewhere, and the trail ends at an upturned box of her long-dead abusive mother’s possessions: faded photos, jewelry, a lock of hair, and a few old newspaper clippings.

Beside herself with worry for Noah, and unexpectedly confronted by the trauma of her past, Josie throws herself into work. The woman’s body found during a demonstration outside a children’s hospital belongs to Gina Phelan, daughter of the powerful and influential Phelan family. Trawling the CCTV is a welcome distraction, but everything changes the moment fingerprints from the knife that wounded Gina match to prints found in Josie’s own home.

Her head spinning as the two cases collide, Josie’s only option is to delve into the life of the monster who terrorized her as a child. The key to everything is hidden in the box of her mother’s mementoes. But is Josie strong enough and fast enough to find it in time? And at what devastating cost to those she loves most?

Praise

“Once again, Lisa masterfully crafts a suspenseful and thrilling narrative that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat as Josie uses every last bit of restraint within her soul to make the only move she has on the board. The psychological toll on Josie, torn between duty to her city and duty to her husband, leaps from the page. Josie’s emotional maturity is palpable as she uses what she’s learned from her past losses to protect her future. Husband Missing is heart-wrenching, beautiful, ugly, and cruel before it rewards the reader with its return to beauty. Lisa’s brilliance in writing a twisting and turning thriller is on full display in Husband Missing.”
—Author Katie Mettner

“This book was everything—emotional, intense, and packed with jaw-dropping twists. Lisa Regan just keeps outdoing herself, and now I’m left anxiously waiting for the next one because that ending… I still can’t believe it. Is there a doctor in the house? Because 15 minutes after finishing this book, my pulse was still at 93!”
—Kristin M., NetGalley Reviewer

“This book has a bit of everything mixed in ... emotions, drama, bodies, and jaw-dropping twists. Lisa Regan is at the top of her game once again, and now I’m left tapping my foot as I wait for the next one because that ending… explosive! It was like 2AM when I finished and that ending made me want to scream NOOOOO!! WHAT???”
—Di M., NetGalley Reviewer

“Lisa Regan has this bewitching way of intricately weaving the smallest details into the bigger picture, perfectly formed so that everything is tied up so tightly at the end with the most beautiful bow. Whilst we may be left dangling, questions are never left unanswered in a way that grates you. It just leaves you breathlessly, wanting for more.”
—Janine H., NetGalley Reviewer

“Lisa Regan's ‘Husband Missing’ nearly killed me. Lisa's ability to take the words from her story and create a reality in which you feel you are living in is unbeatable! My heart stopped, it broke, I sobbed, I laughed, my lungs were on fire from holding my breath, and my mind was spinning!!! This was the most amazing book I've ever read. And now I'm dying again because I have to wait for book 23!!!”
—Melissa K., NetGalley Reviewer