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Lost Lake

{amp}nbsp; Minotaur: St. Martin's. (Detective Gemma Monroe, Bk. 3). Nov. 2018. 320p. ISBN 9781250178305. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250178312. M
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OrangeReviewStarThree people call the police when a young woman goes missing in the middle of the night during a camping trip. Det. Gemma Monroe responds but doesn't know if it's the stories she's told about Sari Chesney that make her uneasy or Lost Lake itself. When Sari's boss at the local history museum is killed after reporting the theft of a historic journal, Gemma is convinced there's a connection between Sari's disappearance and the murder. The investigations are made even more confusing by the mistrust within the police department. Someone is leaking information to the local newspaper, and the police chief charges Gemma with finding the culprit. Six months after the birth of her daughter, Gemma is still coping with emotions about her partner's affair. Sleep deprivation and excessive drinking only add to her problems as she juggles multiple cases.
VERDICT Littlejohn follows A Season To Lie with another intricately plotted procedural that captures the story as seen through Gemma's eyes. This well-developed novel will appeal to fans of Deborah Crombie's "Gemma James" series.
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