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Another Girl Lost
A woman’s harrowing past comes back to haunt her in a novel of twisting psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.
Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Crosby was held captive in a terrifying ordeal with a girl named Della. Scarlett escaped, their predator was killed, and Della simply vanished. Detective Kevin Dawson always wondered if Della even existed.
A decade later, Scarlett is a successful artist. As hard as she tries to move on, the mysterious Della remains her inescapable obsession. Then a girl’s body is discovered—a link to Scarlett’s horrific past—and all her old traumas resurface. So does Della. Scarlett has seen her hiding in plain sight. The girl who knows Scarlett’s secrets, who understands the desperate compromises Scarlett made to endure hell, and who, like Scarlett, embraced the darkness to survive.
As a suspicious Detective Dawson once again comes calling, and obsessions turn deadly, Scarlett fears there isn’t a living soul she can trust. As for Della, who’s watching from afar, what could she possibly want from Scarlett now? And what new nightmare lies ahead?
Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Crosby was held captive in a terrifying ordeal with a girl named Della. Scarlett escaped, their predator was killed, and Della simply vanished. Detective Kevin Dawson always wondered if Della even existed.
A decade later, Scarlett is a successful artist. As hard as she tries to move on, the mysterious Della remains her inescapable obsession. Then a girl’s body is discovered—a link to Scarlett’s horrific past—and all her old traumas resurface. So does Della. Scarlett has seen her hiding in plain sight. The girl who knows Scarlett’s secrets, who understands the desperate compromises Scarlett made to endure hell, and who, like Scarlett, embraced the darkness to survive.
As a suspicious Detective Dawson once again comes calling, and obsessions turn deadly, Scarlett fears there isn’t a living soul she can trust. As for Della, who’s watching from afar, what could she possibly want from Scarlett now? And what new nightmare lies ahead?
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First published September 17, 2024
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Mary Burton
68 books4,066 followersMary Burton, whose latest novel is THE LIES I TOLD, loves writing suspense, getting to know her characters, keeping up with law enforcement and forensic procedure, morning walks, baking, and tiny dachshunds. She also enjoys hunting down serial killers, which she does in her New York Times and USA Today bestselling novels. Library Journal has compared her work to that of Lisa Jackson and Lisa Gardner, and Fresh Fiction likened her writing to that of James Patterson.
Mary is routinely featured among the top ten writers in Amazon’s Author Rankings for romantic suspense, thriller and mystery. Upon publication, her novels, including NEVER LOOK BACK and BURN YOU TWICE, consistently rank high on the Kindle eBooks Store Bestseller List. Her novels CUT AND RUN and YOU'RE NOT SAFE were nominated for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award for Romantic Suspense.
A Richmond native, Mary is the author of forty-five published novels and five novellas as Mary Burton and as Mary Ellen Taylor.
A member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Novelists, Inc., and Romance Writers of America, Mary is known for creating multiple suspense stories connected by characters and/or place.
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September 10, 2024
I like Mary Burton; she’s a really good writer and storyteller. This is the 12th book of hers that I have read with almost all of them being 4-5star reads. Suffice it to say, I am a fan of her work and she did not disappoint with this latest release. Classic Burton!!!
The book summary introduces the primary storyline of Scarlett, who survived 88 days as a hostage to Tanner Reed. Reed, an abusive and sadistic psycho, who funneled abducted teenage girls through his house of horrors by using the promise of release to each girl if they helped him abduct his next girl (because he had tired of the one he had and wanted someone new). Of course, none of the girls ever made it out alive until Scarlett, and then Della. Della was the one who had helped Tanner abduct Scarlett, but who somehow escaped when Tanner had taken Scarlette out to abduct another girl. There was never any evidence of another girl, and the police as well as the public and Scarlett’s family all think it’s just Scarlette’s broken psyche that invented her in order to survive. None of this is a spoiler since it’s how the story started.
Most of the story flips back and forth between Scarlett and Det Kevin Dawson, who was not only the detective on the case 10yrs ago when Scarlette escaped and was rescued and he shot and killed Tanner, but he is now the detective on the case of the dead body that was discovered in the walls of a house once owned by Tanner Reed. It is believed to be another girl that Reed abducted and then killed. In the 10yrs since her escape and rescue, Scarlotte has become a struggling artist and over the years, she has believed she has seen Della several times in different people.
The story also flips back and forth between the present day and 10yrs ago, when Scarlett was abducted and the 88 days of captivity. Those past chapters are some rough ones and they clearly depict Della’s role in Scarlett’s abduction and captivity and how Della was basically Reed’s slave in the hopes of being released soon. I was thankful that Burton didn’t go into all the gory and gruesome details of Scarlett’s torture during those past chapters. Just the brief mention of her torture and injuries was enough for me; I can figure out the rest and don’t want the nitty gritty details.
Throughout the story, my suspicions are all over the place and I have no idea where they’re going. There’s a lot going on here. At about the halfway point, Dawson gets assigned a partner, Margo Larsen, who from the get-go takes more than a professional interest in both Dawson and Scarlett. Deep in the second half, the storylines merge into a wild and crazy ending that was kind of all over the place and was that a cliffhanger?
The characterization of Scarlett and Dawson was well done. The pacing was steady to fast with the ending feeling a little rushed. The storyline was very interesting and the writing very well even though I had my suspicions about one of the storylines by the halfway point. I’m looking at an overall rating of 4,25 that I will be rounding down to a 4star review. I want to thank NetGalley and Montlake for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #Montlake #AnotherGirlLost
The book summary introduces the primary storyline of Scarlett, who survived 88 days as a hostage to Tanner Reed. Reed, an abusive and sadistic psycho, who funneled abducted teenage girls through his house of horrors by using the promise of release to each girl if they helped him abduct his next girl (because he had tired of the one he had and wanted someone new). Of course, none of the girls ever made it out alive until Scarlett, and then Della. Della was the one who had helped Tanner abduct Scarlett, but who somehow escaped when Tanner had taken Scarlette out to abduct another girl. There was never any evidence of another girl, and the police as well as the public and Scarlett’s family all think it’s just Scarlette’s broken psyche that invented her in order to survive. None of this is a spoiler since it’s how the story started.
Most of the story flips back and forth between Scarlett and Det Kevin Dawson, who was not only the detective on the case 10yrs ago when Scarlette escaped and was rescued and he shot and killed Tanner, but he is now the detective on the case of the dead body that was discovered in the walls of a house once owned by Tanner Reed. It is believed to be another girl that Reed abducted and then killed. In the 10yrs since her escape and rescue, Scarlotte has become a struggling artist and over the years, she has believed she has seen Della several times in different people.
The story also flips back and forth between the present day and 10yrs ago, when Scarlett was abducted and the 88 days of captivity. Those past chapters are some rough ones and they clearly depict Della’s role in Scarlett’s abduction and captivity and how Della was basically Reed’s slave in the hopes of being released soon. I was thankful that Burton didn’t go into all the gory and gruesome details of Scarlett’s torture during those past chapters. Just the brief mention of her torture and injuries was enough for me; I can figure out the rest and don’t want the nitty gritty details.
Throughout the story, my suspicions are all over the place and I have no idea where they’re going. There’s a lot going on here. At about the halfway point, Dawson gets assigned a partner, Margo Larsen, who from the get-go takes more than a professional interest in both Dawson and Scarlett. Deep in the second half, the storylines merge into a wild and crazy ending that was kind of all over the place and was that a cliffhanger?
The characterization of Scarlett and Dawson was well done. The pacing was steady to fast with the ending feeling a little rushed. The storyline was very interesting and the writing very well even though I had my suspicions about one of the storylines by the halfway point. I’m looking at an overall rating of 4,25 that I will be rounding down to a 4star review. I want to thank NetGalley and Montlake for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
#NetGalley #Montlake #AnotherGirlLost
January 8, 2025
3.5⭐️
FUCK YOU DETECTIVE DAWSON
FUCK YOU DETECTIVE DAWSON
July 21, 2024
Scarlett is trying to live a quiet life as an artist. She is trying to move on with her life when it all comes back. She doesn't know why this is happening to her. This book grabbed my attention from the start.
April 27, 2025
My gosh, victim blaming much??
Scarlett was kidnapped at 15, but apparently everyone thinks she was in on it, because her kidnapper forced her to take another victim, which she didn't even do! So why do all the cops think she's guilty!
And because apparently Tanner was just so nice to everyone he met (except of course for the teenager girls he abducted) this means Scarlett must have been helping him. What the hell?? And the police are fine with blaming Scarlett and being dismissive of everything she said because the house which would have held DNA burnt down? On what planet does that make any sense??
Then there are all the inconsistencies.
She's a rock climber, she never falls, but she taken her fair share of falls??
No one remembered her, but everyone she sees knows who she is, and tells her she looks familiar? And why didn't anyone try to talk to/investigate Tanners "girlfriend" until 10 years later?? And how can Scarlett reasonably count hours and days when she's being kept in a cell in the pitch dark??
And Dawson, what a masoginistic jerk!!
He's made out to be a good cop at the beginning, who cares about the victims, and remembers every name and date from every case, but he's also a complete a** who overly sexualises women. And the dominating sex with Margo with gross parallels to the kidnapper and his victims, what's with that??
Oh wait, but more inconsistencies, because the kidnapper got off on his victims pain and dominating them, but he was also focused on them enjoying the sex?? Sorry, rephrase that, he wanted to make sure they enjoyed being raped...??? Again, what the hell?? And why even write something like that???
In the supremely stupid end: Lynn knew about all the girls, and kept momentos, Margo really is Della and was setting Scarlett up, but then lets Scarlett off the hook for stabbing her, which she does after Margo kidnaps Lynn and tries to murder her but frame Scarlett for it. And Dawson finds proof that Della existed, and pockets it.
Luke is great, and tells Scarlett to call on him as a lawyer if she needs, but then when she does, he treats her little she's guilty! Then he works with Dawson, whom he apparently distrusts, to exonerate Scarlett, and tells her he never doubted her.
It's all so flipping dumb.
Scarlett was kidnapped at 15, but apparently everyone thinks she was in on it, because her kidnapper forced her to take another victim, which she didn't even do! So why do all the cops think she's guilty!
And because apparently Tanner was just so nice to everyone he met (except of course for the teenager girls he abducted) this means Scarlett must have been helping him. What the hell?? And the police are fine with blaming Scarlett and being dismissive of everything she said because the house which would have held DNA burnt down? On what planet does that make any sense??
Then there are all the inconsistencies.
She's a rock climber, she never falls, but she taken her fair share of falls??
No one remembered her, but everyone she sees knows who she is, and tells her she looks familiar? And why didn't anyone try to talk to/investigate Tanners "girlfriend" until 10 years later?? And how can Scarlett reasonably count hours and days when she's being kept in a cell in the pitch dark??
And Dawson, what a masoginistic jerk!!
He's made out to be a good cop at the beginning, who cares about the victims, and remembers every name and date from every case, but he's also a complete a** who overly sexualises women. And the dominating sex with Margo with gross parallels to the kidnapper and his victims, what's with that??
Oh wait, but more inconsistencies, because the kidnapper got off on his victims pain and dominating them, but he was also focused on them enjoying the sex?? Sorry, rephrase that, he wanted to make sure they enjoyed being raped...??? Again, what the hell?? And why even write something like that???
In the supremely stupid end: Lynn knew about all the girls, and kept momentos, Margo really is Della and was setting Scarlett up, but then lets Scarlett off the hook for stabbing her, which she does after Margo kidnaps Lynn and tries to murder her but frame Scarlett for it. And Dawson finds proof that Della existed, and pockets it.
Luke is great, and tells Scarlett to call on him as a lawyer if she needs, but then when she does, he treats her little she's guilty! Then he works with Dawson, whom he apparently distrusts, to exonerate Scarlett, and tells her he never doubted her.
It's all so flipping dumb.
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April 16, 2024
Ten years ago, Scarlett was abducted and kept in a basement for 88 days alongside another girl, Della, who was never found. Scarlett has rebuilt her life but has kept her secrets hidden, including what she had to do in order to survive the ordeal.
Nobody except Scarlett believes that Della ever existed - including Detective Kevin Dawson, who killed her captor and rescued her initially. But Scarlett still feels as if Della is around every corner, and, since the discovery of a girl's body tied to her captor, she starts seeing Della everywhere. Is Della real? Why has everything started surfacing again after ten years? And will Scarlett ever be able to move on?
Burton writes a fast-paced thriller with generally well-written characters who are complex people and this tale is dark, be warned. But it's gripping and engaging right to the end.
Trigger warning: sexual assault
Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for the free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Nobody except Scarlett believes that Della ever existed - including Detective Kevin Dawson, who killed her captor and rescued her initially. But Scarlett still feels as if Della is around every corner, and, since the discovery of a girl's body tied to her captor, she starts seeing Della everywhere. Is Della real? Why has everything started surfacing again after ten years? And will Scarlett ever be able to move on?
Burton writes a fast-paced thriller with generally well-written characters who are complex people and this tale is dark, be warned. But it's gripping and engaging right to the end.
Trigger warning: sexual assault
Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for the free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
September 17, 2024
This was an OK read. Mary's past few books have been much different from her previous novels. I feel like I might be in the minority but I don't think these recent books are as good as they used to be. The premise of this story was intriguing, enough to make me request the book. I feel the pacing was quite slow for a thriller and the ending fell flat for me. Leaving the Della issue unresolved just left me feeling ambivalent about this book. I won't stop reading Mary but may wait until reviews come in before I request them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 21, 2024
(4.5) Another Girl Lost has a lot going on. Twisty, dark, complex, with triggers. The plot goes back and forth between present and past, which is my least favorite, but Mary handles it well. Another Girl Lost took me on an emotional ride. What sticks out in my head, that I cannot let go, and over shadows everything for me is the ending. The last thing that Detective Dawson does. Argghh , what, why? Thank you for the opportunity for an early read. I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions. #AnotherGirlLost #MaryBurton #Montlake #NetGalley
October 28, 2025
Story 3.5 stars rounded up. Narration 4.5 stars
Mary Burton is one of my go to authors when I want to read a good “woman in jeopardy”book. After reading so many by her, I quit reading her for a short time. So I was more than ready to jump into this one the first time I became aware of it.
It’s the story of Scarlet who was kidnapped at 15 and escaped after 88 days of torture, rape and near starvation. She’s still traumatized ten years later. She’s an artist that has shut herself off from most of the world. She meets a nice man at an event her foster mother wanted her to attend.
Meanwhile, she starts seeing a woman around who she was in captivity with-someone that disappeared the same day as her escape. No one believes her. Then all kinds of bad things happen and I’m going to leave it at that.
I liked the main character even though she was flawed and I liked the man she met too. The other main character was the detective from her case ten years ago. He was even more flawed and I hated him-which you are supposed to, so that was just part of the good writing.
What I didn’t like? There was one major event that happened and I don’t feel like it got wrapped up as it should have been. I’m still thinking about it and wondering if I missed something. I don’t know. Still, I couldn’t give it a solid 4 stars that I was going to give it. Maybe the author is going to revisit these characters at some point? There’s certainly room for another book. Just my opinion. I wish the ending was better explained is what it comes down to.
Trigger warning for mentions of rape and torture.
Mary Burton is one of my go to authors when I want to read a good “woman in jeopardy”book. After reading so many by her, I quit reading her for a short time. So I was more than ready to jump into this one the first time I became aware of it.
It’s the story of Scarlet who was kidnapped at 15 and escaped after 88 days of torture, rape and near starvation. She’s still traumatized ten years later. She’s an artist that has shut herself off from most of the world. She meets a nice man at an event her foster mother wanted her to attend.
Meanwhile, she starts seeing a woman around who she was in captivity with-someone that disappeared the same day as her escape. No one believes her. Then all kinds of bad things happen and I’m going to leave it at that.
I liked the main character even though she was flawed and I liked the man she met too. The other main character was the detective from her case ten years ago. He was even more flawed and I hated him-which you are supposed to, so that was just part of the good writing.
What I didn’t like? There was one major event that happened and I don’t feel like it got wrapped up as it should have been. I’m still thinking about it and wondering if I missed something. I don’t know. Still, I couldn’t give it a solid 4 stars that I was going to give it. Maybe the author is going to revisit these characters at some point? There’s certainly room for another book. Just my opinion. I wish the ending was better explained is what it comes down to.
Trigger warning for mentions of rape and torture.
November 30, 2025
4.5 rounded up ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 💫
December 10, 2024
I was recently blown away by Mary Burton's The House Beyond the Dunes, so I knew I had to check out more of her books. Another Girl Lost is a mystery wrapped up in what I would call romantic suspense with 2 relationships being the main focus. Scarlett with a lawyer named Luke as she overcomes the trauma of her time with Tanner, and Detective Dawson with Officer Larsen who he should absolutely not be sleeping with. I had been hoping this would not include romance since the synopsis called it psychological suspense, and I kind of wish it hadn't been included.
I listened to the audiobook which has Jesse Vilinsky voicing Scarlett and David de Vries voicing Dawson. I really enjoyed listening to Vilinsky though I don't think this was her best performance that I have listened to. Listening to the male narrator felt like I was listening to an episode of Unsolved Mysteries or Dateline which was a little odd, but I still liked him overall. I thought the twists in the book were shocking and I loved the fast pace! I'm still not sure how I feel about the ending... Read this if you enjoy blends of crime fiction with romance, lots of tension, and multiple viewpoints mixed with multiple timelines.
I listened to the audiobook which has Jesse Vilinsky voicing Scarlett and David de Vries voicing Dawson. I really enjoyed listening to Vilinsky though I don't think this was her best performance that I have listened to. Listening to the male narrator felt like I was listening to an episode of Unsolved Mysteries or Dateline which was a little odd, but I still liked him overall. I thought the twists in the book were shocking and I loved the fast pace! I'm still not sure how I feel about the ending... Read this if you enjoy blends of crime fiction with romance, lots of tension, and multiple viewpoints mixed with multiple timelines.
September 26, 2024
as with burton's other books, there are sooo many instances of objectification of women and gross descriptions that make it feel like this was written by a man. don't even get me started on the penultimate sex scene. wtf.
September 29, 2024
Gripping psychological thriller.
November 9, 2024
Kept you on the edge of your seat juuuuust enough through the whole book. I almost doubted they’d be able to wrap it up in the time left in the book. But they managed.
September 7, 2024
Scarlett is a kidnap/rape survivor. The book begins with her arrest and then leaps back a week earlier
When Sandra is found dead, her body is connected to serial rapist Tanner. This opens up his past crimes and shines a spotlight on Scarlett, his surviving victim
Scarlett was held for 88 days with Della. However, Della was never found and it’s believed that Scarlett fabricated her existence
The whole set up was gripping and addictive. The multiple POV and timelines help the pace whizz by
However, half way through, the pace slowed with sexy time and a lot of repetition. I’d have suggested a good edit of at least 50 pages… we know Scarlett’s obsessed and damaged, but we don’t need to be reminded on every page
I would suggest that there isn’t much of a twist to this booked but more of a reveal that I didn’t guess, but wasn’t surprised at
I think the best thing about this book was the very end. I really respect the author for making the decision that she did and it definitely left me feeling thrilled
Thanks to Netgalley and Brilliance Publishing for access to this audiobook ARC in exchange for my honest review
When Sandra is found dead, her body is connected to serial rapist Tanner. This opens up his past crimes and shines a spotlight on Scarlett, his surviving victim
Scarlett was held for 88 days with Della. However, Della was never found and it’s believed that Scarlett fabricated her existence
The whole set up was gripping and addictive. The multiple POV and timelines help the pace whizz by
However, half way through, the pace slowed with sexy time and a lot of repetition. I’d have suggested a good edit of at least 50 pages… we know Scarlett’s obsessed and damaged, but we don’t need to be reminded on every page
I would suggest that there isn’t much of a twist to this booked but more of a reveal that I didn’t guess, but wasn’t surprised at
I think the best thing about this book was the very end. I really respect the author for making the decision that she did and it definitely left me feeling thrilled
Thanks to Netgalley and Brilliance Publishing for access to this audiobook ARC in exchange for my honest review
October 20, 2024
Burton is a good author with interesting stories. While I was weary of reading another book that had a protagonist with a past of kidnapping and rape, this book adds some weird twists. It is told in present multiple points of view as well as in the past. There are many characters and most are unreliable. The protagonist’s past and present crash together in unexpected events creating a lot for the detectives to unpack!
September 17, 2024
This suspense mystery is a masterpiece of complexity all woven together well, captivating me from beginning to end. The story revolved around a girl who was kidnapped when she was a teen and who spent ninety days in captivity, being tortured and abused by her captor. Scarlett is still healing from her ordeal but she is also seeking to find out what happened to Della, the girl who entrapped her into Tanner’s lair to begin with. When one of Tanner’s captives is found murdered, the mystery deepens and so does Scarlett’s interest in finding Della. The character of Detective Dawson fascinated me as he was multi-layered himself and had a lot of secrets in his past just as Scarlett does. The third main character, a female detective named Margo, is an enigma who doesn’t let anyone get too close to her or her sparsely furnished apartment. The author scatters clues around but there are also false leads to trick all but the most astute readers. I enjoyed getting to know the characters who were dynamic and realistically portrayed, but I really loved the fast plot and all of the action that just kept coming as the three main characters are all involved in subterfuge and deception. This is a good book to plan to read in one sitting because it is hard to put down. The scenes of abuse are somewhat disturbing but not graphically described so that they appealed to the compassion in me.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16th CFR, Part 255, “Guidelines Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”
Disclaimer
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16th CFR, Part 255, “Guidelines Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”
September 28, 2024
we deserve better for the ending
After reading a way-.too-long, way-too-creepy, and overall miserable storyline the abrupt ending left me feeling ripped off.
Fine, now I know the whole story. But it wasn’t worth the effort to get there.
Also, while the story and what some characters went through was terrible, I didn’t particularly like any of them.
Big waste of time. It usually takes me a day or two to read a book but this one took a week because I kept forgetting I was reading it.
After reading a way-.too-long, way-too-creepy, and overall miserable storyline the abrupt ending left me feeling ripped off.
Fine, now I know the whole story. But it wasn’t worth the effort to get there.
Also, while the story and what some characters went through was terrible, I didn’t particularly like any of them.
Big waste of time. It usually takes me a day or two to read a book but this one took a week because I kept forgetting I was reading it.
May 14, 2025
I cannot describe to you the dread I felt every time a Dawson POV chapter came up. What a gross dumpster fire of a human being. The book gained literally nothing from having his POV included.
September 22, 2024
This was my first Mary Burton book and unfortunately I was not a huge fan. None of the characters were especially likable or even relatable despite their flaws: Dawson’s chapters were repetitive and gross. Margo was smug and manipulative. Scarlett was obsessive and took things too far. The twist at the end came out of left field, and the big reveal was anticlimactic, halfway over before I realized that’s what it was. All in all I was not impressed.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free ARC. The views expressed are my own.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free ARC. The views expressed are my own.
September 18, 2024
When the book ends and this is what happens...
Me: You mother 🦆er...
My husband rushing into the bedroom: What?! What happened? What is it?
Me: This 🦆ing cop in this 🦆ing book just did the shadiest 💩 and I'm not happy
My husband: Jesus ✝️ I thought either me or the cats did something.
Me: -makes angry pterodactyl noises and throws headphones-
...it might just be a pretty good book. Why else would one react so emotionally? Hmmm.
Me: You mother 🦆er...
My husband rushing into the bedroom: What?! What happened? What is it?
Me: This 🦆ing cop in this 🦆ing book just did the shadiest 💩 and I'm not happy
My husband: Jesus ✝️ I thought either me or the cats did something.
Me: -makes angry pterodactyl noises and throws headphones-
...it might just be a pretty good book. Why else would one react so emotionally? Hmmm.
November 27, 2024
I had high hopes for this psychological thriller, but it fell short in several ways. The "big twist" was glaringly obvious by page 30, which took all the suspense out of the story. The narrative also veered into bizarre territory with random explicit scenes that felt out of place and unnecessary. The relationships between characters, especially involving the detective, bordered on absurd and detracted from the story's potential. While the premise had promise, the execution was disappointing.
July 19, 2024
A little slow starting off but starts getting really good about 1/3 of the way through and then becomes unputdownable! Very good storyline and characters.
February 17, 2025
That ending.
Very engaging. Well written with strong characters. But the ending is crap. Lots of ways to tie this up but letting the biggest bad guy off the hook is bs.
Very engaging. Well written with strong characters. But the ending is crap. Lots of ways to tie this up but letting the biggest bad guy off the hook is bs.
February 20, 2025
I couldn’t get past how much detective dawson annoyed me like dude DO YOUR JOB
September 2, 2024
3.5
Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton is a psychological suspense novel featuring Scarlett Crosby, who is now a successful artist and a decade ago managed to successfully escape her captor and abuser. She has always insisted that another girl was there with her but nobody believes her because of lack of evidence. When a girl's body is discovered and she is linked to Scarlett's past, old memories and wounds surface. With a suspicious detective and a new officer who reminds her of Della on the case, it becomes a thrilling story. We get two povs, Della's and Detective Dawson's, and we also have some povs of Della from when she was kidnapped. I think we could have done without the old povs. The story was engrossing enough and I was invested in Scarlett's story. The character arc is good and it gives the reader hope. Scarlett's romanctic sub plot was a good addition. Dawson's relationship with Margo kind of made me uncomfortable. I don't know if that was intentional. I couldn’t predict the major twist which is always a good thing. I do think there are a couple of loopholes but overall it's a good read.
Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton is a psychological suspense novel featuring Scarlett Crosby, who is now a successful artist and a decade ago managed to successfully escape her captor and abuser. She has always insisted that another girl was there with her but nobody believes her because of lack of evidence. When a girl's body is discovered and she is linked to Scarlett's past, old memories and wounds surface. With a suspicious detective and a new officer who reminds her of Della on the case, it becomes a thrilling story. We get two povs, Della's and Detective Dawson's, and we also have some povs of Della from when she was kidnapped. I think we could have done without the old povs. The story was engrossing enough and I was invested in Scarlett's story. The character arc is good and it gives the reader hope. Scarlett's romanctic sub plot was a good addition. Dawson's relationship with Margo kind of made me uncomfortable. I don't know if that was intentional. I couldn’t predict the major twist which is always a good thing. I do think there are a couple of loopholes but overall it's a good read.
September 9, 2024
would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book
scary stuff this one.... but its captivating in how it keeps you reading...
cant wait to read more from this author
scary stuff this one.... but its captivating in how it keeps you reading...
cant wait to read more from this author
September 20, 2024
Wow!
Yet another amazing book from a favorite author of mine! I devoured this book in two sittings, it refused to loosen its grip on me.
Yet another amazing book from a favorite author of mine! I devoured this book in two sittings, it refused to loosen its grip on me.
November 29, 2025
I really enjoyed this thriller. I can’t wait to read more books by Burton.
May 11, 2025
2.5. Terrible ending
September 27, 2024
Was going to rate this as 5 stars…..that was until I got to the end. Won’t say any more than that as don’t want to give anything away.
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