I read, reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed reading Alex’s first book to feature Private Investigator Hanlon, which is called ‘Silenced For Good’ and it was released on 14th April 2020. It’s another cracking read by Alex Coombs, which I thoroughly enjoyed but more about that in a bit. Private Investigator Hanlon is a bit of a mystery. She seems very much a longer with few friends, not that she really wants to be around people. Her best friend is her dog. She used to be in the police force but she left the force and is now working as a private investigator. She is still in touch with some of her former colleagues, which you can understand. In ‘Missing For Good’ Hanlon is asked to take on a case of a missing girl called Aurora, after her name was passed to the girl’s father. Unable to resist the challenge, Hanlon takes the case and gives it her full attention. I get the impression that Hanlon is a bit of a complicated soul with more layers to her character than you would find on a parcel during a game of ‘Pass The Parcel’. Unwrap one layer and another half dozen appear. Hanlon doesn’t suffer fools gladly, she doesn’t beat around the bush and she tells it like it is. At the same time she is very determined and she works very hard, giving 110% to her work. Oh my word, it took me next to no time to get into ‘Missing For Good’. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first few pages, I knew that I was going to be in for one hell of a read and I wasn’t wrong either. I found it nigh on impossible to put this book down for any great length of time. My Kindle wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. I simply couldn’t bear to miss a single second of the story. The pages turned increasingly quickly as my desperation to find out how the story concluded, grew and grew. All too quickly I reached the end of the story and I had to say farewell to Hanlon. ‘Missing For Good’ is extremely well written but then I thought that to be true about ‘Silenced For Good’ too. The author certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and he then takes you one hell of an at times scary and unpredictable journey. For me, ‘Missing For Good’ was perfectly paced- the story hit the ground running and maintained the fast pace throughout. Twists and turns were introduced with ease and there were a few OMG moments as I worked my way through the book. For me, ‘Missing For Good’ is a tightly plotted and gripping read, which had me on the edge of my seat throughout. In short, I really enjoyed reading ‘Missing For Good’ and I would definitely recommend this book to other readers. I will be reading more of Alex’s work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.

Private Investigator Hanlon is hired by a wealthy are dealer to find his daughter ... 23-year-old Aurora who has gone missing. Hanlon is facing all kinds of dead ends, the people she talks to are more afraid of someone else. Is there someone else looking for Aurora? .. and why? Well-written and action-packed, the plot is graphic and violent. The mystery is evident almost immediately. Suspense is nicely paced from start to finish. Characters are solidly drawn. Although second in the series, this is easily read as a stand alone. I do, however, recommend reading the books in order. Many thanks to the author / Boldwood Books /Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.