I found the constant references to personal habits of the major characters to be annoying, the entire book being written in present tense, and the incredibly slow progress of the main mystery all to be very annoying. The whole book could have been 100 pages shorter in my opinion. The relationship between Manon and Fly was a saving part, but unlike much of the book, it was rushed through with an unbelievable final 2 pages. Really, can an unrelated person just take an eleven year old acquaintance home and plan to adopt him when his single mother dies with no involvement by any welfare department or search for other relative? Even if she is a Detective-Inspector.

Better than average police procedural novel. A little too much time dwelling on the personal lives of the detectives imo. I didn’t see it ending the way it did. Good story.

This story is a character-driven, police procedural featuring Detective Inspector (DI) Manon Bradshaw of the Cambridgeshire police force. Manon is pushing 40, stuck in an endless cycle of bad Internet dates, and saddled with an eternally optimistic partner, Davy Walker. When Edith Hinds, the daughter of Lord Hinds disappears, the department is thrown into a relentless frenzy to solve the case. Steiner writes a compelling novel that shares all the aspects of Manon's life with the reader.

Fun detective mystery. Worth a listen.

This is a fantastic start to a new British mystery series, featuring DS Manon Bradshaw. When a young university student suddenly goes missing, Bradshaw views it as a big case that could make her career. Facing issues of loneliness, dating gone wrong and her own muddled life, Manon is a great character. Its so well-written--I tend to be a bit of what I call a 'skim reader,' but I read every word and enjoyed it while I did so! I already have the next in the series ready to read-'Persons Unknown.'

I found this book difficult to get into for a good portion of it, but stuck with it and then I couldn't wait to get back to it. It could however, have benefited from some better editing. I did enjoy it though and do look forward to the next DI Manon Bradshaw installment.

English mystery about the police departments efforts to find a young woman who mysteriously disappears among curious circumstances. Can be a bit hard to follow at times because of the English verbiage and various acronyms for the departments involved in the case but the gist is there. Very chronological and told from different points of view. Very disappointed at the end - not very exciting and not enough of a reason. Disappointed.

An excellent first in series. It's a mystery, yes, but the lives of the detectives away from work, separate from their case work, are richer than in most mysteries. Great for fans of Tana French! I look forward to checking in with Manon again when Persons Unknown comes out in 2017.

A plausible story but the writing author's style is not very exciting. I found it easy to set down. She fills the novel with extraneous fluff that makes it move a lot more slowly than it needs to.

What I loved about this book wasn't the detective/mystery storyline, but the central characters 'in shambles' life. Great flawed female character's and some hilarious dialogue. Navigating online dating while catching killers - just another day in the life of Detective Sergeant Manon Bradshaw.