01620cam a2200325 i 4500 605333302 TxAuBib 20220913120000.0 210421s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781803145402 1803145404 (OCoLC)1338832596 TxAuBib rda Regan, Lisa, author, (Lisa L.) Local girl missing / Lisa Regan. London : Bookouture, 2022. ©2022. 397 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier On a road in the small town of Denton, Pennsylvania, Detective Josie Quinn finds the body of a local teenage girl, Dina Hale. The sight of plum-colored bruises gathering around the girl’s neck pierces Josie’s heart, but the discovery of a second girl’s empty purse in the dirt nearby gives her a flicker of hope that one person, at least, made a lucky escape. Dina’s parents are grief-stricken as the town rallies together in a desperate search for the second girl, Alison Mills, who waitressed with Dina at a local hotel. The two best friends were on their way to a shift when they were attacked. Josie was too late to save Dina, but she won’t rest until Alison is home safe. 20220913. Women detectives Fiction. Policewomen Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Pennsylvania Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.)