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Lost Souls |  | Author: Neil White
Publisher: AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 59718
Media: Paperback
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 1847560180
EAN: 9781847560186
ASIN: 1847560180
Publication Date: May 5, 2008
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 Excellent British crime read! August 2, 2008
A. Douglas (UK)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is the first book I have read by Neil White and it will not be the last. I love books by Mark Billingham, Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen etc and now I have another author to add to my most wanted list. This book sails along at a great pace. It isn't cheesy or predictable at all and kept me totally gripped. I think Jack and Laura and Sam are great characters and hope we see more of them!
UNPUTDOWNABLE!!!!!!!!!!! Does not disappoint - Crime Thriller July 15, 2008
Annie Sunshine (UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the first Novel of Neil White's I have read and it most certainly will not be the last.
br /The book gives a thoroughly gripping read.
br /The characters jump to life.
br /It is based around 3 main characters.
br /Jack - (a Reporter)
br /Laura (Jacks girlfriend who just so happens to be cop who is also a mother)
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br /Sam (a Lawyer)
br /A Spate of Gruesome murders take place.
br /Meanwhile there are Children going missing who are snatched in the street and then reappear unharmed and having no memory of where they have been.
br /An Old Man has dreams of the Murders - Is he the murderer?
br /You'll have to get the book to find out!!!
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br /I have now started to read his first book Fallen Idols of how Jack and Laura Met and I can not wait for his third book to come out - you get a bit of a taster at the end of Lost Souls!
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mjv2419 May 15, 2008
M. Vaughton (Burnley UK)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
After reading the first novel Lost Souls I was keen to read this book to see if it was as good. Lost souls was a brilliant read and had you gripped from the start, a must for all crime lovers. If you enjoy your crime writers like Billingham then this is a must for you.
Fantastic book!! March 13, 2009
G. Davies (london)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first review so bare with me.
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br /This is the 2nd in the Jack Garrett series. A Lancashire based crime reporter who fights crime with a little help from his friends. I really enjoyed this, it was a fast paced and thrilling novel...had me sitting of the edge of my seat at times...and jumpy when I was home alone reading it. You can pick this up and read from this book but I'd recommend starting with Fallen Idols which is just as good.
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unputdownable! September 15, 2009
ratscat13 (North East Scotland)
This is the second novel by Neil White to feature journalist, Jack Jarrett and PC Laura McGanity. The pair are back to solve a string of murders and things are not any easier for them. This book is as every bit as excellent as White's previous offering, FALLEN IDOLS, with plenty of excitement, character development and tension that builds as the plot progresses.
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br /Laura and Jack have moved up to Lancashire to build a life for themselves and provide a home for Bobby, Laura's son. Laura has transferred to a police station in Blackley and finds the pace very different to the one she has left behind. Jack is finding life as a freelance reporter in a small town rather challenging and is struggling to come up with another big story. Neither of them has to wait for long before getting caught up in the action again, although it is different to before, as their boundaries have changed, and Laura is no longer as willing to share things with her man.
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br /Children have been going missing all summer. They are returned to their parents several days later, completely unharmed but with no recollection of what had happened to them. Panic spreads in the Blackley community but nobody is charged and the kidnappings continue. Strange as it seems, though, all the kidnappings are of young boys from dysfunctional families. What is the motive of the kidnapper? No-one can work it out and, as the incidents continue, children are no longer let out after dark.
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br /Then, a mutilated body is found on a housing estate. A young woman has been murdered and horrendously disfigured in her own home. She is discovered by Eric Randle, her elderly friend. Eric says that he dreamed of what had happened and went to check on her, only to find her already dead. He then approaches one of the town's solicitors, Sam Nixon. He says he has dreams and paints the future and that he is worried about Sam. But Sam is troubled by dreams of his own and already has enough on his plate with domestic issues and work pressures. He has no time for Eric and passes him over to Jack, thinking that, as it is the reporter's job to listen, Eric will leave him alone.
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br /Laura and Jack's separate investigations eventually reveal that the murder and the kidnappings are linked. Eric, Sam, Sam's boss, Sam's wife and Sam's sons are all caught up in the mess and their lives could be in danger. Just what is the connection between the two crimes? Why does Sam wake up every night in a cold sweat, dreaming of running down a dark corridor searching for someone? Is Eric a fraud or could there be some truth to his outlandish claims? Is he the killer? There is plenty of evidence to suggest he is guilty.
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br /If you've ever had a dream that you think has come true this book will make you squirm. As with White's last book, just when you think you've got it worked out you discover that you haven't. Again it is fairly easy to identify the killer before you are told who it is, but this doesn't spoil things and there are still plenty of surprises along the way. There is also the added bonus of a completely unexpected twist at the end that makes you really keen to read the next instalment of life with Jack and Laura.
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