Set in and around Derry, Northern Ireland Little Girl Lost is a crime novel which tells the story of three lost girls: one who is missing, one who has been found but has no name and the third one is Detective Lucy Black, the main character, who is list in this city in which she is a stranger even though she was born there. Throughout her investigation, Black ends up identifying with both girls.
What becomes apparent in Black's investigation is that the ‘missing girl’ and the ‘lost girl found’ are in some way linked together and it is up to her to find the connection between them.
Little Girl Lost is set in the City of Derry in the winter time. This setting allows for two more themes to be drawn out which are that of the ‘troubles’ in Northern Ireland both in the past and in the present as well as the issue of borderland as the story crosses into Southern Ireland in the search for answers.
I really loved this book and am really looking forward to reading more about Detective Lucy Black. McGilloway is an author who really knows how to involve the readers into his story.
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