I very much enjoyed Lucy Kendall and her support group. Great character, very dedicated to her calling in life. Murdering abusers. Especially those who abuse children.
After years of working as a social worker with little benefit, Lucy decides to become a private investigator. And rid the world of trash.
One of her first assignments is back in the news - living across the street from a little girl taken. Lucy becomes obsessed with his guilt.
Lucy struggles to even grasp the concept it could be another suspect. I found this very challenging to get past.

Lucy Kendall once worked as a Child Protection Officer. The things she saw & the things she was unable to prevent meant that she retrained as a Private Investigator. However her methods are not always within the law. If there is a paedophile involved she has her own methods of dealing with them. When Kailey goes missing on her way home from school & Lucy knows that a recently released child abuser lives nearby she is determined to investigate. However Lucy's extra-curricular activities have been observed & in order to keep her secrets she can no longer work alone!

This was an engrossing read. The characters were unusual & made the reader what to know more about them. I'm really pleased to find this is the beginning of a series & look forward to reading the rest. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book

This book was a fantastic psychological thriller that I could not leave down until I had finished it. It was such a different story to a lot of books I have read, so many twists and turns and lots of suspense that left you wanting to keep reading after every chapter. The characters were all very intriguing and so well written that you felt you were with them at every point. I would really recommend this book to everybody that loves amazing mystery and thriller books by a fantastic author

A solid four star read. Great premise. Well written. Good characters. Page turner. Plenty of suspense to keep me guessing Would definitely read the next novel. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

Private Investigator Lucy Kendall is trying to find out what happen to 8 year Kailey who went to school but has now disappeared. Lucy also has her own personal vendetta campaign trying to rid the town of sex offenders using a specific method. Lucy has very strong feelings to wards sex offenders after her sister took her own life after being attacked by one of her mums boyfriends.
Lucy encounters Chris, a like minded vigilante. The pair are conducting their own investigation despite police involvement. Together they strive to find Kailey before it’s too late.
A really good read, the start of a compelling series. Can’t wait to see what Lucy does next. You can sympathise with the underlying cause to her action

I appreciate NetGalley allowing me to reset this book! It was a definite slow burn. It did not grab me at the beginning like I like books too. I was invested enough to want to know the ending but the twist just wasn’t there in my opinion. I appreciate Lucy’s drive to want to right the wrongs of the justice system. I liked her as a character. Thanks again for the lend!

Wow ! An intense and addictive thriller that took my breath away ! I highly recommend this book ! Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review this book ! Opinions are solely my own !
#Netgalley #Bookouture #TheGirlInThePinkShoes

Well-written mystery that keeps you guessing about who's guilty. The story centers on a child abduction but each twist or lead gives us more. While working to find a missing 8 year old, Private Investigator Lucy Kendall isn't afraid to skirt the line or cross it to bring Kayleigh home safely.

Lucy was a former CPS social worker and has no second thoughts about taking the law into her own hands to save innocent children.

Pros: the pacing moved quickly. A cast of characters led to increased suspense each time a lead didn't bring them to Kayleigh. This is book one on a series so side characters were introduced that I hope are in future books.


Some of the big tips/breaks in the story felt like coincidence. They felt too good to be true.

Wow, wow, wow. Lucy Kendall might be one of my favorite vigilantes and I am LOVING it!!! When I initially requested book 1 of this series I was slightly overwhelmed with how graphic and real the storyline felt. A young girl is kidnapped, and Lucy Kendall promises the mother she will find her daughter, there were a number of twists and turns that absolutely kept my interest without feeling lost. I was VERY happy with the ending of this book and feel like the author did an incredible job with setting up this series.

This is book 1 in the Lucy Kendall series. Lucy worked in Child Protective Services but is now a Private Investigator. Her 13 year old sister went missing and killed herself in the aftermath. It is a psychological thriller and a real page-turner. An 8 year old is now missing and Lucy needs to find her. The characters are hard to trust and the twists and turns makes things a bit suspenseful. The ending was satisfying and kept the pages turning. I am looking forward to the next book in the series in order to get to know Lucy better. If you love psychological thrillers then you will love this book. I would like to thank Bookouture and NetGalley for a copy for an honest review.

What a greatread love Lucy the main she a bit different you like her character a lookyou be with her in this plot easy to read a good strong plot lots of twist and turns a great start to the books you will enjoy it

Very UNIQUE story line depicting the main character as a vigilante against child molesters. Well written, intense & totally enjoyable & different. RECOMMEND fully & looking forward to the next in the series. Thanks to# NetGalley & #Bookouture for this arc in return for my honest review.

Well, this was a surprise.
Somehow found myself rooting for a serial killer (No spoilers there as it's on the first page) which must be a first for me.
Started excellently. Really gripping and fast paced. A little drawn in the middle but a great ending and one that has left me already looking for the next in the series.

My first by this author and I thank Net Galley for the copy. Actually the whole series. The description of the book had me interested. Then I read it. Lucy is different from any PI book I had read before. I enjoy crime thrillers, but I am not real sure how I feel about her side job. I will say this book had a lot of twists and turns. I will be reading book 2 to see how the story continues.

A great read. Unusual crime read which features a girl taking her own justice out on unsavoury characters. I am looking forward to reading the next books in this series.

Overall the book was great. Well written and kept me captivated throughout. The material did get a little more graphic than I usually enjoy - so be warned. May be a trigger topic for some.
Lucy, the main character, is a little different than the typical private eye. She has a very interesting side "business" that actually becomes a sub story in the plot. Interesting read, will read the second book for sure!
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

The cover and the synopsis of this book, made me request it from #netgalley. I saw that #netgalley also had the WHOLE series so I requested them all because I love crime thrillers and I did receive all 4 books to read which made me excited that I would be able to read the whole series.

The Girl with the Pink Shoes was really good. Lucy worked in Child Protective Services and is now a Private Investigator with a side of Dexter. This book should definitely come with trigger/content warnings due to the content and graphic descriptions. I'm not one that looks for trigger/content warning because other than graphic dog death scenes, things don't bother me; it's just a part of the story. Being a True Crime buff, someone that wanted to become a Forensic Pathologist but who has also suffered a lot of childhood trauma and abuse, I'm not really bothered by a lot of things written or the theme of some books and I have read some doozies but I found myself doing the Chrissy Teigen eek face a lot during some descriptions.

The beginning of the book was a little slow paced but then it picked up and I read the last half in a few hours. I really couldn't put it down. The series seems to be a re-release as this series was originally published in 2014. I wonder if the content in the earlier books is better or worse?

I am struggling between a 3 & 4 star review on this. I'll go middle of the road and say 3.5. If you are a reader that needs a trigger/content warning before reading a book, I'll say stay away from this one.

Thank you @netgalley, @bookouture and Stacy Green for the DRC

I enjoyed this book but some of the content was more graphic than I felt it needed to be. The subject matter could easily be triggering for some. The characters were interesting and I'm curious as to what the other books will be like.

Synopsis 🌿
Eight-year-old Kailey Richardson went to school in her new pink shoes and never made it home. Private Investigator Lucy Kendal sees the fliers of Kailey and offers her services to Jenna, Kailey’s terrified mother, swearing to find Kailey before it’s too late.

Lucy herself is troubled by her past, having lost her sister to a similar evil, she is determined to find Kailey. The only question is: will she be able to find Kailey before her demons catch up?

Thoughts🌿
This was a fast paced story that kept me wondering what would happen next - I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Lucy Kendal, the protagonist, is a flawed character but she’s fleshed out very well. She operates in various shades of grey and watching her wrestle with the notion of morality was intriguing. She also facilitated conversations regarding nature vs. nurture with various other characters because this was one of the main themes of the book. The conversations reminded me a little of Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka — I reckon definitely give The Girl in the Pink Shoes a shot if you liked that book. Of course the genres are different and the focus of both books are different but the themes are quite similar.

While this was a gripping thriller some of the atrocities were hard to read because they were inflicted upon children. The descriptions are not very graphic but nothing is alluded to in the book. It’s all definitely spelled out for you. So please check trigger warnings before you start reading this book.

Overall, the plot was very good, the twists and turns kept me hooked! Perfect for readers that love mysteries and thrillers, especially with morally grey characters. I’m interested to see where this series will head and will definitely read the next book.


Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

4.25/5⭐️

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this before it’s release and HOLY SMOKES! What a book. From the beginning it was a GREAT. The book will leave your heart racing.

Lucy is a ex social worker turned PI/ vigilante who is taking care of the “scum” of the earth one pedophile at a time. Lucy lost her sister to suicide after being abused by her mother’s boyfriend and has made it her mission to protect children from predators.

Little Kailey is walking home from school when she’s snatched and disappeared without any leads.

The story takes you on a ride of Lucy leaving no stone or human unturned to get to the truth of what happened to Kailey.

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