Little Sister” is the fourth in the Detective Jonah Sheens series and having myself read the previous instalments, I couldn’t wait to read this intriguing sounding novel.

Overall, the characterizations of the main characters need a little work, but other than that, this is a solid start to the series. I liked it well enough to give the second installment a try. Keely won’t tell the police why Nina wasn’t with her, but seeing Keely covered in blood made DCI Jonah Sheens and his team know it is urgent to find her as soon as possible.

I almost stopped reading this book because I found the story so contrived. It really seemed like a plan that an author would come up with, not a 16 year old girl. I did finish the book, but I remain unconvinced about the credibility of the plot. 3,5 stars which I am rounding up because at least I haven’t read this plot before.

This is the forth book in the DCI Jonah Sheens series and I'm hooked on the series because I like following Sheens and his team. I enjoy the crimes they work so hard to solve but I also like knowing about what is going on in their lives. They can be working non stop on trying to stop more bad things from happening, be so focused on stopping criminals, but we do get time spent in their heads, sometimes a lot, sometimes a little, where we see their hopes, fears, regrets (so many regrets), and their dedication to moving on, doing better. Detective Jonah Sheens knows that she must know what happened to Nina. But before she tells him, Keely insists on telling their full story from the beginning. The detective Jonah Sheens, Juliette Hanson seem like your old friends you want to catch up, having long chats to learn about how their lives are going. Even though it was a little exhausting to read their POVs in the meantime you also try to concentrate on Keely’s heart wrenching, blood freezing story which tears your heart apart and force you take deep breaths to digest the horrible and tragic things you’re reading.

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A fabulously intriguing and excellently plotted and executed psychological thriller that Gytha Lodge is well know for, her addictive and pacy writing style will keep any reader engrossed and I can’t wait to read future crimes for Jonah Sheens and his team to solve.