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I love a book where a title has so many meanings. In this book, DI Vincent Ruiz has lost his memory. His bosses think he must be faking as he has been found in the Thames with a gunshot to his leg and no apparent recollection of how he got there or what he was doing. He asks psychologist Joe O'Loughlin to try to help him regain his memory. As pieces of the night come back to him, he realises he was looking for a lost child - who had actually disappeared 3 years ago. There are also memories of the brother he lost many years ago and his own children who are no longer in his life. And of course, other lives are lost within the story. There are many twists and turns in this book and many things DI Ruiz will regret as when he does eventually recover his memory he will wonder if he's been wrong from the very start.

nicolemctye's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

checkplease's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 Stars

isaacrm's review against another edition

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4.0

It turns out that Joe is not the main character in this one. It doesn't matter. Not only Vincent Ruiz is a great character, but this book will grab you from beginning to end in a suspenseful and thrilling ride.

There are a couple of things that I might have missed, or aren't totally explained, which is the reason to not give it 5 stars. But the overall story is very entertaining, full of great characters.

betsy22's review

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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3.0

Although this was the second in the Joseph O'Loughlin series, it was the first one I've read. It's told from the viewpoint of DI Vincent Ruiz who wakes up from a coma after being shot and left for dead in the Thames. The seemingly simple title of the book could be applied to many angles in the story: DI Ruiz's memory loss, a personal loss from his past, and the loss of a missing girl that haunts him several years after the case was closed to name but a few. As Ruiz recovers and attempts to reconstruct what happened, it becomes clear that there is a tie to the case of the missing girl. However, no one is eager for him to revisit the case, despite his conviction that the girl is still alive. The story has many twists and turns that are not fully revealed until the final pages.

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3.0

I was a little disappointed with this book. Joseph O'Loughlin #2 - I expected it to be about Joseph O'Loughlin. Instead it's told from the perspective of a police officer who wakes up in hospital with no memory of the events that lead to him being pulled out of the Thames with a massive bullet hole in his leg. Joe is supposedly the psychologist assigned to help him get his memory back but, instead, tags along on a lot of the investigations, which I find rather unbelievable.
Aside from that, it's an okay mystery. I didn't feel that irresistible urge to keep reading to find out what happened next, but I also wasn't tempted to quit. I'll add #3 to my library list, and I believe it is told from Joe's perspective, but it better be good or I'll be done with this series.

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