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The Altar Girls

Detective Lottie Parker, Book 13

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The Altar Girls

By: Patricia Gibney
Narrated by: Michele Moran
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The little girl looked like an angel in her thin white robe, her long black hair spread around her head like a dark halo on the snow. Her hands rested on her chest, fingers interlaced as if she had fallen asleep while praying. But she would never wake up again....

When Detective Lottie Parker receives news that a child’s body has been found in the frozen grounds of the cathedral, a shiver runs down her spine. She’s terrified it will be eight-year-old Willow Devine, reported missing that morning.

But when she arrives at the cathedral, holding a photo of Willow with her blonde ponytail and gap-toothed smile, she gets a terrible shock. The body is a young girl, wrapped in a white shroud, a rosary clutched in her frozen fingers. But her hair is dark, not fair. This girl isn’t Willow but another eight-year-old, Naomi.

Desperate to find a connection between the two girls and to find Willow before it is too late, Lottie speaks to the girls’ families and discovers that both girls were altar servers at the cathedral. The charismatic priest Father Maguire has a watertight alibi for the time the girls went missing, but Lottie suspects the confused old lady traumatized by the discovery of Naomi’s body is hiding something....

A day later, Willow’s little body is found wrapped in a white robe in the snowy grounds of a church across town. Lottie is devastated, convinced now that she can’t trust anyone, least of all the girls’ parents. Why did Willow’s mother claim the girls didn’t know each other? And why are there no photos of Naomi in her mother’s shabby house?

But when a little boy from the choir goes missing, too, Lottie realizes she must spread her net wider. Can she stop this twisted killer before another precious life is stolen?

If you like Rachel Caine, Kendra Elliott, and Robert Dugoni, The Altar Girls will have you hooked.

©2023 Patricia Gibney (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime

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I love all the Lottie Parker books and the Alter Girls did not disappoint, sad now I have finished it, but wait with anticipation for the next book.

Fantastic as always

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Another Lottie Parker story with a dysfunctional family. Absolutley love the fact that she touches on everyday struggles especially with dementia. Excellent story line in the drama. I can't wait for the next installment.

Excellent

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I love a series that you can depend on…to challenge you, to engage you and to entertain you. This book did not let me down. Consistently great writing and perfect narration. A cracking listen.

One of the very best crime series

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Enjoyed this story, love Lottie and Boyd. Enjoy the little twists and turns as I never pick them up until the end but that's just me ha

A great Lottie Parker follow up

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I love the Lottie Parker stories, I find the Irish crime series gripping with lots of twists and turns I hope there us another book soon.

Gripping story

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Another gripping story from an excellent author. Straight onto the next book for me!! I have enjoyed the whole series. They are a must listen.

Another fab listen!

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Once again I was gripped all the way through. My favourite detective/crime stories by far.
The narrator is fantastic, her voice and tempo of story telling draws you in. Fantastic ⭐️

Brilliant

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I have been reading & recently listening to Patricia Gibney's books & I'm well and truly hooked. Looking forward to the next one already.

Never disappoints

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loved the story, love the characters and the narration. Waiting patiently for book 14. A great listen.

Brilliant

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Love the latest. Lottie always wins in the end. Great work. Looking forward to the next.

As always plenty of twists

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