'Little Boy Lost' is the third book in the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Anna Tate.  I read, reviewed and loved the previous two books in the series and so I couldn't wait to get hold of a copy of this new book.  Having just finished reading 'Little Boy Lost', I can confirm that it is just as good as the previous two books in the series.  In fact for me, 'Little Boy Lost' is the best of the series so far and I loved each and every minute of the story but more about that in a bit.
What can I say about Detective Chief Inspector Anna Tate?  I warmed to her from the start and I actually felt as though she became a good friend.  In fact, reading about Anna again felt like reuniting with old friends.  Life hasn't been easy for Anna and it's only fairly recently that she reunited with her daughter, Chloe.  Anna's ex abducted their daughter when their daughter was 2 years old and he effectively went on the run with her.  For ten long years, Anna has been searching for her daughter and now they are back together, although their reunion hasn't been straightforward. Anna's ex and Chloe's step-mother are now deceased and the truth about Chloe has come to light.  Chloe went out a two year old and came back a teenager.  There is a lot of catching up to do.  Anna's bosses have been very understanding and granted her a certain amount of compassionate leave to enable  Anna to get to know Chloe again and establish a relationship.  However, Anna's compassionate leave is brought to an abrupt end when rioting breaks out in London and a young boy's body is found in the basement of an abandoned pub.  Anna is tough, determined, stubborn, diligent, methodical and she kicks ass when she needs to. 
I was addicted to this book from the moment I read the synopsis and then the story itself just sealed the deal as it were.  For me, 'Little Boy Lost' is the true definition of an unputdownable pageturner of a read.  I picked the book up only intending to read a couple of chapters but I was still sat there reading over a dozen chapters later.  I knew that putting the book down was not an option and so the book travelled everywhere with me.  It was as if I feared missing some crucial detail or a vital clue.  The more of the book that I read, the more that I wanted to read and the quicker the pages seemed to turn.  I would say that I flew through the latter half of the book as my desperation to find out how the story concluded grew and grew.  All too soon, I reached the end of the book, which I was disappointed about.  I don't mean that in a negative way but I was enjoying the storylines, the characters and the author's writing style so much that I just wish the book had continued for longer.
'Little Boy Lost' is brilliantly written but then I think that is true of any book in this series.  The author certainly knows how to start the story with a bang.  For me, the story hits the ground running and maintains the fast pace throughout.  The author grabs your attention from the start and he draws you into the story from the start.  The author then takes you on one hell of a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with several twists and turns that sneak up on you and leave you feeling as though you have been punched in the gut.  I was gripped by the story and on the edge of my seat throughout this book.  J. P. Carter uses such vivid and realistic descriptions that I felt as though I was part of the story myself.
In short, 'Little Boy Lost' is another amazing book from J. P. Carter and for me, it's the best book of the series so far.  I would definitely recommend this series to other readers.  I look forward to reading more from J. P. Carter in the future.  The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.

I want to start off by saying thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book, it was a very good read easy to follow along with storyline and characters. This was a new author for me but I very much enjoyed it, thank you for the opportunity and I look forward to reading more by this author again. I highly recommend this book to everybody.

Little Boy Lost is a great new release in the DCI Anna Tate crime series; I heard wonderful things about the first, In Safe Hands, and the second, At Your Door, and was hoping that the third would live up to that reputation. It certainly did! I love that this novel has so many elements of a great crime series for me – a strong female lead, an abundance of sound police procedures, some twists without being unbelievable, and an easy to read, yet interesting plot. Little Boy Lost ticked all these boxes and was a fabulously entertaining read! This could easily be enjoyed as a stand alone novel, but reading them in order would, of course, enable more understanding about Anna as a character, and her past. Anna is an inspiring woman, determined and vigilant, as well as a strong leader who never gives up. She cares about her victims and wants justice for them, no matter what the consequences might be. I felt connected to Anna and shared her worries surrounding her daughter, Chloe. 

I really enjoyed the intensity of the action in the story. Set in London during a time of dreadful unrest, J. P. Carter recreates the horrors of the 2011 riots. Time is ticking away as Anna investigates the murder of a young boy at a time when all police forces are being stretched to the limits. It all felt incredibly real and believable; I experienced the stress and anxiety endured by Anna and Chloe and could not fathom how the authorities were going to cope.

While Anna is investigating the case, her daughter finds herself lost in the midst of the riots, as a consequence of some unfortunate events, and unable to warn her mother. Those two storylines run concurrently for a sizable part of the book. Both storylines are really intriguing and kept me turning the pages throughout – I read this book in just a few hours.

There are some gritty parts to this story as well as oodles of suspense, and this in addition to the great characters and the well-constructed plot, makes for a truly brilliant read, in what is definitely a favourite new crime series' of mine! 

I will be reading the first two books in the series, and confidently recommend Little Boy Lost.

I received a complimentary digital copy of this novel at my request, from Avon Books via NetGalley, and this review is my own unbiased opinion.

A very disturbing story. very well told and believable after previous London riots.
My husband has always pointed to the regular occurrence of riots in the UK's history, and the fact that social ills were addressed afterwards, as a reason, possibly, that unlike  most of Europe, we still have a monarchy. And have not had a real Revolution.
 I saw a play created from interviews with our last London rioters, and it is clear that a significant portion of our youth feel very disenfranchised. And the increase in knife crime in 2019 emphasises this.
So the social unrest that is The background to this story is a viable a believable extrapolation.
I am not sure if Chloe's back story added a great deal apart from muddling stories up. I would have left it out. Its riot experience was enough.
And the final twist was one I never saw coming. Excellent.

Corrected Review.

If you are looking for a hard-hitting, realistic crime thriller book then look no further because Little Boy Lost is the book you want to read. This book actually took me longer to read than I was expecting because it also hit a little too close to home. This book is set during riots taking place across London. This is only a small part of the plot but it does take up a lot of the book and so I will warn you that if that kind of violence is not for you, you might not want to read this book. 

On that note however, J. P. Carter, has done a fantastic job of portraying the riot. As mentioned above, such a good job that it truly is a very hard-hitting read. While it’s not the main plot of this book, it is also so integral to the story that I didn’t feel I could review the book without mentioning it. As for the rest of the plot, I was well and truly enraptured by this book. I had to know how the boy became trapped. And I was not expecting the ending at all, which I truly love in these kind of reads. I quite literally had no clue until it came to the reveal what had happened.

I also feel that it is important to mention that I have not read a book by J. P. Carter before and that having not read the first two books in this series did not hinder my reading experience. I still felt very attached to the main characters and very much want to go back and read the first two books in the series now.

This book is strong, fast-paced, addictive and fierce and I cannot recommend it highly enough. I will say that you need a strong disposition for some of it but I also believe that you can definitely skip some of the riot stuff if you need to without it spoiling the plot. Essentially, that side of it was more to do with why the case was going to be harder and how to bring life to the characters. But essentially, I think that everyone should make sure that they give this book a read if they like crime reads!

I’d like to thank Avon Books UK and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Little Boy Lost.
It seems picky but of the three strands of story in this book I only felt interested in the boy whose body is discovered in the first few pages. Chloe the daughter was just an aside for me and I really didn’t enjoy the rioting storyline. 
Once again this was one of a series of books and this was the onl6 one I’ve read but that was fine as it read well as a stand alone book.

If I could have read this book in one sitting… I would have done. It was soooo good and gripping that I felt I just had to keep going. However, that thing called “life” got in the way and I had to keep coming back to this novel. No worries, I still enjoyed it and found myself completing it in record time.

This is my first read from Carter and I had no knowledge of Anna Tate, the series this book focuses on. Despite being the third book, Carter helpfully provides enough background information that I did not feel like I had missed anything. I felt connected to Anna as a character and shared her heart-aches and worries surrounding her daughter, Chloe. Indeed, the end result was that I shall be looking for the first two books in the series, so please do keep an eye out for their reviews in the near future…

What I enjoyed most about this story was the intensity of the action. Set in London during a time of awful unrest, Carter recreates the horrors of the 2011 riots. The clock is ticking as Anna is trying to solve the murder of a young boy whilst all police forces are being stretched to the limits. London is falling in on itself as gangs are destroying the city, reacting to a terrible mistake by a police officer earlier in the week. It all felt incredibly real and believable; I felt the stress and anxiety experienced by Anna and Chloe and could not fathom how the civil services were going to cope.

The narrative is initially divided into two segments: Anna on her murder investigation and Chloe. Chloe becomes sucked into the riots one night and her encounter with lawless London is terrifying. Disorientated, confused and with no way of finding safety, Chloe is swept away into the nightmare that London has become. I found these sections the most exciting and interesting as the horror that is portrayed had my heart in my mouth. I was desperate for Chloe to find safety and for Anna to come to her rescue.

On the other hand, the murder investigation gradually grows in dominance in the narrative. Naturally, this had a much slower pace and I enjoyed watching the progress of the case. Many recognisable London places are referenced and, knowing the area rather well, I could easily picture these urban streets in my head. Anna is a detective who leaves no stone un-turned but, with a depleted police force due to the riots, finds herself with few resources and a ticking clock as she tries to find who killed the little boy, Jacob. Whilst I could not see who committed this atrocious action, I liked the final twist at the end as it maintained my interest throughout the story.

This was a great, gripping read. The setting was enthralling and I loved the intensity this added to the rest of the crime. Whilst Chloe’s story was more enjoyable, I liked Anna as a main character and supported her quest for justice. She is portrayed as an admirable character and I look forward to reading about more of her investigations in the future.

With thanks to Avon books and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is apparently the 3rd book in the DCI Anna Tate series, but only the first one I have read; it reads fine as a standalone. I thought it was a good story, but can't put my finger on why I didn't love it- it took me much longer to finish than usual because I just wasn't hooked.  There are a couple interspersed story lines here, the primary one being the disappearance and subsequent death of a young boy who is the son of a celebrity.  There is also the personal story line between Anna and her daughter Chloe, who was kidnapped by her father at the age of 2 and was just recently reunited with her mother as as teenager.  And finally, there is rioting going on across London, which ties into both of these stories.  

I found the story about the missing boy to be interesting, as there were a lot of people who ended up having a grudge against the boy's father, making it hard to tell what was going to happen.  I was unable to figure out who the "bad guy" was until Anna herself figured out, and thought it was a great and unexpected twist.  There were so many different characters involved in this piece of the story that it did take some time to keep everyone straight.

Anna's daughter Chloe ends up getting lost out in the riots- I enjoyed this part of the story less, though I liked Chloe's smart, yet naive, character.  I wasn't super interested in the riot storyline and these pieces of the story just made me feel uncomfortable.

I didn't really connect with Anna's character, which  maybe is the reason that I didn't gobble up the book the way that many other reviewer's did.  I found her actions and dialogue to be somewhat perfunctory, rather than making me feel any real emotion.  I also found it shocking that though she just found her daughter again after all of these years, she never once bothered to check on her during the night of the riots, assuming that she was with her partner and she would have heard from him if there was a problem.  I can't think that any reasonable person would react that way in that situation.

All and all, this was a good story including a great mystery, but the overall book itself was just OK for me.  I do not plan on going back to read the previous books in the series.  

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is my review of the third book in the DCI Anna Tate series written by J P Carter called Little Boy Lost. It is set in the London boroughs.

Jacob Rossi is a ten year old boy walking home from school when he is kidnapped. DI Joe Benning is assigned to the case and tasked with the job of finding him. The day after, a pregnant woman is shot in a police raid, by an armed police officer by mistake. He was after her husband who was in the same room. Riots soon broke out in protest in the capital over several boroughs, making it dangerous for police officers and innocent people all over London.

A couple of days later, DCI Anna Tate receives a call from her Boss requesting that she returns off compassionate leave to attend a crime scene where the fire brigade have made a horrible discovery due to a pub being set alight by a fire bomb. They have found a body in the cellar, wearing a school blazer similar to the missing school boy and the label inside reads: J Rossi.
DCI Anna Tate asks DI Joe Benning to join her team for the investigation to find who kidnapped him and ultimately, who threw the fire bomb at the pub as Jacob was alive and well looked after up to that point. The kidnapper had made sure that Jacob had food and water, a mattress and a makeshift toilet. Also, as DI Benning was involved with the kidnapping investigation it made sense to get him on board and use his knowledge of the family and what he had found out so far.
It turned out that Mark Rossi had a TV career as an entertainer. He had been working with his late stepfather Isaac Rossi as he ran a production company until it went bust, then Mark’s career picked up. Unfortunately for most of the twelve staff of that company they hadn’t been so successful in finding employment. Some were struggling to find jobs so were angry and abusive towards him plus there was the online abuse on his media profiles to take into account for enemies that might want to harm him or cause grief. His wife worked as a solicitor in the city. 
Would any of those people want to abduct his son to get to him though? If not, why hasn’t there been a ransom demand? Why stash the boy in a pub cellar?
Wow, this book was full on! It was like being on a roller coaster ride at one hundred miles per hour but I loved it, so many twists and turns, kept me on the edge of my seat!! It’s a definite must read in my book. J P Carter has been added to my must read authors list from now on. 5 out 5 stars

This is book #3 of the Anna Tate series.  This is the first book which I have read in the series, and whilst it can be read as a standalone book, I would like to read the previous two stories to catch on the background of the characters, particularly DCI Anna Tate!  In this book, Anna is given the case of a missing 10-year-old boy who doesn’t return home from school.  Caught up in rioting in London, Anna finds the body of the boy in a building which has been set alight by the rioters.  It’s down to Anna and her team to work out the circumstances of the boy’s death, whilst Anna also has her own personal problems to deal with when her family are also caught up in the riots.

This was most definitely a gritty, fast paced crime read where the action begins at the very first page!  I can’t believe I haven’t read any of the previous books in the series, but DCI Anna Tate is a great character which you cannot help but like and I will definitely get to know her better when I catch up on her background.  There are several different storylines within the book, with primarily the London riots running alongside the death of the little boy.  The rioting certainly ramps up the action and gets your heart beating faster with the reality of it all.  It was written so realistically and made me feel like I was smack bang in the middle of it all, which was really quite scary!

The story moved along at a fantastic pace, yet it was easy to keep up and understand.  The characters were all interesting and gave something to the plot.  They also all added to feed the suspense of who the culprit was, along with lots of red herrings and dead ends.  The book takes you through a rollercoaster of emotions from frightening and scary amongst the rioting to sadness and despair at the loss of an innocent little boy.  It had a brilliant twist reaching its conclusion, which I didn’t see coming at all, and the thrill and suspense were held high up all the way.  I’d love to follow this series more, and will look forward to another instalment!!  Highly recommended!!

It pulls you in from the first few pages and simply doesn’t let go.
Anna is adjusting to life with her daughter but with London being overwhelmed by riots, she’s called back from her leave to investigate a murder.
A boy’s body has been found in the cellar of a pub and it seems he was burnt alive following a petrol bomb being thrown at the pub during the riots.
Anna and her team face a daunting task of finding out who put him there and with the riots kicking off all over London, they’ve not got much support.
Tom goes to pick Chloe up after Anna hears that her area is under attack but things soon spiral out of control and lives are at stake.
This is such a great story that I will be recommending to everyone.

I was delighted to get a copy of this third book in JP Carter's Anna Tate series
I am such a huge fan of this authors series. Detective Anna Tate is someone that you don't forget in a hurry.
I loved how her relationship with her daughter is developing in this third instalment after so many years of not being together.
A gripping read with so many moments where you wonder can she help her partner & daughter and solve the crime to hand at the same time.
I can't help wondering where this author is going to take book four
A brilliant read...

I’d never heard of the author before but I love crime fiction and the blurb intrigued me. I had a great time reading this so I’ve clearly missed out. I have another must read to author to add to my rather large list. One of the most enjoyable aspects of the book is that the author uses a sort of story-within-a-story structure that I haven’t come across in crime fiction before. I thought this worked really well. The main story focuses on investigating Jacob Rossi’s death. The investigation happens to coincide with riots across the city that spill out into surrounding towns. There is an interesting sub plot around what happens to Anna’s daughter during the riots which is separate from the police investigation. I wondered where this was going to lead and I enjoyed the way the book alternated between this and the police investigation. This was a nice touch. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it as a police procedural that offers something a bit different.

I did not get a chance to read this book. Befor it was archived very disappointed as I wanted to read this book

Little Boy Lost is the third book in the DCI Anna Tate series, although it could be read as a standalone, be warned though if you haven’t read the previous books you are missing out. 

This book centres around a missing boy, Jacob Rossi, who’s body is later found in the basement of a derelict chained to the wall.  The cause of the death is the result of a fire started by rioters, who are running wild in London. DCI Anna Tate is asked to return to work and take on the case.  As well as trying to solve the case her partner and daughter are caught up in the riots. Can DCI Tate solve the case as well as protect her family ?

I absolutely love Anna Tate and the books just get better and better, if that’s possible. Anna is definitely a character who you can’t help but warm to and wish her all the luck in the world.

If you haven’t read any of the previous books then you definitely need to add them al to your TBR list. If you have read the previous books then you don’t need me to tell you, you need to read this one !!

Thank you to Avon Books UK and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book.

Having really enjoyed other books in the DCI Anna Tate series, I had high hopes for number three – and was certainly not disappointed!

Little Boy Lost combines a gripping storyline – a little boy chained to the wall of a pub’s basement dies in a seemingly unconnected fire – with the same brilliant characters. I really enjoy reading about Anna Tate – she’s a likable and interesting character and her relationship with Chloe develops further in this series.

The fact that the book is set around riots in London that echo the 2011 London Riots, which many of us will remember, adds an extra layer of realism to the plot. I don’t want to give too much away about what happens, but the multiple suspects and points of view lead to a tightly plotted, entertaining novel that I really enjoyed. Definitely recommended!

WHen I saw that J. P. Carter was releasing a new crime thriller especially following DCI Anna Tate again I knew that I had to read the book, I can also say that it was as good as the first book I read by them!
You know when you read a crime book and halfway through (sometimes sooner) you can guess who the killer is, or at the very least the bad guys and the plot. With this book it had me guessing and I was pleasantly shocked at the end. This to me is the epitome of a good crime thriller writer.

This is the third in the DCI Anna Tate series, where we follow yes you guessed it, Anna Tate whilst she investigates crime in the area of London. This book sees Anna reunited with her daughter (spoiler) after the ending of the first book, we are about 5 weeks on from that and boy do we jump straight back into the fray with this one.

The book heats up with Riots going around London after an incident where an armed Police Officer has accidently killed someone when conducting a raid. Basically all hell breaks loose and the people of London are out for revenge by looting, fighting, assaulting anyone and generally being not very nice people. Anna gets caught up in it when a young boy is found dead in the basement of an old pub that was set alight by one of the rioters.

Being the DCI she is in charge of the investigating the crime, the thing is things are not what they seem and she is coming up against deadends everywhere she turns and more things are being unearthed.
This book had my head spinning (in a good way) there was several storylines running through it which I absolutely love. There was no time where I was confused and they were all interlinked in some way. At times my heart was in my throat and also brought a tear to my eye. It also felt close to home (physically) as I know some of the areas that was mentioned as well as in a previous life being in the Police and being around for some riots.

J. P. Carter's writing is exceptional - I was on constant edge and when he was writing about the riots my heart was pounding and felt actually part of it with the characters. My heart actually broke for Chloe, Anna's daughter especially what she went through before and during this book.

I love the characters in this book especially DCI Anna Tate, she is strong but you can also see her vulnerable side to her. You can see her compassion and the love of her job trying to get justice for the ones that are hurt.
A fabulously written crime thriller and one of my favourite crime authors. I'm excited to see what else we will see from DCI Anna Tate.

This was the first book I have read by J P Carter and I really enjoyed it.   I just wish I had known it was the third book in the DCI Anna Tate series. Then I would have read the other two first. Hopefully there will be a fourth as I want to know how her life with her daughter Chloe turns out. I thought I had figured out who the kidnapper was, but there was an unforeseen twist in the very last chapter. So if you like suspenseful thrillers, you must read “Little Boy Lost” .

#LittleBoyLost #NetGalley Oh my word!!  What a gripping and emotional story - I could not put it down.  This is the 3rd in the DCI Anna Tate series and whilst it does add some depth to Anna's character and her relationship with Chloe, it is perfectly acceptable to read as a standalone.  There were two separate storylines - Anna's investigation and the horrific rioting and attacks on innocent people that Chloe and Anna's partner Tom get caught up in.  This was so fast paced and with so much action I read this book in one sitting.  The descriptions of the rioting and the civil unrest were terrifying and so well written.  I love the character of Anna - she is strong, gutsy, intelligent and fiercely (and understandably) protective of Chloe.  This was a fabulous 5 star read and I cant wait for the next in this series.

I have been a fan of the author J. P. Carter from his first DI Anna Tate book.

London was burning in riots and protests when the police accidentally fired a pregnant wife of a drug dealer. Fires were started by these rioters, and body of a child found in one such burning building got my pulse racing. Anna Tate who was on leave was called back to investigate. Her 12-year-old daughter Chloe too was caught in the riots after an attack outside her home, and she was forced to run for her life.

OMG... Some of these scenes caused panic to rise into my throat. Spikes in my pulse rate seemed to be the norm as I read down the pages. The investigation by Anna and the Chloe's blind running down unknown streets filled with unsavory chatacters, both had me gripped to the story. Sheer terror was what was evoked from me. Chloe's helplessness got to me. She needed her mum.

J. P. Carter's writing was straightforward with regards to investigation. Anna was at her best, determined and vigilant, getting to all clues and covering all angles. But it was Chloé's story which got to me. A thriller it seemed to be which I needed to know if the child would be saved... The scenes she saw... 

The whole experience was atmospheric, I loved the way Anna worked in such stressful conditions of the city. Quite a different police procedural, action packed, I must say. I was drained out at the end of my read.