It's a race to find a little girl missing in the bush. As the heat builds so does the suspense. It keeps you on your toes for sure.

Tia escapes her past by getting a job in the mines at Coorah Creek. Little did she know that she would find herself facing her past witht eh support of a close knit community and rallying with them to find a little girl wh goes missing in the bush. A great read

Another great book by Janet Gover and again I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Tia Walsh ran away from home as a 15yo decides to start fresh in Coorah Creek but will all the trouble of living on the street follow her. This is a story of returning home, of family, friendships, the past, the secrets and how the community pulls together.

I have read numerous books by this author but have not read any in this series. I enjoyed this book but think I need to find the previous ones in the series in order to get the full picture. So I will endeavour to find the m and then re-read this one.

But having said that I still enjoyed reading this book but felt I was missing something. I will re-review this book once I have read the others in the series.

Thank you NetGalley and Escape Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Escape Publishing for the chance to read this book.

I've really enjoyed the Coorah Creek series by Janet Gover. I love that you get to see the familiar characters in the town/story but get to meet new people and enjoy reading different events/experiences of the fictional outback town.

This is book 4 and full of drama with a missing child and one of the lead characters being found by someone in her past she'd rather leave behind. The town pulls together and solves both problems, and it's a wonderful example of how some small towns operate.

It is an enjoyable way to escape reality and explore the outback without leaving the comfort of home!

With not one but two romantic threads, Little Girl Lost also highlights the sense of community that is found so often in small rural communities. This book brings readers back to Coorah Creek in outback Queensland, where Tia Walsh and Police Sergeant Max Delaney make an unlikely couple, given her youth as a runaway teenager, drug user and motorbike gang member, but it soon becomes clear that there is a whole lot more to Tia than first impressions might suggest. She’s feisty, strong and caring as well as slow to trust and driven by fear. Max is in Coorah Creek after upsetting the powers-that-be while working in Brisbane, but he’s more than happy to be there. He’s a genuine good guy, who is easy to love. The secondary romance is between Sarah Travers, whose family run the general store, and road train driver Pete Rankin, whom she’s had a crush on since she was a teenager. These two make another lovely couple, though they are not without their troubles. The story is driven by the search for missing child Renee Hayward, whose family have ventured into the outback for the first time for a motorhome holiday. Author Janet Gover has done a wonderful job of immersing the reader in the scene, complete with the red dust that is everywhere, the heat and the barren landscape. This is another great story by a very talented author and definitely one I’ll read again.

When Sarah Travers arrived home in Coorah Creek after three years of college, she was shocked at how ill her father was. Saddened they hadn't told her, she understood why after her mother explained. But she was determined to remain in Coorah Creek for the foreseeable future, doing all she could for her parents, including run their family store. When the truck driver who delivered their stock arrived, she was thrilled to see her long time friend Pete. Pete was always driving through the Creek as his base was Mount Isa.

Tia Walsh had arrived in Coorah Creek, accepting a position at the uranium mine not far out of town. She'd qualified to drive one of those trucks that was bigger than a house, and was more than pleased with herself. The Harley she'd arrived on plus the few possessions she owned, stayed with her as she billeted at the accommodation donga on the mine site. Heading into Coorah Creek, Tia's reticent manner kept her on the outside looking in. And when local cop, Max Delaney, saw her, he thought he saw trouble. Until he came to know her.

When a little girl was lost in the nearby national park, Max was the one to organise the search party. The whole town came together for the search, including a small plane as well as an Aboriginal tracker. But would they find little Renee? And would Tia finally be safe from her past?

Little Girl Lost is the 4th in the Coorah Creek series by Aussie author Janet Gover and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Filled with emotion, fear, care, concern and friendship, the characters are well written and easy to like. Catching up with some of the characters from past books in the series was great - Trish at the pub is a returning, much loved character - as well as Dan Mitchell, National Park ranger. I'm really enjoying this series, set in the fictional town of Coorah Creek in far north Queensland's harsh but beautiful land, and look forward to more in the series (hopefully!) Highly recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.