I received a copy of the audiobook to provide an honest review.
The narrator, Madeline Pell, did a great job narrating the cast of this audiobook. She kept the story flowing & engaging.

Nikki Cassidy, an FBI agent, has never gotten over the kidnapping and murder of her sister that took place when they were children. This was a captivating crime thriller that had me engaged and guessing until the end. I was really rooting for Nikki from start to finish. I cannot wait to dive into the next book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the arc of this book.

Thank you Netgalley, Dana Perry and Dreamscape Select Bookouture for the audiobook!! This was a great audiobook Narrated by Madeline Pell. I loved this crime/detective story and can't wait for more in the series!

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The Nowhere Girls by Dana Perry, an audiobook narrated by Madeline Pell was a gripping crime thriller that made you guess constantly what the hell is going on. I really liked the investigation process, it was clever and twisted, and OMG the last twist I didn't see coming! It was shocking!
The only downsize was repetitiveness. So many parts were repeated again and again.
FBI agent Nikki was a really interesting character, she was strong-minded, dedicated, career-focused, and clever! Really clever!

Madeline Pell did fantastic narration. It was easy to follow, the speech was clear and she managed to make different voice intonations.

15 years ago Nikki's little sister was kidnapped and kiIIed. Every year on 19 July Nikki visits her hometown and pays respects to her sister and father who had a heart attack soon after her sister's funeral. But this year was different because one more girl has been kidnapped and Nikki sees the pattern and is ready to jump on this case.
Is it possible that cases are connected as kiIIer is still in the prison? Will Nikki convince her boss to let her stay and take part in this investigation? Is the local police chief will be happy to have Nikki around? Is it possible that Nikki sees what she wants to see and there is no connection?

I am grateful to Dreamscape Select, Bookouture and NetGalley for this copy!

I enjoyed the plot and the way it developed. I thought Nikki was a strong main character and I appreciated how driven and confident she was throughout the book. She followed her instincts and knew what she wanted, making her successful throughout the book. The ending was captivating and I liked how all my questions were answered by the end of the book.

I didn’t enjoy the romance aspect of this book. I think the book would have been just as good without it. I thought there were parts of the book that felt repetitive and made me lose interest in the middle.

This was such a captivating book! I was intrigued from the very start. The Nowhere Girls had everything: action, crime, twists, romance & complex family dynamics.

The story flowed well and the characters were well developed. I recommend this book and look forward to more from this author.


****Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review****

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced audio book
While the reveal of the killer and the reason why stretched believability a bit, I was willing to go with it because Nikki was such an interesting character and her motivations were compelling. I liked that even though the book's plot felt somewhat procedural (exactly what I'm looking for in a book like this), the end wasn't entirely wrapped up with a positive, neat bow. Looking forward to the second book in the series.

So for me this started slow and I wasn't sure how it was going to go. But then it got really interesting and good. I could see how all the strands fitted together and I was completely engrossed.
I loved the little trailer at the end as I knew the characters the next book was a definite must listen.
The narration worked really well for me and kept me intrigued.

Agent Nikki Cassidy has never been able to forget the tragic circumstances of her sister's death. Nikki was 18 and Caitlin was 13 when they went to the carnival that was in town, against their mother's wishes. Caitlin was never seen alive after that day and Nikki has never gotten past it. Every year, on the anniversary of the day Caitlin was taken, Nikki goes to visit her murderer in prison to try to get him to explain why he did it. This year he is finally talking to her. Then another girl missing on the exact same date as her sister's disappearance. Now Nikki feels compelled to stay and get to the bottom of the case using her FBI prowess. When another girl's body is discovered in the same location as her sister's body, Nikki knows that this case is related to her sister.

This book was fantastic! I absolutely loved it and rushed to finish it so that I could find out what happened. I loved the dark mystery that is all too realistic for what could really be happening today. I absolutely recommend this book!

The Nowhere Girls is the first in a series of gripping crime thrillers. Set in a small town, detective Nikki is back to investigate the discovery of a body - which was killed identical to how her sister was killed - 15 years ago. With the perpetrator in jail, she begins to question if they put away the right guy? And now

I really enjoyed the pace of this book and the characters throughout.
The narrator did a great job of capturing the emotions as well.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Select for this advanced audio in return for my honest opinion.

Pub date: 02 April 2024

This book was not what i thought it was at all. I wanted more from it. It had so much potential but just did not hit the mark for me.

3.5⭐️s rounded down.

I really am back in my thriller era and The Nowhere Girls did not let me down with my run of great thrillers in on at the moment.

The story was compelling and kept me hooked all the way through, I just had to know how everything tied together and Perry managed that perfectly (with a tonne of twists and turns along the way).

I wanted to rate this higher because the story was that good, however at times the writing was repetitive with the same phrases used a number of times which was slightly frustrating.

The romance element wasn’t needed either, I kind of understand what was attempted with this, the execution just wasn’t there unfortunately. And Billy?! Why?! 😭

Thank you Dreamscape Select and NetGalley for the arc!

For a first book of a series I feel like the character development of the main character nicci was well executed. With that being said the content of book 1 was a bit dark and too realistic for my liking as a reader. Additionally some of the plot twists were pretty expected. Overall a good read, just not a personal favorite

Name of Book: The Nowhere Girls
Series: Detective Nikki Cassidy #1
Author: Dana Perry
Narrator: Madeline Pell
Format: 🎧
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Publisher: Dreamscape Select/ Bookouture
Pub Date: April 2, 2024
My Rating: 3
Pages: 361

Every year on July 19, Nikki Cassidy now an FBI agent returns to her hometown of Huntsdale, Ohio. July 19 is the anniversary date of when twelve year-old Caitlin, Nikki’s younger sister was abducted and murdered. This year marks the fifteen year anniversary and David Monroe who is in prison for Caitlin’s murder wants to speak to Nikki.
While there on July 19 another young girl Natalie Jarvis goes missing. She and her friends went to the movies. Natalie tells her friends she needs to go to the restroom also wants more popcorn. The security video shows Natalie but before returning to her seat with her popcorn she looks towards the exit but the camera doesn’t show anything else.

In the meantime, David Monroe tells Nikki he is innocent and didn’t murder her sister; which has Nikki thinking these cases are connected.

I read a lot of thrillers and expect twists and a ‘Big Reveal’. First part of this story was so repetitive I wanted to shout- I get that young girls are being abducted on July 19 but why? And who is doing this?

It finally comes together.
Disappointed with this narrator; I loved a good audiobook and know the narrator is a performer not just a ‘reader’.
This story ends with a teaser for next in this series. "The Last One to Die" -- Book #2 also "The Lost Ones" -Book #3.
All three books in this series are scheduled for release on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Want to thank NetGalley, Dreamscape Select and Bookouture for this early Audiobook. Publishing Release Date scheduled for April 2, 2024.

First of all can we talk about the cover, I know we say don't judge a book by it's cover but it's something about this book cover I just love! It's so aesthetically pleasing and then from reading the book it adds more character to it also.

The narrator did an excellent job, she was so clear and engaging when it came to reading the story. I loved her voice.

This is a good horror looking into the social obsession with women always trying a new remedy to be young. It reminded me Rouge by Mona Award so if you liked that book you'll enjoy this too!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about this book but I stuck with it and became addicted. I finished it within a day. What a great story. And I’m excited it is part of a series too. I can’t wait to listen to the next book in the series as there was a sample of it at the end of this one.
Well written and thought out. Great character development.
Well done by the narrator as well.

The Nowhere Girls by Dana Perry is the first book of the Detective Nikki Cassidy series.

Detective Cassidy goes back to her hometown to meet with the person that murdered her little sister fifteen years ago. While in town everything comes crumbling down.

First off, I really enjoyed the story. It was a fast paced thriller. There were a lot of twists and turns. It really could have been a five star read, but the repetition was insane. So many things were just said over and over. A couple paragraphs are actually the same exact thing. I almost put it down several times but really the story saved it. I have the next one in the series and so hoping it’s not repetitive. Dana Perry can tell a great story but it was really hard to get past the repetition.

Detective Cassidy’s fiancé Greg, maybe the most unliked character, I’ve read about this year. She’s going through something so dramatic and all he can talk about is their wedding and his needs. I’m curious if anyone else wanted to punch him as much as I did. I didn’t care for the romance aspect at all(this or the other one)

I listened to some of the audiobook but ended up switching to an ebook version because I didn’t care for the narrator.

I rate it at 3.5 but rounded up to four cause it is a great story just don’t care for the writing.
Thanks NetGalley and Bookouture for a chance to read an advance copy in exchange for a honest review.

The Nowhere Girls is the first book in a new crime thriller series that follows FBI Agent Nikki Cassidy. Agent Cassidy has a heartbreaking past, her sister was murdered when they were kids which influenced Nikki’s career path. Now, fifteen years later, on the anniversary of her sister’s death, another 12 year old girl goes missing in her hometown and Agent Cassidy must figure out if this is linked to her past.

I really enjoyed this audiobook and the story which is full of lies, secrets, and twists. I look forward to the next book in this series and finding out what Agent Cassidy investigates next.

Thank you @bookouture for allowing me to listen to this audiobook ahead of publication in exchange of an honest review.

A good small-town detective thriller! Nikki's sister was murdered 15 years ago and now another girl is missing. Nikki has returned to her hometown to talk to the killer in jail but soon is using her role as a detective to find the missing girl.

I like small town detective stories. There are secrets and drama from years ago but also someone you would least suspect is always the number one suspect!

It was entertaining , but just “okay” to me. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review!