Mirror and the Mask
Ellen Hart
Taking a seemingly easy job in her first case as a fledgling private investigator, Jane Lawless attempts to track down the missing father of client Annie Andrews, a successful effort with unanticipated consequences.
Read Time: ~4.5 hr
Reflections
by Jo Bannister (2003)
About this book
Though Brodie Farrell runs a business called "Looking for Something?" she tries to avoid missing people cases. But she can't refuse when Superintendent Jack Deacon asks her to find the long-lost aunt of two girls after their mother is murdered. Deacon sets about tracking the missing father who is also suspected of the murder.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreReflections Lead Character
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