5 out of 5 stars

Innocence Lost by Dan Grylles is the second installment of his Detective Remy Ferguson Thriller Mystery Book Series, and it is even more action-filled than the first book. Grylles continues to enthrall the reader from the beginning of the novel and keeps the mystery going until the final page.

Detective Remy Ferguson is providing security guidance for a donor event for Mayor Montero when shots ring out. What starts out as a possible attempted murder investigation leads Remy and his intrepid crew of CSIs and fellow police officers into an emotional and tangled web of clues, lies, half-truths, and additional crimes.

Some characters carry over from first book, and their continued development piques the reader’s interest. Grylles seamlessly blends new and old characters and technology into a believable and heartbreaking framework of big-city crime and the toll it takes on the folks who have to solve the crimes. The flawed humanity of the main characters adds a layer of intrigue to the novel and makes them more relatable to the reader.

I received an ARC of this book. This review is honest and voluntary.