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![]() | City of Lost Girls (2010) (The fifth book in the Ed Loy series) A novel by Declan Hughes |
| "Hughes is simply the best Irish crime novelist of his generation." John Connolly |
Dublin PI Ed Loy tackles a case that takes him back to Los Angeles -- his home of twenty years -- and a past he'd rather forget in this gripping new novel in the Edgar Award-nominated and Shamus Award-winning series.
Ed Loy has laid his ghosts to rest. He's been back in his hometown of Dublin for several years, his work is wearing but steady, and he's in his first loving relationship since the death of his daughter caused the ruin of his marriage six years ago. But when two girls go missing from a Dublin film set, Loy knows his past has caught up with him.
Loy's longtime friend, film director Jack Donovan, is shooting his next movie, an Irish historical epic. Donovan and his three right-hand men -- together, the Gang of Four -- have made numerous movies together spanning several decades, but the new film is primed to be their masterpiece. Production grinds to a halt, though, when not one but two female cast members fail to show up to work. Chances are they're party girls sleeping off a late night, but the circumstances feel familiar to Loy. A little too familiar. Twenty years ago, three girls disappeared from a movie Donovan was shooting in Malibu and their bodies were never found. Today, Loy has a sinking feeling in his heart: Those girls are gone.
Knowing that one of the film crew -- maybe even Jack Donovan himself -- is responsible for the girls' disappearances, Loy races to uncover the truth before a third girl goes missing. And in order to find answers, he must return to L.A. and delve deep into his past. But while he's so far from home, a cunning killer seizes the chance to strike at what's closest to Ed Loy's heart.
Genre: Mystery
Ed Loy has laid his ghosts to rest. He's been back in his hometown of Dublin for several years, his work is wearing but steady, and he's in his first loving relationship since the death of his daughter caused the ruin of his marriage six years ago. But when two girls go missing from a Dublin film set, Loy knows his past has caught up with him.
Loy's longtime friend, film director Jack Donovan, is shooting his next movie, an Irish historical epic. Donovan and his three right-hand men -- together, the Gang of Four -- have made numerous movies together spanning several decades, but the new film is primed to be their masterpiece. Production grinds to a halt, though, when not one but two female cast members fail to show up to work. Chances are they're party girls sleeping off a late night, but the circumstances feel familiar to Loy. A little too familiar. Twenty years ago, three girls disappeared from a movie Donovan was shooting in Malibu and their bodies were never found. Today, Loy has a sinking feeling in his heart: Those girls are gone.
Knowing that one of the film crew -- maybe even Jack Donovan himself -- is responsible for the girls' disappearances, Loy races to uncover the truth before a third girl goes missing. And in order to find answers, he must return to L.A. and delve deep into his past. But while he's so far from home, a cunning killer seizes the chance to strike at what's closest to Ed Loy's heart.
Genre: Mystery
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Used availability for Declan Hughes's City of Lost Girls
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Hardback Editions
May 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 1-84854-036-1 / 9781848540361 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2010 : Hardback
| Title: City of Lost Girls (Ed Loy PI) Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 0-06-168990-4 / 978-0-06-168990-1 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2011 : Paperback
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 0-7195-2373-7 / 978-0-7195-2373-1 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2011 : Paperback
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 1-84854-304-2 / 9781848543041 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2011 : Paperback
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 0-06-168991-2 / 978-0-06-168991-8 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2010 : Paperback
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 1-84854-303-4 / 9781848543034 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
December 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: City Of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 1-4450-0220-5 / 978-1-4450-0220-0 Publisher: Isis Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 2010 : Audio Cassette
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 1-4450-0219-1 / 978-1-4450-0219-4 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
December 2010 : CD-ROM
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 1-4450-0222-1 / 978-1-4450-0222-4 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 2010 : Unknown
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes ISBN: 1-4450-0221-3 / 978-1-4450-0221-7 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: City of Lost Girls Author(s): Declan Hughes Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: City of Lost Girls (Ed Loy) Author(s): Declan Hughes Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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