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A Child Lost (A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series) Kindle Edition

by Michelle Cox (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 894 ratings
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“Mixing Romance and Mystery in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!”
“A Child Lost is undoubtedly a novel that should not be missed—the story is genius, flawlessly written, and wildly entertaining! A thrilling five stars!” — The Red Headed Book Lover

“Once again, Cox delivers the passion and intrigue of Henrietta and Clive with a story that leaps right off the page. A Child Lost is a true thrill . . . ” — Paperback Paris

“The characters’ depth and complexity is beautifully written…this is a truly enjoyable and addicting series.” — Nurse Bookie

A spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . .

When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta, begs Sergeant Frank Davis for a case, he is assigned to investigating a seemingly boring affair: a spiritualist woman operating in an abandoned schoolhouse on the edge of town who is suspected of robbing people of their valuables. What begins as an open and shut case becomes more complicated, however, when Henrietta—much to Clive’s dismay—begins to believe the spiritualist's strange ramblings.

Meanwhile, Elsie begs Clive and Henrietta to help her and the object of her budding love, Gunther, locate the whereabouts of one Liesel Klinkhammer, the German woman Gunther has traveled to America to find and the mother of the little girl, Anna, whom he has brought along with him. The search leads them to Dunning Asylum, where they discover some terrible truths about Liesel. When the child, Anna, is herself mistakenly admitted to the asylum after an epileptic fit, Clive and Henrietta return to Dunning to retrieve her. This time, however, Henrietta begins to suspect that something darker may be happening. When Clive doesn’t believe her, she decides to take matters into her own hands . . . with horrifying results.
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  1. Book 5 of 7
    Henrietta and Inspector Howard
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  3. Language
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  6. Publication date
    April 28, 2020
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Awards:

2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards): Gold Winner in Book Series - Fiction
2021 Independent Press Awards: Winner, Romantic Suspense AND Distinguished Favorite Audiobook
2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards: Gold Winner in Fiction: Mystery & Thriller AND Silver Winner in Audiobook: Fiction
2021 Illinois Women's Press Association Winner for Adult Fiction
15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards, Finalist in Mystery AND Finalist in Regional Fiction/Midwest
2021 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award: Finalist
2020 Best Book Awards Winner in Mystery
2020 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards, Longlisted
2020 Foreword Book Awards Gold Winner in Mystery
2020 Best Book Awards Winner in Romantic Suspense
2020 CIBA Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards First Place Winner
2020 CIBA Clue Book Awards Semi-Finalist
2020 CIBA Chatelaine Book Awards (Romance) Finalist
2020 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards: Mystery (Sleuth) Finalist
2020 American Fiction Awards: Historical Mystery/Suspense Winner; Romantic Suspense Winner
2020 International Book Awards: Cross Genre Finalist
2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Best Series Finalist
Zibby Owens Book Awards: Best Acknowledgements Finalist

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“ A Child Lost is undoubtedly a novel that should not be missed—the story is genius, flawlessly written, and wildly entertaining! A thrilling five stars!”
—The Red Headed Book Lover

“Once again, Cox delivers the passion and intrigue of Henrietta and Clive with a story that leaps right off the page. A Child Lost is a true thrill . . .”
—Paperback Paris

“Cox writes masterfully in bringing to life in vivid detail a well-researched historical fiction story. The characters’ depth and complexity is beautifully written . . . this is a truly enjoyable and addicting series.”
—Nurse Bookie

“Cox’s delightful storytelling has a bewitching charm that will keep readers glued to their seats with a perfect blend of absorbing historical facts, intriguing mystery, and thrilling romance.”
—Readers' Favorite

“Cox has created an authentic and fascinating world in Chicago between the world wars. It is evident that the period and the city have been meticulously researched . . . excellent writing and characters.”
—Smorgasbord Book Reviews

“There is not a dull moment in this book. Cox's characters are so well portrayed in their physical traits, their manner of speech, their actions, their personalities as well as through their dilemmas and moments of joy. Cox sure knows how to create characters that are memorable and distinct.”
—Library of Clean Reads

“Having already won myriad awards for her novels, this book is, in my opinion, the author’s best written yet. The action/suspense at the end of A Child Lost sizzles, and Cox’s ability to capture love in many of its varied, authentic forms is mesmerizing. Cox has knocked it totally out of the park.”
—Carolyn Breckinridge, author of Kaleidoscope Jane: & Other Stories

“There are several different plots progressing within the story, and they wonderfully weave themselves through and around each other. Through the variety of stories, readers get a taste of the paranormal, mystery, crimes old and new, and plenty of passion. In addition to the well-edited text, what is also done exceptionally well is characterization.”
—Hall Ways Book Blog

“Michelle Cox‘s Henrietta and Inspector Howard series is a delightful mix of historical fiction and intrigue with a bit of saucy lovemaking tossed in. In A Child Lost, the fifth book, she adds spooky. Right away, we're swept into the story . . .”
—Book Trib

“. . . vivid descriptive prose and historical accuracy.”
—Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Michelle Cox is the author of the multiple award-winning Henrietta and Inspector Howard series as well as “Novel Notes of Local Lore,” a weekly blog dedicated to Chicago’s forgotten residents. She suspects she may have once lived in the 1930s and, having yet to discover a handy time machine lying around, has resorted to writing about the era as a way of getting herself back there. Coincidentally, her books have been praised by Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and many others, so she might be on to something. Unbeknownst to most, Michelle hoards board games she doesn’t have time to play and is, not surprisingly, addicted to period dramas and big band music. Also marmalade.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07VDQS5GG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ She Writes Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 419 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1631528378
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 5 of 7 ‏ : ‎ Henrietta and Inspector Howard
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Michelle Cox has always been obsessed with stories of the past and has spent a lifetime collecting them. She is the award-winning author of historical fiction, including the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, The Fallen Woman’s Daughter, and The Merriweather Novels. Cox also pens the wildly popular, “Novel Notes of Local Lore,” a weekly blog chronicling the lives of Chicago’s forgotten residents.

She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband, an assortment of children who continually leave and then come back, and one naughty Goldendoodle. Unbeknownst to most, she hoards board games she doesn’t have time to play and is, not surprisingly, in love with both Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. Likewise, she is happily addicted to period dramas and big band music. Also marmalade.

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Customers find the book engaging, with a riveting mystery filled with wonderful twists and turns. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer noting its evocative descriptions of old Chicago. They appreciate the character development, with one review highlighting the deeper look into Henrietta's sister Elsie.

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29 customers mention "Suspenseful story"26 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the suspenseful story of the book, praising its riveting mystery with wonderful twists and turns.

"...This book like the rest of the series is filled with fully researched facts that made me feel that I was living in the 1930s...." Read more

"...The Genres for this novel are Mystery, Suspense, Fiction, with a touch of Historical Events. The timeline for this story is in the 1930s in Chicago...." Read more

"...Overall a well-told tale, satisfying narration in the audio version, and I was left with a smile on my face and cannot wait for the next installment..." Read more

"HISTORICAL FIC., COZY MYSTERY, HENRIETTA & INSPEC. HOWARD (series #5) **I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway...." Read more

27 customers mention "Readability"27 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable and engaging, with multiple reviews noting how it held their interest throughout.

"...Michelle Cox's entire series is outstanding. If you have not read the others that's fine but I suggest you read the entire series...." Read more

"...installment, I hope this series continues, all installments are thoroughly satisifying listens (or reads), although I found the audiobook a great..." Read more

"...But at what personal cost? An engaging read...." Read more

"This was a great read, this is part of the Henrietta and Clive series...." Read more

22 customers mention "Writing style"22 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as sumptuous and historical fiction, with one customer noting evocative descriptions of old Chicago.

"...I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves historical novels. If you are new to this genre you've found the best when you read A Child Lost." Read more

"...There are parts of this story that are very edgy and intense. There are also quirky people and intricate clues...." Read more

"...Overall a well-told tale, satisfying narration in the audio version, and I was left with a smile on my face and cannot wait for the next installment..." Read more

"...It jumped around and this distracted from the plot. Descriptions of old Chicago were evocative and more interesting than most of the characters." Read more

15 customers mention "Character development"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one customer particularly noting the deeper look into Henrietta's sister Elsie.

"...The characters were so real that I had dreams about them waking up wishing that I really knew Henrietta and Clive...." Read more

"...Descriptions of old Chicago were evocative and more interesting than most of the characters." Read more

"HISTORICAL FIC., COZY MYSTERY, HENRIETTA & INSPEC. HOWARD (series #5) **I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway...." Read more

"...I love that the character arc of Clive, Henrietta and her sister, Elsie, develop throughout the series...." Read more

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A wonderful mystery!
I thoroughly enjoyed this read, A Child Lost, which is part of the Henrietta and Clive series. A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox. While it can be read independently, I now want to read the other books in the series. The characters of Henrietta and Clive are delightful, with their story set in the 1930s. As a team, they can anticipate and do encounter a wide range of experiences.
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  • Cynthia Florsheim
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner
    Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020
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    I loved this book so much that I reread sections to relive the lives of such vibrant characters. This book like the rest of the series is filled with fully researched facts that made me feel that I was living in the 1930s. The characters were so real that I had dreams about them waking up wishing that I really knew Henrietta and Clive. They were so clearly written that I feel that they are my best friends. The twists and turns made me not want to stop reading. Clive and Henrietta couldn't have been more different in the background but Michelle Cox has woven these two end up as passionate lovers.
    Michelle Cox's entire series is outstanding. If you have not read the others that's fine but I suggest you read the entire series. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves historical novels. If you are new to this genre you've found the best when you read A Child Lost.
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  • teachlz
    4.0 out of 5 stars An Edgy and Intense Book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020
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    Michelle Cox, author "A Child Lost" has written an intriguing, intense, captivating and suspenseful novel. The Genres for this novel are Mystery, Suspense, Fiction, with a touch of Historical Events. The timeline for this story is in the 1930s in Chicago. The author describes her dramatic cast of characters as complex and complicated.

    This is one of the series of books in "A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel" and although this can be read as a stand-alone, it would be better to read the other books in the sequence they were written. Henrietta's husband hoping to get his wife busy and out of a depression asks for a case to solve. The case they are given has to do with a woman, who claims she can read minds, and is psychic and can communicate with the dead. This woman has a complaint from a man that insists the woman stole jewelry from his wife.

    Henrietta's sister Elsie comes to her with a problem involving a handsome man, Gunter and a little 4-year-old girl that Gunter has been watching out for. The little girl belongs to a friend of Gunter who came to Chicago to work, and Elsie and Gunter want to find the mother. The little girl can't stay with Gunter since he has to work.

    Henrietta and Clive's search takes them to a creepy and frightening insane asylum, where strange things seem to be happening. Henrietta and Clive have a strange feeling that something is very wrong at this place.

    This is a story with twists and turns, betrayals, danger, and strange occurrences. There are parts of this story that are very edgy and intense. There are also quirky people and intricate clues.

    I appreciate that the author describes the difference in class, between wealth and poverty, the way that ill people were treated in the 1930s, and the importance of family, friendship, love, and hope. I would highly recommend this thought-provoking story and look forward to Michelle Cox's next adventure. (less)
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  • RS 🌹
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story, well written tale!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020
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    While I had purchased the kindle version of this book, I listened to the audiobook, kindly gifted me by the author but the system will not allow me to post a review there. This book is a crackerjack of a tale! Mystery, a romantic conclusion for characters we have been rooting for, and Clive & Henrietta help solve a mystery that is diabolical at its highest. Overall a well-told tale, satisfying narration in the audio version, and I was left with a smile on my face and cannot wait for the next installment, I hope this series continues, all installments are thoroughly satisifying listens (or reads), although I found the audiobook a great listen and the narrator adds much to the story so if audio is your jam, the audiobook is well done and adds quite a lot bit of enjoyment to the tale.
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  • Woof
    3.0 out of 5 stars 1930s Chicago Intrigue
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2022
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    An interesting premise, but the book could have used a firmer editing hand. It jumped around and this distracted from the plot. Descriptions of old Chicago were evocative and more interesting than most of the characters.
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  • J. L. DeCastro
    4.0 out of 5 stars Henrietta & Clive
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2020
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    HISTORICAL FIC., COZY MYSTERY, HENRIETTA & INSPEC. HOWARD (series #5)

    **I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
    Gilded Age, Chicago, blue collar HENRIETTA is married to blue blood CLIVE Howard. Together as PIs they investigate the whereabouts of a poor immigrant German woman who left her child in the care of a friend Guenther and his mother (In Germany.) After the death of his mother, Guenther left Germany in the hope of reuniting mother/child. At the same time the husband/wife Howard duo investigate a "psychic" , charlatan who is accused of bilking people of their valuables, in order to be contacted by their dearly departed....

    Readers are introduced to some of the depraved institutions of the era (late 1930s) and horrible social conditions endured by the poor, infirmed and helpless. But HENRIETTA and CLIVE are determined to get to the bottom of things and champion the downtrodden. But at what personal cost?

    An engaging read. I had not read any other books in the series and was able to glean some history of the characters. But would highly recommend starting at the beginning for a fuller understanding of the cast of characters. This is a series/characters that you can get pleasantly lost in , especially if you are a Downton Abbey fan with an Agatha leaning.
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  • SueB
    3.0 out of 5 stars Draining
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2024
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    I didn't find that I got to know any of the characters in this book. The story rambled between some kind of high society in Chicago that seemed to be based on Victorian England, and a poorer class of friendly people from where it seems, Henrietta came. This book doesn't tell how the transition happened. How the pair imagine they could be private investigators beats me; he has police experience but not a clue of how to investigate, and she is just irrationally inquisitive with no thought of what she might be getting herself into.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars A step back in time
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2022
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    This is not my usual choice. I haven't read the previous book and although it is easy enough to connect the dots. I think it would be a better read had I done so.
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