This is the second book I have read by Gil Reavill and I enjoyed both of them. The book was well written and kept me guessing to the end. The characters were developed so well they turned into real people for me. The ending brought everything together leaving no guessing about what happen to who. I like that different characters got to tell their stories and it wasn't all just from the viewpoint of the main character. I can't wait to read more books by this author. I received this arc book free from NetGalley for an honest review. ( )

This is the second book I have read by Gil Reavill and I enjoyed both of them. The book was well written and kept me guessing to the end. The characters were developed so well they turned into real people for me. The ending brought everything together leaving no guessing about what happen to who. I like that different characters got to tell their stories and it wasn't all just from the viewpoint of the main character. I can't wait to read more books by this author. I received this arc book free from NetGalley for an honest review. ( )

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. This book is the second in the series. I have also read and reviewed the first book, but this stands alone well as a separate book. It is a good detective story with some more character growth from the last book. The mystery started slower but kept me engrossed until the end. Recommended read. ( )

I received a free kindle copy of 13 Stolen Girls: A Layla Remington Mystery by Gil Reavill published by Random House LLC, from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

I gave this suspense-filled, murder mystery five stars. It kept me guessing.

Detective Remington faces losing her career. Can she redeem herself by solving the mystery before she is discharged from the force or killed by her opponents?

"Tejada had her cadaver dog with her. The beagle wore a black vinyl vest with the letters 'H.R.D.' & the words 'LA County Sheriff's Department' emblazoned on it. H.R.D. meaning human remains detection."

"Did Pandora hesitate before she sprang open her box of evils? Remington felt as if everything bad about the modern world would be unleashed the moment she contacted dispatch: the frenzy of celebrity, the gossip & the exploitation & cruel jokes about dead girls in barrels."

This case takes her into a seedy dark side of L.A. It's where Hollywood's executives are power hungry & abuse that privilege. ( )

Good heavens, Tarnsman of Gor. I haven't thought about John Norman and the Gor books for decades and now here they are in a murder mystery. Who would have guessed?

I remember reading two Gor books and an interview or two with John Norman a long time ago and dismissing the package as pathetic stuff favored by men who hate women. Not until I read the Wikipedia entry today did I realize what darkness the series has spawned since 1966.

The bad guys in "13 Stolen Girls" are followers of the Corean way which is a short alphabet shift from the Gorean way. I can picture the General Counsel for Random House wringing his hands and moaning about lawsuits and harassment charges from John Norman and his disciples. He may have a point; the kinship is crystal clear.

I am not going to bother to search out how much of Gus Monaghan is drawn directly from John Norman. The words coming out of Gus's mouth certainly sound pretty much like direct quotes from the Norman interviews I remember. I wonder whether John Norman bathes. (Gus doesn't.)

I don't much like the topic of this book and I find the many coincidences too convenient. Gus Monaghan as a chess player with boatloads of money and god-like power seems a kind of plotting cop-out. Layla is blocked at every pass by a bad guy who is 6 moves ahead of her. Nyaah. I don't buy it, if only for the timeframe of events. Monaghan works technical miracles with a snap of his fingers. The book's finale is implausible if Layla has an IQ higher than a turnip. No police officers would behave this way. And the crime solution comes from too far out in left field.

I received a review copy of "13 Stolen Girls: A Layla Remington Mystery" by Gil Reavill (Random House – Alibi) through NetGalley.com. ( )