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Psychological thriller

The Other Lotus Girl

A missing girl. A ruthless network. Ordinary people pushed into extraordinary risks.

A cinematic thriller by Daniel A. Riddle.

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The Story

She escaped the traffickers. Now the real chase begins.

When VΓ’n throws herself into Stuart Henderson's car on an ordinary evening in Guildford, she drags him into a world he never knew existed: hidden networks, bought police officers, and men who make people disappear.

Now the men who owned her want her back. And they will hurt anyone who stands in their way.

Outmatched and unprepared, Stuart, his husband Martin, anxious IT consultant John, and sharp-tongued seventy-three-year-old Barbara refuse to abandon her. As the night spirals into violence, this unlikely group discovers that courage doesn't always look like heroism. Sometimes it simply looks like showing up when it matters.

Literary crime thriller Human trafficking Found family

For fans of

  • Mick Herron's dark humour
  • Denise Mina's gritty realism
  • Stories of found family
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This thriller pulled me in fast with its dual timelines and intense pacing. I found myself much more connected to the past timeline - the way VΓ’n’s story unfolded kept me emotionally invested and curious about how it all tied back to the present. That connection made the book hard to put down, even when parts of the writing pulled …

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Human Trafficking Fiction Found Family Thriller LGBTQ+ Protagonists Kitchen Sink Realism Meets Crime Thriller Road Trip Thriller British Crime Fiction Dark Humour in Crime Fiction Vietnamese Protagonist Ordinary People in Extraordinary Danger

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