LITTLE GIRL LOST
By Richad Aleas
Hard Case Crime
Dorchester Publishing Co. Inc.
200 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
ISBN 0-8439-5351-9
221 pages, Paperback, $6.99 US
Genre: Myster

Private Investigator John Blake questions his choice of occupation. But a picture in the newspaper of his former girlfriend, Miranda Sugarman, draws him back into the game. The last John knew, Miranda was going to medical school in California to be an ophthalmologist. Ten years later, her body is found in New York City, on the roof of the strip club where she worked. Against the advice of his partner, Leo, John begins investigating the death of Miranda. Along the way, he manages to get beat up a few times and arrested for murder. On top of which, someone is threatening to kill him if he doesn't stop.

Although the ending is predictable and no great surprise, this is a good read. Aleas has an easy style, with enough "oomph" to keep the reader thoroughly entertained.