| Lost Girls by George D. Shuman is one of those | | | | woman who was being tortured-visions that were so |
| books you hate to love! The storyline of human | | | | terrifying that the man who had died had found |
| trafficking is horrendous; however, the story created | | | | himself reliving them as he, too, met his death. |
| surrounding the topic is an exciting, fast-paced thriller | | | | Little by little, things begin to happen. A policewoman |
| that takes you from the cliffs of Mount McKinley to | | | | is kidnapped. A young woman on a cruise does not |
| the jungles of Haiti! Shuman is a 20-year veteran of | | | | make it back to her ship. News of drugs and human |
| the Washington D. C., Metropolitan Police Department | | | | trafficking are whispered in the dark. Interpol is finally |
| and he writes with the fascinating detail that comes | | | | able to begin putting things together. One of the first |
| from that experience! | | | | solid leads is that the man who had died on Mount |
| But then he added Sherry Moore as his main | | | | McKinley was the son of a major drug lord who had |
| character-not somebody you'd meet on the streets | | | | recently died! And then another death, this time in |
| of D.C. Sherry has one paranormal ability; she can | | | | Haiti, brings news that his death was connected to |
| touch the hand of deceased individuals and see their | | | | having seen women being held in a prison in Haiti. |
| last 18 seconds of thoughts! Sometimes those | | | | When it is discovered that the young girl from the |
| thoughts are those that we would all expect to | | | | cruise ship is from a very rich and connected family |
| have-thoughts of our loved ones, or thoughts based | | | | and her mother refuses to accept not finding out |
| on their beliefs about life after death. Surprisingly, | | | | where her daughter is, Sherry is once again |
| many different thoughts can also occur within those | | | | contacted, joins together with the girl's mothers to |
| seconds, and sometimes Sherry is able to discover | | | | try to discover what she can from the murdered |
| those thoughts and use them to help the living! | | | | man who had seen the imprisoned women. When |
| And it was based upon that hope that Sherry was | | | | she reaches the location of the corpse, she soon |
| whisked away to Mount McKinley where a sudden | | | | finds herself comparing visions with the local voodoo |
| storm had caught many climbers somewhere on that | | | | priest! |
| mountain. One climber had fallen and was hanging | | | | Needless to say, this novel is loaded with twists and |
| from his supports, clearly visible from the ground. It | | | | turns as pieces of information are collected and |
| was hoped that by taking Sherry to him, she would | | | | molded together to find the location of the castle. |
| be able to see his thoughts and perhaps gain | | | | While the gift of paranormal experience is part of the |
| information on the location of those with whom he | | | | storyline, I found the overall action and adventure |
| had been climbing. And, indeed, she was able to learn | | | | much more compelling. The book is well written, a |
| the coordinates of where the remainder of his group | | | | page-turner, and just might be read in one sitting, as |
| was and they were rescued! | | | | I did! |
| While that is just the exciting beginning, the | | | | Highly recommended! But please consider this book |
| remainder of what she saw in those 18 seconds, was | | | | adult content! |
| so hideous that Sherry couldn't just forget them! She | | | | Lost Girls: A Sherry Moore Novel |
| had seen jungles, a castle, a red room, a chair with a | | | | By George D. |