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A review by mandylovestoread
The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen
4.0
The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schuffhausen is a fantastic story.. Ellery Hathaway is a tough character and I am looking forward to reading more about her in future books. This book kept me guessing and on edge right til the end. The premise was intriguing and original which was really refreshing.
Ellie, at age 14, was taken by infamous serial killer Francis Michael Coben on her birthday. She is the only survivor of his killing spree, but she keeps this to herself. Years later she is a police officer in Woodbury MA where nothing much really happens. But for the past 3 years people have been disappearing around her birthday and her superior officers are not taking her seriously. In desperation she reaches out to her rescuers all those years ago - FBI agent Reed Markham. Reed's like is a mess at the moment - his marriage is falling apart and his colleagues are losing faith in him. Together they try to find these people and who took them and why. Is it all connected to Ellie and why?
Thanks to St Martin's Press, Minotaur Books and Netgalley for granting my wish for this book. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.
Ellie, at age 14, was taken by infamous serial killer Francis Michael Coben on her birthday. She is the only survivor of his killing spree, but she keeps this to herself. Years later she is a police officer in Woodbury MA where nothing much really happens. But for the past 3 years people have been disappearing around her birthday and her superior officers are not taking her seriously. In desperation she reaches out to her rescuers all those years ago - FBI agent Reed Markham. Reed's like is a mess at the moment - his marriage is falling apart and his colleagues are losing faith in him. Together they try to find these people and who took them and why. Is it all connected to Ellie and why?
Thanks to St Martin's Press, Minotaur Books and Netgalley for granting my wish for this book. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.