A review by thatsssorachael
The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands by Jon Billman

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2.5



I thought this would be like every chapter told a one or two stories of someone disappearing from that geographical area. Instead it really followed Jacob Gray's story (mostly his father's story, to be fair), and a few other notable missing persons were thrown in. The Hawaii chapter and the Hoh Lake chapter were my favourites, and the last quote from Randy Gray will stick with me for a long time.

That being said, this book was repetitive. There was a LOT of big foot and psychics discussions, which I don't like in my non-fiction/true crime/missing persons cases. I also found it very apparent how each chapter was written separately as some later chapters had info that would have been helpful much earlier in the book. 

I don't really know how to sum it up. Did I like it? Bits and pieces. Did I dislike it? Not all of it. I felt disappointed as I think it was marketed improperly, but that's not the author or book's fault. 

I don't think I'd recommend this one.
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