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A review by kristy_k
The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen
3.0
Reminiscent of Mary Higgins Clark, The Vanishing Season is just dark enough and with the right amount of small twists to keep you guessing.
A serial killer may be on the lose the small town where Ellery is a cop, but no one else believes her. Worse yet, the crimes may be linked to her past. And the killer is taunting Ellery with that knowledge. She calls in the FBI agent that saved her all those years ago, and together they try to bring a killer to justice.
With so many people hiding secrets or acting strangely it was hard to pinpoint who may be behind the taunts to Ellery and the missing people. I felt I was constantly questioning everyone we met through Ellery and Reed and I loved that.
There were a few issues (for instance: DNA testing takes more than a day and in a place like Boston there would be no special favors that didn't stem from an already huge case; also, even though Ellery's name was kept out of the press (from when she was a child), in order to become a police officer one must pass multiple background tests and psychological testing. Her boss, Chief Parker, would have been aware of her past), but on the whole an enjoyable novel.
A serial killer may be on the lose the small town where Ellery is a cop, but no one else believes her. Worse yet, the crimes may be linked to her past. And the killer is taunting Ellery with that knowledge. She calls in the FBI agent that saved her all those years ago, and together they try to bring a killer to justice.
With so many people hiding secrets or acting strangely it was hard to pinpoint who may be behind the taunts to Ellery and the missing people. I felt I was constantly questioning everyone we met through Ellery and Reed and I loved that.
There were a few issues (for instance: DNA testing takes more than a day and in a place like Boston there would be no special favors that didn't stem from an already huge case; also, even though Ellery's name was kept out of the press (from when she was a child), in order to become a police officer one must pass multiple background tests and psychological testing. Her boss, Chief Parker, would have been aware of her past), but on the whole an enjoyable novel.