The Vanishing Season - Joanna Schaffhausen
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When three people go missing in three successive Julys in small town Woodbury, MA, police officer Ellery Hathaway thinks they are related and as that month approaches once again, fears another disappearance. The only problem is that no one in her department sees it the way she does so she calls upon FBI agent Reed Markham to help out. They have a history. Ellery was kidnapped by a serial killer when she was fourteen. She survived because Markham figured out who the killer was and saved her. Ellery has reinvented herself and kept her early history secret but now it seems that history may be related to the goings on in Woodbury.
This is the first in the Hathaway/Markham series. I have read three of the more recent ones and wanted to go back to the very first one. Knowing the future events in these characters’ lives did not interfere with my enjoyment of this story.
Although I did guess the identity of the culprit, it did not detract from the suspense of this novel. It was well plotted with good character development. It took me a while to get into this book, but once I did, I couldn’t put it down, reading it well into the night.
I really like this author’s writing and will continue to seek out her works.
Thanks to #NetGalley and @StMartinsPress #MinotaurBooks for the DRC.
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