The Vanishing Season

The Collector, Book 4

By: Dot Hutchison

Narrated by: Will Damron, Jesse Vilinsky

A recent abduction becomes an unexpected link to a decades-long spree of unspeakable crimes.

Eight-year-old Brooklyn Mercer has gone missing. And as accustomed as FBI agents Eliza Sterling and Brandon Eddison are to such harrowing cases, this one has struck a nerve. It marks the anniversary of the disappearance of Eddison’s own little sister. Disturbing, too, is the girl’s resemblance to Eliza - so uncanny they could be mother and daughter.

With Eddison’s unsettled past rising again with rage and pain, Eliza is determined to solve this case at any cost. But the closer she looks, the more reluctant she is to divulge to her increasingly shaken partner what she finds. Brooklyn isn’t the only girl of her exact description to go missing. She’s just the latest in a frightening pattern going back decades in cities throughout the entire country.

In a race against time, Eliza’s determined to bring Brooklyn home and somehow find the link to the cold case that has haunted Eddison - and the entire Crimes Against Children team - since its inception.

©2019 by Dot Hutchison. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

What an amazing journey this series has been

I absolutely loved this book. I cried and I laughed. These characters have become like family and good friends. I just can not say enough about how much this book touched my soul.

broken

book 4 broke me. I cried so much for bran and eliza. I related to eliza and family abuse and coming to terms and bran when thinking bout finding out a loved 1 is gone forever. grief is a strange thing. at 1st I was unsure of this book because I was worried bout how he was depicted and the violent side they never showed til now but it was definitely very relatable

A mellow story.

This was the most uneventful, mellow story of them all. The storyline was more about the former characters and their lives. The main character was supposedly Eddleman, but actually it was Sterling. It was a pleasant read.

Great conclusion!

A most excellent and thrilling conclusion to a series that I found by accident! I questioned the choice of narrator the first few chapters, but eventually I realized no one else could've done a better job. Really enjoyed this series!

Was not prepared

This is the third in the author’s Collector series. I was hooked shortly into the first book. However, this third book has brought me to tears. Rarely do books elicit this kind of emotion. Recommend highly but keep tissues available as the story ends