The Summer Children

The Collector, Book 3

By: Dot Hutchison

Narrated by: Siiri Scott

This FBI agent has come to expect almost anything - just not this…

When Agent Mercedes Ramirez finds an abused young boy on her porch, covered in blood and clutching a teddy bear, she has no idea that this is just the beginning. He tells her a chilling tale: an angel killed his parents and then brought him here so Mercedes could keep him safe.

His parents weren’t just murdered. It was a slaughter - a rage kill like no one on the Crimes Against Children team had seen before. But they’re going to see it again. An avenging angel is meting out savage justice, and she’s far from through.

One by one, more children arrive at Mercedes’s door with the same horror story. Each one a traumatized survivor of an abusive home. Each one chafing at Mercedes’s own scars from the past. And each one taking its toll on her life and career.

Now, as the investigation draws her deeper into the dark, Mercedes is beginning to fear that if this case doesn’t destroy her, her memories might.

©2018 Dot Hutchison (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

I didn't know it could get better, but it did!

wow! Every book I read from this author is absolutely amazing. I wasn't sure how she was going to top her last two books, but somehow she just completely took it up a notch. This book had me completely engrossed and addicted all the way through to the very end. I don't know how I'm going to recover from this book hangover. I'm really hoping she comes out with more in the series. I will read anything this author writes, she's fantastic! All of her stories are gripping and the endings are emotional and unexpected.

She did it again. AH.MAY.ZING.

I absolutely love this series. To those questioning the narration… did we listen to the same book???

This was Mercedes’ story… so duh- it is narrated by S. Scott… and done well.
Those that complain about it not following up on the stories obviously skipped chapters- it’s in there… plus more. Too bad the author and narrators can’t rate daft listeners.

This book sheds a dim light on the massive problems within the US child protection agencies. The biggest being there are too many Aholes having children for any entity to police in any manner. As a teacher I can vouch that there has to be OVERWHELMING evidence before a child is removed permanently (Supposedly- if you feed them now and then and give them some sort of shelter most of the time -it’s better than having the kid on the street (really ??)..) and many times the foster homes they are placed in are not any better. The “system” is broken, but at least some are trying.
Thank you to all groups at least trying to protect children in the age of the internet and human trafficking.

Great series!

Enjoyed this 3rd book in The Collector series. I thought it was the last book in the series, because of how a lot of loose ends were tied up. But just noticed that there is a fourth book, so I will be definitely reading this one next. As with many crime novels, I must caution anyone who may be triggered by these Tales of murder and serial killing, with many references to some horrific child abuse themes. that being said, this author does a great job with character development and weaving many of the same FBI characters throughout her books. The main vital characters are very close to each other, given what they have been through together. I've read that the 1st book, The Butterfly Garden, is being made into a movie. Looking forward to seeing this!

Another great book

I was sad to see this end. Such deep story. please be another one! lovely

Amazing

I’ve read all three books in the collector series and can without a doubt say that this is my favorite book series I’ve read them all back to back and am waiting to buy the fourth💕