The Vanishing Season by Joanna SchaffhausenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Vanishing Season (Ellery Hathaway #1) by Joanna Schaffhausen
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from NetGalley and publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.
Someone witnessed a kidnapping that occurred 14 years ago but remained silent. Abigail Hathaway’s life story was no longer private following her survival from abuse and captivity. Francis Michael Coben took pleasure in abducting and torturing young girls in Chicago until he was successfully put behind bars. Abigail Hathaway was the girl who was found and survived. There were books and movies made about her life and experience.
To escape the attention of her past, Abigail “Ellery” Hathaway becomes a patrol officer in the quiet town of Woodbury in MA. Her brother Daniel who was sick with leukemia died 6 months after she returned home. Her father had abandoned the family and left her feeling abandoned when she needed support the most.
She was saved by now FBI agent, Reed Markham, who was only a newbie when he determined where the abducted girl might be. He received a lot praise and notoriety after the girls safe return.
Reed was adopted by a politician when he was a child after the murder of his biological mother. His ex-wife Sarit Ranupam is a reporter who assisted him with writing a book about the Abby Hathaway abduction. Reed was on a “stress leave” trying to make sense of his divorce and custody of 6 yo Tula.
Sam Parker is Chief of Police and although married to Julia, finds himself in a motel bed with Ellery Hathaway. The dynamics of this small town and police force yield Ellery the control in her life she feels she lost many years ago. Aside from Sam, her only other friend is Brady, a fellow insomniac who works in an animal shelter.
Ellery becomes obsessed with recent cases of missing women between Woodbury and Boston. She struggles to prove there’s a connection between these crimes. She calls up Reed Markham to provide advice on the case from an FBI perspective.
The two set out on a mission to solve these crimes. There are so many suspects with hazy pasts which lead them in many directions.
It seems the past comes back to haunt Ellery as she begins to question whether the answers she seek were right in front of her the whole time.
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