The Vanishing Season | 
pickI had read this a few years back & loved it but then never read the rest of the books in the series! I love the author‘s Annalisa Vega series, so I thought I should go & read her Ellery Hathaway series! So i re-read this one! Went through it quickly & it was great! Schaffhausen does such a wonderful job of developing her characters & keeping up with the suspense! I really recommend this book! I can‘t wait to read more of Ellery!
pickA light pick. I love the ‘sole survivor‘ premise but feel like this could have been executed (no pun intended) a little more tightly. I don‘t know if the Woodbury police were being willfully obtuse or they‘ve never heard of Google. The killer was obvious but I‘m hoping the later entries are a bit more polished as I did enjoy the story. #StartASeries
so-so3½⭐
This was an okay mystery, ugh, it's difficult to say why without being spoiler-y. Mystery thrillers are so subjective. What works for one person doesn‘t always work for someone else…and this didn‘t work for me. Essentially, I didn‘t buy into who the killer was and it threw the whole story off for me.
I'm not sure if I will continue the series...
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pickI loved the angle on this one - the girl who survives a notorious serial killer. She‘s now a cop and put her past behind her, but missing people and freaky birthday cards tell her maybe she int out of the woods yet... full review at ScrappyMags.com
so-soI liked the give and take relationship between Ellery and Reed. Most of the book was good. However, I had picked out the killer by the second time he appeared in story. #2018christyread #quickread
I've been wanting to charge the protagonist with obstruction of justice for about 75 pages now. It's kind of annoying.
Update: It went from Sunday night to Sunday morning in that order.
pickThe Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen was an interesting crime mystery that totally threw me for a loop at the end!
If you enjoy novels that are a bit of a slow-burn, but that really picks up toward the end, you have to check this one out!
My full review here: http://www.ericarobynreads.com/2018/01/book-review-vanishing-season.html?m=1
#crimethriller #crime #thriller
pickEnjoyed the pacing of this one! I didn‘t predict who it was until close to the reveal so that was nice. Would make a great movie! Excited for future works from this author!
pickI enjoyed this mystery for the most part. I had it figured out pretty early on so the ending wasn‘t anything mind blowing.
pickExcellent first mystery, about a serial killer‘s only surviving victim who changes her name and becomes a police officer. But when she receives anonymous cards on her birthday years later, it looks like someone has figured out who she really is, and that they might be tied to a series of unexplained disappearances in her town. I really enjoyed it despite guessing the identity of the killer early on. ☠️🖤📚
pickA good, solid, straight-up murder mystery. Well-written, well-paced and we‘ll-plotted. Well done. 👍🏼
pickReminiscent 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.
There were a few issues, but on the whole an enjoyable novel.
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The Hubs and I have access to a private lake while we're staying at the cabin, so I'm getting a little #LittensDressedInBlood reading in. #anniversarytrip #outdoorreading
pickUsed my final summer Friday to finish this, the first winner of the crime novel contest by Minotaur. THE VANISHING SEASON has super strong FINAL GIRL vibes, but is strong on its own. Solid debut novel and thriller to put on your list 🤗
