The Vanishing Girl

She's searching for a missing girl the authorities can't find. But the truth might get her killed.

Trying to piece her shattered life together, ex-FBI profiler Darcy Gellar clings to a struggling relationship with Detective Julian Haines. Then a new case forces her to act when Julian's niece vanishes from a private college in Upstate New York. But Julian's niece has a dark secret. And the understaffed sheriff's department lacks the expertise to find the missing girl.

Darcy empathizes with Julian's sister. She knows what it's like to lose a child to a deranged kidnapper.

But when they search the countryside, Julian exhumes a dead teenage girl from the forest. Her face is too disfigured to identify. Is this Julian's niece?

As Darcy and Julian investigate the murder, new suspects come to light. And more victims. She thought the nightmare was over, but a new serial killer stalks the night. And Darcy is his next target. Is Darcy prepared to unearth the truth about the vanishing girl's disappearance, even if it tears Julian apart?

The page-turning serial killer thriller fans of Rachel Caine, Lisa Regan, Mary Burton, and Melinda Leigh will love. From the bestselling author of The Scarlett Bell Dark Thriller series.

Praise for Dan Padavona:

"I was actually turning pages on my Kindle so fast, I thought I would burn it out." - Amazon Review

"One of the most exciting writers to burst upon the scene in quite some time." - Brian Keene, Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author

"Characters that you can care about. Read this in one sitting. Scary as hell. Locked my doors even." - Amazon Review

"Dan builds tension like few others can. His prose is rich and his characters are memorable. I dare you to read a Padavona story with the lights out." - Zach Bohannon, author of the Empty Bodies series

"Read the complete series. Absolutely awesome author." - Amazon Review

Indie Thriller Novel of the Year Finalist