My rating: 5 of 5 stars
After reading The Butterfly Garden, Roses of May, and The Summer Children pretty close together, I decided to start the week with the last book in this very intriguing series.
Several years have passed since FBI agent Mercedes Ramirez's past collided with her job. Alongside Brandon Eddison and Victor Hanoverian, as well as Eliza Sterling, the case was solved. But now, an eight-year-old girl has disappeared and Eliza, as well as Eddison find themselves caught in a case that spans decades and might hit too close to home...
Infuriating. Sad. Devastating.
Since meeting the Crimes Against Children team, I've enjoyed catching up with all the agents. I know that sounds weird because they investigate such disturbing cases, but the author has created characters with such depth that you eventually feel like you're part of their expanding family.
This installment is primarily in the POV of Agent Eliza Sterling, an agent whose youthful looks get in the way of their current case because she resembles the victims. I've met Eliza before and liked her from the moment she met Priya in the second book, so it was nice to delve into her past.
What separates the latest case is the fact that it ties back to Eddison's sister, who vanished when she was eight years old. It's something that's haunted him for decades and actually the reason why he became an FBI agent and chose the heartbreaking path of crimes against children.
The closure that we get in this book is so freaking sad, but things couldn't turn out any other way.
Although the danger level, sense of urgency, and mystery aspect wasn't as strong as the previous three books, I still enjoyed the final book in The Collector series as much as all the others.
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