I've been eagerly awaiting for this, the third in The Collector series, to show up on Netgalley, and I read it within 24 hours of its appearance. My thoughts here are written immediately after finishing. This one didn't grab me and make me love it the way the second book did - but honestly, for me, that second book was a tough act to follow, and this is still a fabulous book. It shows the same skill in drawing characters and again, excellent writing, plus another great plot. Definitely worth the obsessive Netgalley-checking to get my hands on it!

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What’s better than an episode of a crime drama? Reading a book that puts you in the shoes of both the agent and the victim. The storyline takes off immediately and never bored me. I felt so invested in the storyline that it was impossible to put it down. There are so many details without being overwhelming and it’s clear the author did her research in writing this book. When you think you’ve got it figured out, BAM! Something surprises you.

I must also say that I loved how a same sex relationship was a part of the story without needing pointed out or made a storyline itself.

A serial killer is taking out abusive and neglectful parents. FBI agent Mercedes Ramirez find their children, one by one on her doorstep after the killer has taken revenge on the child’s parents. This vigilante believes she is saving the children she “liberates”, and she’s not finished yet. At what point does a vigilante become a hero, or a hero a vigilante? Hutchinson has created a three-dimensional, sympathetic character in Mercedes, a woman with a tormented past of her own

I absolutely adore this series. I read this in one sitting and am sad to see it end. The Butterfly Garden was the most compelling of the trilogy, but this one was much stronger than Roses of may. I cannot wait for more from this author and I loved hearing Mercedes’ story.

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