Her Last Steps: A psychological suspense thriller (Villainous Vacations Collection - Standalone Thrillers)

Trust no one when your daughter goes missing. On a frigid winter morning near her cabin, Ava Galbraiths four-year-old daughter vanishes without a trace in the snow. Local sheriff, Mallory Anderson, focuses his initial investigation on Ava and her estranged husband, Gordon, embroiled in a bitter custody battle. But when Ava receives a ransom demand for half-a-million dollars, the race to find four-year-old Melanie takes on a more ominous tone. With the FBI on board, disturbing secrets begin to emerge connecting both Ava and her husband to a murky past. A remote cabin in the woods may hold some desperately needed answers, but time is ticking down to complete the ransom drop-off and save Melanie from the one person who wants her dead. Who is the real mastermind behind the abduction? - Fasten your seatbelt for a tense domestic thriller with a heart-pounding pace! - Will you enjoy Her Last Steps? If you read any of my favorite psychological and domestic suspense thriller authors including K.L. Slater, Shalini Boland, Adam Croft, Kathryn Croft, Louise Jensen, or Rachel Caine, the answer is a resounding yes! "Trust no one when your daughter goes missing. On a frigid winter morning near her cabin, Ava Galbraith's four-year-old daughter vanishes without a trace in the snow. Local sheriff, Mallory Anderson, focuses his initial investigation on Ava and her estranged husband, Gordon, embroiled in a bitter custody battle. But when Ava receives a ransom demand for half-a-million dollars, the race to find four-year-old Melanie takes on a more ominous tone. With the FBI on board, disturbing secrets begin to emerge connecting both Ava and her husband to a murky past. A remote cabin in the woods may hold some desperately needed answers, but time is ticking down to complete the ransom drop-off and save Melanie from the one person who wants her dead. Who is the real mastermind behind the abduction?"--Page 4 of cover "After Matt returns from a harrowing deployment in Afghanistan, he and his wife, Blair, take off around the States in his father's camping trailer for what they hope will be a tranquil trip. When torrential rain derails their plans, they, along with a handful of other travelers, seek shelter at a remote campground. Things soon take a disturbing turn when they stumble upon a body. And then the unthinkable happens. A horrific mudslide overnight washes out the only access road in and out of the campground, leaving them cut off from the outside world--and at the mercy of an unknown killer. But when one of the campers mysteriously disappears, their fear quickly turns inward. Is someone stalking the camp, or is the killer one of them?"--Back cover