Collateral Fear A Samantha Leary Psychological Thriller: Thrillers Book 35

On her way to the school bus, eight-year-old Emily vanishes. One moment she's there, the next, she's gone-snatched from sight by a predator operating within a system that preys on the vulnerable.Samantha Leary, drawn into the investigation, comes face-to-face with the man suspected of Emily's abduction. The encounter turns violent, leaving Samantha wounded and shaken-but determined to hold on to the fragile thread of hope that remains.Detective Greg traces the trail through the shadowy corridors of a child trafficking network. Every lead brings him closer to understanding the operation, yet Emily remains missing. Arrests are made, raids conducted, but the girl-and the evil that took her-continue to elude capture.In the wake of failure, the weight of loss presses down: the children who can't be saved, the human cost of a network that thrives in the darkness, and the relentless fight against evil that refuses to stop. Emily's disappearance is just the beginning.Samantha and Greg must confront the chilling truth: some monsters are never fully caught, and some children are never returned. For Mature Audiences Only