The Hollow Season

Some places never stop keeping secrets.When investigative journalist Simon Rainer disappears while researching the abandoned Black Hollow Resort, the only clue he leaves behind is a package mailed to disgraced reporter Evelyn Vale. Inside are decades of research, unsettling photographs, and a brass room key marked 417; a room that official records claim was destroyed generations ago.Reluctantly returning to the mountain town she once escaped, Evelyn discovers that Simon's investigation uncovered far more than a single disappearance. Across nearly a century, women vanished from Black Hollow Resort while local authorities, influential families, and powerful institutions quietly allowed history to forget them.As Evelyn follows Simon's trail, she realizes another name appears again and again within the evidence: her father's. Long before Simon arrived, the town's former sheriff had been searching for the same answers before leaving behind questions of his own.Set against the mist-covered mountains of western North Carolina, The Hollow Season is a richly atmospheric mystery about memory, buried history, institutional silence, and the ordinary people willing to risk everything to uncover the truth.Perfect for readers who enjoy slow-burning suspense, immersive settings, psychological mysteries, and novels where the setting becomes as unforgettable as the characters themselves.