Vanished in the Night

I liked it well enough. The suspense was good. The stalker angle was good except for the cliched gift he left behind. I would have loved that to be spruced up and made unique. I really liked that Kaylee struggled to see her dad in a new light than his dark, old ways. It is sometimes hard to give people a second, third, or hundredth chance when they've already broken our trust, and I think Kaylee's journey is one worth reading for that aspect.

Walter was amazing. I love it when crusty old vagrants actually have big hearts. So many people are misunderstood, and I could really connect with him because of that.

I didn't care for how both the leads were trying to control their parent's future. If the leads are in their twenties or thirties, then the parents clearly would be into their forties or fifties, at least. How do those “kids” think they have any right to dictate what their parents should or should not do? This was a huge dampener for me, as it seemed poor motivation to bring the leads together or to bring the leading man back into his hometown (telling his mom what to do about a certain aspect of her life was the only reason he claimed for coming back). That was weird.

Overall, a good suspense story with twists and good moments to catch your breath.