The Summer Children (The Collector Book 3)

Name: The Summer Children (The Collector Book 3)
Price: 2.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (22787 reviews)
Author: Dot Hutchison

by Dot Hutchison

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.5 (22,787)

4.5 stars from 22,787 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

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Last checked: Jun 7, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You're drawn to crime thrillers with deeply flawed protagonists who are haunted by their own past trauma.
You want procedural detail mixed with psychological depth, not just gore for gore's sake.
You've read the first two books in The Collector series and need to know what happens to Mercedes next.

Maybe not for you if...

You need your thriller protagonists to be stable, well-adjusted people who have their lives together.
You're sensitive to detailed depictions of child abuse and parental violence, even when the abusers face consequences.
You prefer straightforward plots where the good guys clearly win and the bad guys clearly lose without moral ambiguity.

About this book

FBI Agent Mercedes Ramirez discovers an abused young boy on her porch, covered in blood and holding a teddy bear. He claims an angel killed his parents and brought him to her for protection. The murders are investigated as a rage kill by the Crimes Against Children team—brutal and unlike anything they've encountered before. More traumatized children begin arriving at Mercedes's door, each with similar accounts of abuse and an avenging angel. As the cases accumulate, the investigation takes a personal toll on Mercedes, who carries her own difficult past. The mounting pressure of the case and her memories threaten to overwhelm her.

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Currently #5,282 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Climbing the charts — 38% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.5★ from 22,787 reviews

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