A vanished teen. A week of unnatural fog. And a detective who knows the town better than it knows itself.

When a student disappears along the banks of Hollow Creek, Detective Mae Calder is reassigned to the small town she swore she’d never return to. The case looks routine—until Mae uncovers a pattern of disappearances spaced twenty-seven years apart, each foreshadowed by whispered sightings of a not-quite-human figure at the waterline. As Founders’ Day looms and the town demands “normalcy,” Mae follows a hard investigative trail—interviews, flood maps, forensics, public records—into secrets the creek has been holding since the mill diverted its flow.

With help from Sheriff Roy Harlan, coroner Helen Voss, and school counselor Evelyn Pike, Mae digs through civic myths, papered-over budgets, and a fence that seems to breathe. What she finds isn’t a ghost story—it’s a ledger. And the debt is coming due.

Perfect for fans of women sleuths, small-town horror, and psychological suspense, Hollow Creek Vanishes launches a gripping supernatural thriller series where the setting fights back and the rules are discoverable—but never safe.

If you love a missing persons mystery with a literary edge and relentless investigative drive, start the Hollow Creek Case Files today.