The Vanishing Girls by Callie Browning

Winner of the ALLI 10-word Story Competition (opening lines) One of Rebel Women Lit's Most Anticipated Reads for 2021. Jamaica Gleaner calls it one of the Top 10 Books of 2021 by Caribbean Authors. Shortlisted for Gine On People's Choice Award. Holden Davis has enough problems: mounting debt, a lifelong feud with his brother and his father's legacy to live up to. If he's honest with himself, he'll admit that hiring a mysterious assistant in the dead of night probably wasn't the smartest thing to do either. But life gets more complex when his funeral home has to process the bodies left behind by a serial killer and Holden develops feelings for his assistant, Eileen. With no leads, the police are in a race against time as the Cane Slasher ravages the country. Eileen believes she can crack the case, but will Holden and Eileen's forbidden love stop them from finding the killer? The Vanishing Girls is the follow up to The Girls with the Hazel Eyes, the award-winning debut novel that was also featured by Oprah Magazine.