Vanished (The Mary Jane Mysteries‪)‬

“I decided to use the name Ellen Green. It’s not the name I was born with, but it will hide who I really am…and what I have done.”

Ellen had a plan. Roberto was on board with it. They were going to be together, regardless of how her Father felt about her involvement with Roberto. Ellen loved him; with his sexy tanned skin, his dark eyes and a stunning physique.

When he told Ellen he would die rather than be without her, Roberto was being truthful. Ellen and Roberto resumed their romance, and their plan was put into action.
But amidst rival allegiances - Roberto McNeil’s Public Relations firm and Ellen’s employer Burton Myers Pilkington's Public Relations firm, it’s Ellen’s secret that may put the brakes on their sizzling romance for good.

When Ellen’s friend and co-worker Phillipa Kent fails to arrive for their brunch, Ellen goes to the Police to report her missing. When the Police’s investigation leads them to a conspiracy, Ellen and Roberto’s lives and their newly reignited flame could be permanently extinguished.

A suspenseful thriller which wraps around you until you give in to its dark urges.

About Mary Jane Randal:

Former Supervisory Special Agent at the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) at Quantico, Virginia.
A criminal investigative analyst involved in building profiles of unknown offenders. Mary Jane is called in on a case to provide case management advice, threat assessments and interviewing strategies to law enforcement agencies both home and abroad.

Mary Jane has a capacity for logical reasoning, which is an important element of the work she does; particularly when looking at the behavioural aspect of the crime:
The motivation of the offenders and the meaning behind their activities at the crime scene; and whether the victim was a random selection or a victim of opportunity – a case of the victim being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Identifying what triggered the suspect to act some days and not others. The suspect’s sense of power - targeting victims perceived to be helpless and defenseless and vulnerable, or unable to complain. The suspect’s anger excitation - targeting victims for physical, sexual or verbal abuse.
Abduction and the fantasy of consent – the suspect’s false notion that the victim wants to be controlled and he is there to help her.

This is the first in a new series of thrillers we hope you will enjoy.