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The Collector
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What at first appears to be an online hoax launches retired PI Alan Swansea into an investigation exposing a gang of sex traffickers. After receiving a mysterious email message from a woman making a desperate plea to save her younger sister, Swansea finds himself entrenched in the horrific world of human trafficking. Once it becomes clear that Polina and several other young Eastern European girls have been abducted and forced to take part in a deranged artist’s bizarre project, Swansea is engaged in a harrowing race to find the girls before they are thrust into a situation even more unthinkable than their present one.

Will Polina become yet another victim of modern day sex slavery like the others?

Throughout his investigation, Swansea becomes increasingly aware of the devastating effects sex trafficking has had on the lives of the victims and what little is being done by law enforcement to stop it. As the toll of victims rises, so does his resolve to bring the villains to justice. But as time runs out, Swansea discovers that the trail of his investigation may very
well have gone cold.
Will he be able to save Polina before it’s too late?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 8, 2011
ISBN9781465716927
The Collector
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Scott Wittenburg

Scott has written twelve novels including his most recent, Guess Who's Next, which is Book 4 of the Alan Swansea Mystery Series. Other titles include The Smithtown Project, The May Day Murders Sequel, The May Day Murders, Greshmere, See Tom Run, Katherine's Prophecy and The Wall. Scott has also written two non fiction photography books including Built From Scratch: Adventures In X-ray Film Photography With A Homemade 11x14 View Camera and The Story Behind The Images. He is also host of the popular photography podcast, Photography 101.Scott lives in Worthington, Ohio with his wife, Marilyn.

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