Colleen Hayes Mysteries
In 1977, fresh from a Colorado prison where she served close to ten years for the killing of her abusive husband, Colleen Hayes sets off for San Francisco in search of her daughter who took off while Colleen was incarcerated. On parole, with no job options, Colleen agrees to help solve the cold case of a young woman who was brutally murdered during the Summer of Love. So begins Colleen’s career as an unlicensed PI in Vanishing in the Haight (a USA Today Bestseller).
The Colleen Hayes novels read standalone but are published in the following order as Colleen Hayes works cases in 1970s San Francisco and struggles to reunite with Pam, her troubled daughter.
Vanishing in the Haight discussion items:
Have you read Vanishing in the Haight? Here is a list of discussion items for book groups:
- What was your initial reaction to the book?
- Do you think the story is plot-based or character-driven?
- Who was your favorite character? Second favorite?
- Least favorite?
- What made the setting unique or important to the story?
- What about the time period (the late 1970s) is relevant to the story?
- Apart from Colleen, who do you think has the most impact on solving the murder?
- How is the backstory of Colleen’s daughter relevant to the novel?
- How is Colleen’s own story affected by the murder of Margaret Copeland?
- Do you think Colleen was justified for the reason she went to prison?
Max Tomlinson 