Judith Van Gieson's The Stolen Blue introduced readers to a brand new series featuring Claire Reynier, expert in rare books and seemingly insoluble crimes. In Vanishing Point she returns to investigate the strange disappearance of a celebrated author...Jonathan Vail's novel made him famous. His disappearance made him a legend. Thirty-five years ago the young writer embarked on a camping trip in Utah's Slickrock Canyons, never to be seen again. His journal vanished with him. Now, archivist Claire Reynier, preserver of Vail's legacy finds herself drawn into literature's most elusive mystery. But separating fact from fiction proves to be a dangerous proposition. The search for the elusive diary has led Claire to a case of cold-blooded murder committed in the shadow of Vail family secrets--and linked to a devoted fan determined to keep the mystery of Jonathan Vail's vanishing buried forever....