The Vanishing Kind

A Novel of Suspense

By: Alice Henderson

Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky

From highly acclaimed author Alice Henderson comes the eagerly anticipated and electrifying fourth book in the Alex Carter series, in which the wildlife biologist encounters anti-immigrant vigilantes, rugged terrain, and threatening intruders in search of a sleek, powerful, and furtive animal—the jaguar.

When wildlife biologist Alex Carter is tasked with locating jaguars on a vast desert preserve in New Mexico, she is ecstatic. While jaguars once roamed throughout the Southwest, they are now endangered, with only a handful remaining, and Alex hopes some of the sleek and elusive creatures have found their way to the protected sanctuary.

Meanwhile, an archaeological team is excavating the gravesite of a sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador on a neighboring piece of land. Curious about the dig, Alex meets the team and, while learning about their discoveries, she encounters a dangerous group of anti-immigrant vigilantes roaming the area, threatening the archaeology team, demanding they leave. And when the militants learn of Alex’s mission, they become bent on stopping her. Because jaguars are federally endangered, the vigilantes worry that if Alex finds them, concessions will be made so that wildlife can cross the border wall. And they want no one crossing it…

And then there are the strange holes that keep appearing on the preserve—Who is digging them, and what are they looking for?

As tensions mount, Alex soon finds herself in a fight for her life against those who would prevent her from restoring jaguars to their historical habitat.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Loved this

I love the Alex Carter series and can’t wait to read the next one! The story, narration and wildlife info sprinkled in all make for a fantastic read. Keep Casey and Alex comin’ back together!

Nancy Drew meets Wildlife Biology

Each book in the Alex Carter series tops the last and this one is no different. The second half was non-stop suspense; I couldn’t stop listening!

suspenseful, informational, and inspirational

This series is one of my all time favorites, and is the 4th book of the series. It highlights our battle to save endangered animals while providing thrilling entertainment. The author gives us plenty of accurate information on the endangered animal(s) featured in the book and ways we all can help protect them. Alice Henderson is a fantastic writer and Eva Kaminsky is the perfect narrator. The twists and turns in this, and all the other books in this series, will keep you on the edge of your seat. The character development is so good that I feel I know these people personally. I wait all year for the next book to be released. I hope this series continues!

What a great book about mystery, thrillsand suspence in the great out doors.

this series to senior who loves CJ Box and numerous other game protector.
this series has been absolutely wonderfully educating and enough suspense to make it just a beautiful ieaten..
I do listen at 1.5 though.

Protagonist (Alex) is eminently likable!

I found it easy to immerse myself in what Alex was dealing with (fyi, I'm a man and Alex is a woman), and trying to figure out, and trying to deal with physically. The relationships and conflicts in the story made sense- and were complex and multi-layered (like real life!) so that was cool and realistic.
The author may at times try to make Alex into a bit too much of a Wonder Woman or something. Having her rely a bit more on others might make the story a bit more believable, but overall it's an exciting tale that is hard to put down (or hit pause on, I should say!).
I am fascinated by cats- both domestic and cats in the wild like the Jaguar. I've spent time in Costa Rica and Guatemala, where they are doing better than in the U.S., but really they are endangered everywhere. Only in the epilogue do we get the author's concern about the topic- in the book itself it never felt like an agenda was being pushed, which was good because that can distract a reader from the story! Cats of all kinds rock, so I like the book from that standpoint too! 👍🏼