October Bonus Book Review: The Cold Vanish
Come for the crime stories that give Jon Billman's book context; stay for Billman's smooth, potent writing
The crime
The disappearance that’s the engine of Jon Billman’s The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands isn’t a crime — Jacob Gray, who disappeared from Olympic National Park in Washington State in April of 2017, appears to have died by suicide or accident — but criminal cases Billman discusses to provide context include Amy Wroe…