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The Last Thing She Saw
- Author
- Nina Laurin
- Narrator
- Robin Siegerman
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 23 July 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
After a flood destroys the historic center of a small Quebec town, a child’s body is discovered. The remains are decades-old and nearly impossible to identify, yet everyone knows at once who they belong to. Nine-year-old Michelle Fortier vanished without a trace in 1979, and her fate has remained unknown—until now.
Stephanie O’Malley grew up in her mother’s crumbling trailer listening to stories of Michelle’s disappearance, stories she once tried to turn into a podcast without much success. Although Stephanie left Marly fifteen years ago and vowed never to return, she finds herself back with her tempestuous mother Laura, her high school sweetheart Luc, and the entire community in an uproar.
While Stephanie struggles to separate the truth from wild rumors about witchcraft and town-wide conspiracies, Laura is consumed by the strange feeling that all this has happened before. But then a bombshell drops: the body might not be Michelle after all.
Critics Review
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"[A] chilling novel of psychological suspense... Readers will keep turning the pages as the secrets of Venture's residents come out, along with potential motives for murder. Laurin is an accomplished storyteller."—Publishers Weekly on A Woman Alone
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"Laurin crafts a Rebecca for a new generation, tapping into the old fears of domestic security, predecessor anxiety, and adding in a dash of high-tech paranoia. This is domestic suspense taken to a logical, terrifying extreme."—CrimeReads.com on A Woman Alone
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"Laurin knows how to rachet up the suspense."—Publishers Weekly on The Starter Wife
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"Laurin, with her knack for psychological suspense, here portrays the effects of obsession in chilling detail as the facts of Claire's life are revealed. A spine-tingler."—Booklist on The Starter Wife
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"An intense psychological thriller that has a surprise twist... Laurin provides an insightful look at how secrets can shatter a bond between twins."—Publishers Weekly on What My Sister Knew
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"A twisty, mind-bending thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat as she probes the bond and secrets between twins."—USA Today on What My Sister Knew
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"Laurin creates a compelling, vulnerable central character."—Publishers Weekly on Girl Last Seen
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Details
- Author
- Nina Laurin
- Narrator
- Robin Siegerman
- Duration
- 9 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 July 2024
- ISBN
- 9781668641828
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Girl Last Seen, a psychological thriller that follows the residents of a rural town in Quebec as they grapple with long-buried secrets coming to light after the discovery of a child's remains. After a flood destroys the historic center of a small Quebec town, a child’s body is discovered. The remains are decades-old and nearly impossible to identify, yet everyone knows at once who they belong to. Nine-year-old Michelle Fortier vanished without a trace in 1979, and her fate has remained unknown—until now. Stephanie O’Malley grew up in her mother’s crumbling trailer listening to stories of Michelle’s disappearance, stories she once tried to turn into a podcast without much success. Although Stephanie left Marly fifteen years ago and vowed never to return, she finds herself back with her tempestuous mother Laura, her high school sweetheart Luc, and the entire community in an uproar. While Stephanie struggles to separate the truth from wild rumors about witchcraft and town-wide conspiracies, Laura is consumed by the strange feeling that all this has happened before. But then a bombshell drops: the body might not be Michelle after all.
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