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Last One Alive

By: Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
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Dr. Emily Hartford is back in Chicago, ready to move forward and leave the past behind, until an unexpected request for help sends her deep into an investigation—and into the path of a killer.

Seventeen months after the Parkman case, Dr. Hartford has returned to Chicago to finish her surgical residency. But when she is contacted out of the blue by Solange McClelland, the only survivor of a decade-old triple homicide, Emily is compelled to dig deeper. She doesn’t know the details of the event but remembers it as one of the few cases her deceased father never solved.

On her thirtieth birthday, Solange opens a long-forgotten safe-deposit box and is entirely baffled by what she finds. Inside are not only painful reminders of a once-happy youth but almost four million dollars—enough to pursue and finally solve the mystery of who brutally murdered her family. It’s been over ten years, and Solange has built a new life in Detroit with her husband, Joseph. But there are certain disturbing questions about her past that she is determined to answer. So she reaches out to the only one who might know something about her family’s deaths and their possibly erroneous death certificates—Dr. Hartford, the daughter of Freeport’s former medical examiner.

Finding it impossible to believe that her scrupulous father made a mistake, Emily joins Solange’s pursuit of the truth, and as subzero temperatures blanket snow-covered Michigan, the two women pursue justice in two very different ways. But lurking nearby in the frigid cold is a crafty, unrepentant killer, determined to finish what he started long ago.

©2023 Jennifer Dornbush (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing
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Great read!

I would recommend this book/series to anyone. The story has captivated me from the very beginning of the series.

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Strange

The Solange character is one weird person. I have never known a person who has gone through such horror and trauma. Is such bizarre thinking normal? She seems very self-destructive.

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Looking forward to the next one!

Well, I like this story, it was a little harder to get through then the first two books in the series. The storyline with Solange and her husband was just too unrealistic. There revenge plot bordered on ludicrous. I kept yelling at the book, “You can’t be this is so stupid.” However, I still enjoyed the book. I just have two hopes for the rest of the the series. I seriously hope that you do not kill off Nick and that you get rid of Brandon. 😊

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Constantly pulls you in

I love the main story line and how the storyline plays out. I keep waiting for her to decide and realize that her life should stay in that sleepy little town and I hope Nick isn't truly gone. The whole Brandon thing kind of irritates me, especially how quick they get back together although she is waiting for nees of Nick. Not sure it's needed so much, It doesn't feel right. For a long time you don't realize that she is actually trying to move on because they really think that Nick is dead. I feel like she's just dating Brandon because Nick is gone to China. if their love was true then she wouldn't be dating just because she didn't hear from him unless it had been maybe years. anyway giving too much away, I still can't wait for the next one to come out. overall I'm quite addicted to the series.

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loved it

The characters are very believable and the author paints their personalities which suck with such finesse that you can't help but feel like you're part of the story itself

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Great Series

Overall, I love this series and am looking forward to the next book. The narrator is great and the storyline is really good.

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a well written story that keeps you involved

love this series!! cannot wait for the next book! definitely worth listening to, I love the author, and the reader.

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Best in the series!

I loved the first two books in this series but this was by far the best! Can’t wait for the next book!

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Incredible

All I can say is she needs to hurry and finish the next book! Incredible storyline, characters and twists throughout. A must read!

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Wonderful!!!

I can’t wait until the next one!!! I have listened to all 3, but this one really touched my heart.

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