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The Last Party

A loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.

Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection. It seems an ideal life, if not for a decades-old crime that has become Perla's dark and consuming secret obsession.

Twenty-three years ago, Leewood Folcrum confessed to murdering two young girls during a birthday party. Though he's been condemned to a life sentence, his crime is not forgotten. Not by Perla, nor by an inquisitive doctoral student interviewing Folcrum for his dissertation. He's getting the killer to open up--about his motives, his confession, and the truth of what really happened on that horrible night.

As the past and the present entwine, the deceptions behind the infamous murder begin to surface. But who's deceiving who now? And why? And as an ingeniously twisted plan is set in motion, who will be the next to die?

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Published Aug 20, 2024

351 pages

Average rating: 7.15

158 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

_shereads
Sep 29, 2025
9/10 stars
This plot did not go how I thought it would and I loved it. A couple parts were questionable but all in all it was a great book and my first from this author
Cheryl’s Cozy Reads
Sep 14, 2025
8/10 stars
Good book. Lots of twists and turns
Lanaija__
Sep 12, 2025
6/10 stars
This book was a slow burn for sure. It is a very dark book but I was curious to see why was Perla so sick in the head. Who plans their child’s death? As the book got closer to the end, it became interesting. However, I will not read again.
HelloTanyaLyn
Jul 10, 2025
10/10 stars
WTF
Tanja
Jun 25, 2025
8/10 stars
This book was a WILD ride, but so good!

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