The Last Word: A Novel

After posting a negative review of a horror novel, a woman staying at an isolated beach house begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy—or very, very dangerous—in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge.
Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor, Deek, and (via text) the house’s owner, Jules.
One day, she reads a poorly written—but gruesome—horror novel by the author H. G. Kane, and posts a one-star review that drags her into an online argument with none other than the author himself. Soon after, disturbing incidents start to occur at night. To Emma, this can’t just be a coincidence. It was strange enough for this author to bicker with her online about a lousy review; could he be stalking her, too?
As Emma digs into Kane’s life and work, she learns he has published sixteen other novels, all similarly sadistic tales of stalking and murder. But who is he? How did he find her? And what else is he capable of?
Displaying his trademark command of rapid-fire pacing, unnerving atmosphere, and razor-sharp characterization, Taylor Adams once again delivers a diabolically disturbing—and deadly—game of cat and mouse.
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Fast paced trashy thriller⦠that I enjoyed. Its non-stop and just when you think its over itâs not!
The beginning did not have much dialogue but the main characters voice was enjoyable and it did not bother me at all, when it normally does. After a few chapters in we start to get dialogue and more characters involved so things pick up pretty fast there.
One thing I liked about this book was the flashbacks and backstories. They were done tastefully. It didnât take you away from the story and snap you out, so I think the author excelled in this. It actually added to the story and I liked where the author placed them.
Ultimately, this is definitely not a deep thoughtful meaningful book so if thatâs what you want, this is not it. But if you want a fast paced-trashy thriller-filler book to satisfy that, then I recommend this book.
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