The Last Place You Look

By Kristen Lepionka,

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'Seriously this is a must read. I loved it!' MARTINA COLE

'Utterly superb ... pure reading pleasure.' SOPHIE HANNAH

One of VAL MCDERMID'S New Blood choices for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate 2017

What really happened to Sarah Cook?

A beautiful blonde teenager, Sarah Cook disappeared fifteen…

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1 author picked The Last Place You Look as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If you’ve read this far, you know that I like my PIs off-beat, maybe even a little bit broken.

And Roxanne Weary, the Columbus, Ohio PI, is the definition of a hot mess. She’s a borderline alcoholic with a tendency toward sleeping with the absolute wrong people. Yet, you can’t help but feel for her. She’s also pretty funny.

It’s hard to find the sweet spot between humor and seriousness in a suspenseful plot but Lepionka manages to thread this needle very nicely. 

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