The Only One Left
Book description
Everyone believes that Lenora Hope is a mass murderer.
When the Hope family was massacred decades ago, she was the only one left after that tragic night.
Mute, paralysed and confined to a wheelchair, Lenora has never been able…
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Riley Sager has become one of my favorite new authors, and his latest book is marvelously inspired by one of the most famous news stories of all time: The infamous Lizzie Borden murders of her parents in Fall River, Mass. back in 1892.
Like most people, I can still remember the famous lyric chanted from that long-ago crime: “Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks; when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.”
In this book, I loved the way Sager used this idea to create a modern-day story of a Lizzie Borden-type…
From Dana's list on books that are ripped from the headlines by a headline writing journalist.
As a Sager fan, I read this book without bothering to read the description. So, I had no summary to help guide me when I started. Usually, I only get a chance or make time to read during the weekend mornings. However, The Only One Left had me reading at night, during the day, any free second I had.
And I wanted to talk about it with other readers. It is rare for me to want to discuss a book with others when I’m reading it, but it left me hoping one of my friends was also enjoying it and…
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