The Only One Left
the chilling, gripping novel from the master of the genre-bending thriller
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4.4 • 244 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher 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 to tell her side of the story.
Until her new live-in caregiver Kit brings her a typewriter.
And with one working finger Lenora begins to type:
I want to tell you everything.
THE HEART-POUNDING GOTHIC THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Readers LOVE The Only One Left:
'Plot twists on plot twists! A story that keeps you guessing throughout' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Kept me guessing to the very end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I literally couldn't leave this story alone' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The tension throughout this book is so intense it is breathtaking' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I devoured this in a single sitting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Laden with an abundance of twists and turns that are truly mind-bending' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The ending though . . . didn't see that one coming!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Riley never fails . . . now to wait for the next book...' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
And your favourite authors love it too . . .
'A master storyteller' ALEX MICHAELIDES
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'Twisty' SHARI LAPENA
'Addictive' STEPHANIE WROBEL
'Propulsive' ELLERY LLOYD
'Terrific' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'Shocking' LISA GARDNER
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sager (The House Across the Lake) again creatively toys with thriller mainstays in this gothic riff on the sinister caretaker trope. It's 1983, and home health aide Kit McDeere is desperate for work after her previous client overdosed on fentanyl from a bottle Kit left within reach. While McDeere avoided prosecution, she's still suspected by many—including the police—of having deliberately killed the woman. Broke, Kit has no choice but to accept a new assignment that her boss warns is especially difficult: serving as the caregiver for the paralyzed 71-year-old Lenora Hope. Like Kit, Lenora is considered a murderer by many in their small Maine community: when she was 17, Lenora's parents and sister were killed in the family's mansion, leaving her as the sole survivor. As Kit bonds with Lenora, she becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about her family's deaths, and increasingly unsure of her client's innocence. Sager offers his usual array of jaw-dropping twists, which startle despite being fairly clued. Fans of Daphne du Maurier will enjoy this superior nail-biter.
Customer Reviews
Marvellous
Great book! Page turner, mind thinker 🤩
You won’t regret picking this up!
Couldn’t put it down. The final twists were fantastic but the story genuinely kept me gripped. A great read.
Childish
The best way I can describe this book, immature. An average plot line with poor execution, the plot was too easy to predict, characters were not well developed. A lot of the twists and turns unnecessary.