Last Seen Alive

Product Description


She can run, but her past won't hide
One woman is trapped in the death-grip of the pastand every one of its dark secretsin this riveting novel of psychological suspense from the award-winning author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing.
She can run
As much as Libby Hall needs a vacation, she's never considered taking one until she sees the note for a house swap. Suffering a miscarriage was a personal turning point. Saving a child from a burning school was a public one. Just as the emotional fallout of both incidents takes its toll, along comes her lifesaversthe Heywoods, a couple in need of a getaway of their own.
But she can't hide
Libby and her husband Jamie can't believe their good fortune when they arrive at the Heywood's isolated seaside estate with its panoramic viewsand just in exchange for their drab two-bedroom apartment. How generous of the Heywoods! Yet how odd. Libby almost feels guilty until the home yields disquieting surprises: a fortune in hidden surveillance equipment, a stranger in the garden who watches them, and the make-shift operating room in the basement
Because someone knows her secret
When Jamie falls dangerously ill, all Libby wants is to return to their comfortably imperfect lives. But it's already too late. Libby has just discovered the Heywoods' biggest secret. And when it appears that even Jamie is hiding something from her, Libby's paranoia gets the best of her. It should. For she has buried secrets of her own. As the past comes crawling out of the darkness, Libby fears she's walked into an elaborate trap. But who has set it? What do they want of her? And what is she willing to risk to make it out alive?


Review


''Thrillingly tense and twisty, a great read.'' (B. A. Paris, the bestselling author of
Behind Closed Doors)

''Just finished
Last Seen Alive . . . it's so twisty, turning and grippy. Highly recommend it!'' (Gilly Macmillan, the bestselling author of
What She Knew)

''Fast-paced and chock-full of twists,
Last Seen Alive is both absorbing and gripping. After reading it you'll never dream of a house swap again.'' –(Paula Daly, author of
The Mistake I Made)


About the Author


Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award for her first book, The Sisters, which became a bestseller. Local Girl Missing is her second novel. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.