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Last One Alive

By: Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
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Dr. Emily Hartford is back in Chicago, ready to move forward and leave the past behind, until an unexpected request for help sends her deep into an investigation—and into the path of a killer.

Seventeen months after the Parkman case, Dr. Hartford has returned to Chicago to finish her surgical residency. But when she is contacted out of the blue by Solange McClelland, the only survivor of a decade-old triple homicide, Emily is compelled to dig deeper. She doesn’t know the details of the event but remembers it as one of the few cases her deceased father never solved.

On her thirtieth birthday, Solange opens a long-forgotten safe-deposit box and is entirely baffled by what she finds. Inside are not only painful reminders of a once-happy youth but almost four million dollars—enough to pursue and finally solve the mystery of who brutally murdered her family. It’s been over ten years, and Solange has built a new life in Detroit with her husband, Joseph. But there are certain disturbing questions about her past that she is determined to answer. So she reaches out to the only one who might know something about her family’s deaths and their possibly erroneous death certificates—Dr. Hartford, the daughter of Freeport’s former medical examiner.

Finding it impossible to believe that her scrupulous father made a mistake, Emily joins Solange’s pursuit of the truth, and as subzero temperatures blanket snow-covered Michigan, the two women pursue justice in two very different ways. But lurking nearby in the frigid cold is a crafty, unrepentant killer, determined to finish what he started long ago.

©2023 Jennifer Dornbush (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

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Love the series

I love this series! But please don’t kill off nick! I feel so bad for Brandon and all the back and forth but I hope he understands and there can be some sort of closure between them. But she needs to be with nick. What about that phone call in the beginning she got! Was it nick trying to reach out?

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I really hope this series continues

I'm in love with this series. the characters are great! The theme is one of my favorites, and the author is wonderful at drawing you in. ❤️

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Great read!

I would recommend this book/series to anyone. The story has captivated me from the very beginning of the series.

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Strange

The Solange character is one weird person. I have never known a person who has gone through such horror and trauma. Is such bizarre thinking normal? She seems very self-destructive.

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Looking forward to the next one!

Well, I like this story, it was a little harder to get through then the first two books in the series. The storyline with Solange and her husband was just too unrealistic. There revenge plot bordered on ludicrous. I kept yelling at the book, “You can’t be this is so stupid.” However, I still enjoyed the book. I just have two hopes for the rest of the the series. I seriously hope that you do not kill off Nick and that you get rid of Brandon. 😊

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Constantly pulls you in

I love the main story line and how the storyline plays out. I keep waiting for her to decide and realize that her life should stay in that sleepy little town and I hope Nick isn't truly gone. The whole Brandon thing kind of irritates me, especially how quick they get back together although she is waiting for nees of Nick. Not sure it's needed so much, It doesn't feel right. For a long time you don't realize that she is actually trying to move on because they really think that Nick is dead. I feel like she's just dating Brandon because Nick is gone to China. if their love was true then she wouldn't be dating just because she didn't hear from him unless it had been maybe years. anyway giving too much away, I still can't wait for the next one to come out. overall I'm quite addicted to the series.

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Last one alive

Love how she continues her story from one book to another. Always has you listening

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3rd book just as good as the first!

Totally enjoying these books! Can't wait for the next. Great characters, and story. Absolutely adore Emily character, and the people in her life. It offers so much from mystery, to drama and intrigue. Also enjoy the audible of these books. keep them coming!

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LOVE LOVE LOVE

I have loved this full series. The story draws you in and keeps you there. The narration is top class, just fantastic. I there is a 4th in the making.

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Awesomeness

Love her writing - I jumped on her homepage and there are at least 2 more in this series! Yay 💃

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