Her Last Breath

Hilary Davidson — 2021

From the bestselling author of One Small Sacrifice comes a suspenseful thriller about a dead woman who predicted her own murder--and the sister who won't let the truth be buried. When her beloved sister Caroline dies suddenly, Deirdre is heartbroken. However, her sorrow turns to bone-chilling confusion when she receives a message Caroline sent days earlier warning that her death would be no accident. Long used to being a pariah to her family, Deirdre covers her tattoos and heads to Manhattan for her sister's funeral. The message claimed Caroline's husband, Theo, killed his first wife and got away with it. Reeling from the news, Deirdre confronts Theo on the way to the cemetery, and he reveals both his temper and his suspicion that Deirdre's "perfect" sister was having an affair. Paranoid and armed with just enough information to make her dangerous, Deirdre digs into the disturbing secrets buried with Caroline. But as she gets closer to the truth, she realizes that her own life may be at risk...and that there may be more than one killer in the family.

Reviews

Dave | Storyphoria@storyphoria

Dec 15, 2022

About a third of the way through this book I found myself wondering why I was still reading it. I enjoyed the writing style, felt like I was getting a little sucked into the mystery, but I felt like aside from a lot of inner thoughts and people talking, there wasn't a ton actually happening. I actually had figured out they twist by about 40% through the book. But I stuck with it anyways just to see if I was going to be on the mark with my thoughts. The writing WAS good after all. I'm glad I stuck with it as the ending made up for the first half and while I was pretty close on my guess as to what was happening, there were a few wrinkles that I was wrong about that made it more interesting. However, I still can't say I loved it. At the end of the day, I think this book is a great example of a book just not hitting the mark for me. It wasn't really for me, however for fans of the mystery/crime/thriller/suspense genres I can see you loving this story. Well written, I enjoyed the main character of Dierdre and her "bad ass-itude", but ultimately I just wasn't the audience for this book. I don't regret reading it, it just wasn't for me. Full review up soon at aicstories.com

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Oct 31, 2022

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Sep 3, 2021