The Last Time I Saw Her Alive
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Publishing:30th Jul '26
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 30th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
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- Paperback£9.99(9781405957854)
PRE-ORDER NOW! THE ATMOSPHERIC, SUSPENSEFUL NEW MYSTERY FROM KATE RIORDAN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY PICK THE HEATWAVE
'One of my favourite suspense writers' Anna Bailey
'Had me absolutely gripped' Louise Candlish
'Intimate, intense and utterly addictive' Emma Stonex
She looked scared that day, like she wanted to do nothing more than run as she stood up there on the stage, him to the side of her, watching her like a hawk.
That was the last time I saw her alive...
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It’s been years since Rain went home.
To many, growing up on the Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream.
But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted by what happened that summer. The wild party. The body…
Now estranged from her mother, and all ties to Tanglewood, Rain thought she’d moved on.
Yet when another dead body is found at Tanglewood, she knows she must face her past.
Rain has long held suspicions that what happened that summer wasn’t an accident. It was murder.
And now's her chance to prove it.
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What readers are loving about THE LAST TIME I SAW HER ALIVE
'I loved every page of this. It is a long time since I felt so immersed in a story or a setting... like Maggie O'Farrell wrote a psychological suspense' 5***** Reader Review
'So addictive and compelling...a fantastic and ultimately surprising read' 5***** Reader Review
'The setting in the Cotswolds was beautifully described and genuinely made me want to pack a bag and head there. The mix of music, countryside charm...and LOTS of intrigue, mystery and putting the puzzle together created an addictive atmosphere' 5***** Reader Review
'It had me hooked from the first page. Scary and twisty and I could never have guessed the ending' 5***** Reader Review
Why readers and reviewers LOVE Kate Riordan
'The best book I have read this year. Atmospheric, thrilling and completely unputdownable' 5***** Reader Review
'Immersive' HARRIET TYCE
'A compelling and unsettling read with summer written all over it' WOMAN & HOME
'The only book you need this summer. Gripping, well-paced and full of thrills' 5***** Reader Review
'Tense and atmospheric....
Both a twisty thriller teeming with family secrets and a gorgeously written exploration of childhood ghosts, truths that won’t stay hidden and the many shapes haunting can take, The Last Time I Saw Her Alive is Kate Riordan at her finest. With all the haunting beauty of Midsommar and the intoxicating mystery of The God of the Woods, this story will creep under your skin and into your heart, right to the breathtaking conclusion. Wonderful -- Emma Stonex
The Last Time I Saw Her Alive is, simply, sensational; both fiendishly compelling and jaw-droppingly beautiful. Kate Riordan has a unique and wonderful talent for complex characters, almost unbearable suspense and wildly evocative, haunting settings. I was blown away by this novel -- Rosie Walsh
The Last Time I Saw Her Alive is more than a thriller. It is a world, a beautifully written mystery within a mystery, packed with vivid characters that feel like real people.Glued from first page till last, I read to figure out what happened, how, and to whom, my heart clenched all the while in the hope that Rain could answer the biggest question of all: that of her very identity -- S.E. Lynes
The Last Time I Saw Her Alive is an evocative, atmospheric, and deeply satisfying novel. I was thoroughly drawn in by Rain and her world, acutely feeling all the push and pull of her home, the beauty of the wild Cotswolds landscape, and the danger lurking beneath the surface. Stylish and heartfelt, I loved it! -- Emylia Hall
Atmospheric, compelling and thrumming with intrigue, I was captivated from the opening line of The Last Time I Saw Her Alive. With its lyrical prose and evocative country setting it’s a must for readers craving the next Broken Country -- Lisa Timoney
The Wicker Manmeets the Cotswolds Bohemian set in this deliciously twisty fable of fractured truth and false memory -- Sam Steele
Praise for Kate Riordan * : *
A gorgeously written and hugely atmospheric thriller with a dark, compelling mystery at its heart -- Lucy Foley
One of my favourite suspense writers -- Anna Bailey
I devoured it. Beautiful writing and characterisation and a gripping plot. Such an atmospheric read -- Sarah Pearse
ISBN: 9780241827383
Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 40mm
Weight: 750g
400 pages