Years ago, Beth Lathrop and her sister Kate suffered what they thought would be the worst tragedy of their lives the night both the famous painting Moonlight and their mother were taken. The detective assigned to the case, Conor Reid, swore to protect the sisters from then on.
Beth moved on, throwing herself fully into the art world, running the family gallery, and raising a beautiful daughter with her husband Pete. Kate, instead, retreated into herself and took to the skies as a pilot, always on the run. When Beth is found strangled in her home, and Moonlight goes missing again, Detective Reid can’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu.
Reid immediately suspects Beth’s husband, whose affair is a poorly kept secret. He has an airtight alibi—but he also has a motive, and the evidence seems to point to him. Kate and Reid, along with the sisters’ closest childhood friends, struggle to make sense of Beth’s death, but they only find more questions: Who else would have wanted Beth dead? What’s the significance of Moonlight?
Twenty years ago, Reid vowed to protect Beth and Kate—and he’s failed. Now solving the case is turning into an obsession . . .
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Mysterious. Thrilling. Tragic.
There are many more words I could use to describe this book. The words that would take me all day to write. I don’t even know how to express my emotions about what I just read, especially that ending. That was the last person that I expected… that was… wow. LAST DAY had everything that I love about murder mystery books, a story that had me guessing until the end. There were so many twists and turns, and it’s what made it so hard to put the book down. I was drawn from the moment that Beth was found murdered, who was it, her husband, or was it, someone, who wanted her dead, and why? Reid was positive that it was Pete, her husband, but I had my doubts that he had anything to do with her death. I know that their marriage has fallen apart, but I don’t think that he wanted her dead. The way that Pete acted when he found out about Beth’s death and how he kept calling was not an indication of a killer. Of course, I knew that there is a possibility that I could be wrong. It’s not uncommon for a husband to get accused when a wife gets murdered, especially if he has an affair.
Every page, something was happening. It made me feel as I was there, along with everyone, trying to figure what happened to Beth. The way Beth was murdered was disturbing, and I wondered what the murderer’s intention was, and if it could be someone that she knew, or if it was a stranger. I cannot even begin to imagine how Beth’s daughter, Sam, felt during all of this. Her mother found murdered; her father was accused of murder. Sam’s emotions were strong, and as I read, I felt the feelings that Sam was feeling. I felt all the emotions; they were so vivid. The only reason I put the book down was because of classes, homework. LAST DAY is a book you won’t put down once you pick it up.
I have been reading LUANNE RICE since 2011, and there hasn’t been a single book I did not enjoy. Its been few years since I read a book by LUANNE RICE , and as I read LAST DAY , it reminded me of why I love her books. LAST DAY was different from the other ones that I have read, and so far it is my favorite one. There wasn’t anything about this one that I did not like. It was…breathtaking and a story that I won’t forget anytime soon. It was real. If you love a mystery with twists and turns, I would highly recommend picking this one up.
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