Summary
Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection. It seems an ideal life, if not for a decades-old crime that has become Perla’s dark and consuming secret obsession.
Twenty-three years ago, Leewood Folcrum confessed to murdering two young girls during a birthday party. Though he’s been condemned to a life sentence, his crime is not forgotten. Not by Perla, nor by an inquisitive doctoral student interviewing Folcrum for his dissertation. He’s getting the killer to open up—about his motives, his confession, and the truth of what really happened on that horrible night.
As the past and the present entwine, the deceptions behind the infamous murder begin to surface. But who’s deceiving who now? And why? And as an ingeniously twisted plan is set in motion, who will be the next to die?
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What I thought about The Last Party
It's been some time since I've finished a book and said "wow" to myself. I'm happy to say that The Last Party is one of those books. I really liked this story, especially how it was told, in spite of it having some very dark themes.
No one is who they seem to be in this story, and their secrets are expertly revealed as the tale proceeds. I can't get into details so I don't spoil things, but I really liked how the bits and pieces were presented to me as a reader. The story is told via short chapters in multiple points of view, and that helped to keep things moving along at a terrific pace. While the story did leave me guessing at parts, there was only one huge reveal that I didn't see coming, but that was okay. Part of the fun is guessing the hidden relationships.
Even though there were some cringe-worthy parts to this (for good reason), I found the presentation engaging and it had me hooked quickly. There were a few slow spots where the reader gets to catch their breath. Overall, this was a terrific thriller/suspense / mystery and it will be on my favorites of 2024 list!
About the Author
A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Alessandra Torre has written twenty-three novels, including multiple New York Times bestsellers.
Her first book, Blindfolded Innocence, was a breakout hit, rising to the top of the ebook charts on Amazon where it attracted the interest of major publishing houses and garnered Torre her first print deal with Harlequin HQN. Less than twelve months later, Torre signed a second six-figure print deal, this time with Redhook (Hachette) for the Deanna Madden series, an erotic suspense trilogy.
Torre has been featured in such publications as Elle and Elle UK, as well as guest-blogged for the Huffington Post and RT Book Reviews. She is also the Bedroom Blogger for Cosmopolitan.com. In 2017, her New York Times bestseller HOLLYWOOD DIRT, was released as a full-length film by PassionFlix. Torre’s novels have been translated in eighteen languages and are distributed in over thirty countries.
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