The Last Girl Left

By: A.M. Strong, Sonya Sargent

Narrated by: Hallie Ricardo

When a woman returns to the scene of the horrific mass murder that shattered her life, the nightmare begins again in a chilling novel of psychological suspense.

Five years ago, Tessa Chamberlain was the lone survivor of a beach house massacre that left three of her friends dead—and Tessa with an inescapable, unending dread. Now she’s going back to face her fears.

Renting the same beach house where she almost died, Tessa returns to lonely Cassadaga Island off the coast of Maine long after the tourists and summer residents have departed for the winter. But as the fog rolls in and the nights grow longer, she wonders if she made a terrible mistake. There are footsteps on the porch, creaks from the second floor, and an unsettling feeling of being watched.

If only someone believed her. Because the terrors Tessa thought were long behind her are starting again. And this time, trapped and alone, she might not be lucky enough to survive them.

©2024 Anthony Strong & Sonya Sargent-Strong (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved

Critic reviews

“A.M. Strong & Sonya Sargent’s The Last Girl Left is a spine-tingling thriller that grips you from page one and doesn’t let go…A masterful thrill ride, this novel takes readers into the depths of darkness and back. A phenomenal and terrifying read.” —Amazon bestselling author Elise Hart Kipness

“The Last Girl Left starts with a heart-pounding bang and then just keeps getting more intense from there…a chilling, thrilling read from start to finish. A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent will keep you turning the pages and guessing until the very end. Don’t pick up this book and start reading unless you have a few hours because you’re going to read it in a single sitting like I did. The authors will dare you to put this story down, and you won’t be able to. A terrific thriller by a talented writing duo…I can’t wait to see what they write next…” —New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cindy Dees

Creepy and suspenseful!

The brilliance of this book lies in it's slow, creepy, suspenseful pacing. For a while, I really thought everything was just in the main character's head and nothing was actually happening. The twist comes like a gigantic bomb of surprise. Great writing and great narration that really brought the story to life. For a nice slow burn mystery with a lot of creep factor, read this. You'll love it!

Didn’t see the end coming

Love the narrator in this audiobook and the story was good as well. The ending surprised me and that doesn’t happen often.

Live in the moment

Spell binding story! 5yrs ago Tessa was the only survivor of a brutal attack on herself and 3 friends. Now she is forced to face her past…she signs a tell-all book deal that is contingent on her spending a month at the beach house…the site of the murders. When she starts hearing noises, Tessa begins to wonder if she is just paranoid or is a killer determined to finish the job he started all those years before? Definitely an unputdownable book!

Intense and suspenseful

This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I was a little worried I got a horror book at first, but turns out it was just super suspenseful. I got sucked in fast and really enjoyed this one.

Narrator is great

The first half was really good, but veered into unbelievable at the halfway mark. Unrealistic reactions and unbelievable situations. Ending was a huge disappointment and was drug out far too long.

Wow

I wasn’t sure about this one at first but it left me on the edge of my seat and holding my breath most of the book. I didn’t see the end coming!

Crime thriller for sure!

Twist & turns & intriguing developments. Kept me guessing! The end was quite surprising; didn’t see it coming at all!’

Entertaining…but

Was definitely entertaining but felt like something was missing. Would make a great movie. Would have like to see more of the thriller side of this story and less of the description of the surroundings. Could have used more dialogue between the characters instead of the internal dialogue that was constantly going on with the main character.

Great book

Really enjoyed this book - kept my attention very well - what a twist!!! Will look for more by this author

4/5 stars - solid B rating.

4/5 stars - solid B rating. The potential was TERRIFYING but didn’t quite hit the mark. Could have been A++ but I’d still recommend- def had me scared several times