The Last Ferry Out, Andrea Bartz
The Last Ferry Out, Andrea Bartz
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The Last Ferry Out

Author: Andrea Bartz

Narrator: Dani Martineck, Imani Jade Powers, Natasha Soudek

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/20/2025

Categories: Fiction, Women, Psychological


Synopsis

Paradise hides a deadly secret. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here . . .

On a trip to the tropical island where her fiancée died, a young woman begins to suspect the death was no accident—and the killer’s closer than she could’ve imagined—in this “unputdownable” thriller from “a master of suspense” (Elle).

“This book is Bartz at her best: twisty, shocking, and riveting—with a narrator you won’t stop rooting for.”—Laura Dave, #1 bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me

When Abby steps foot on Isla Colel, she isn’t sure what—if anything—she’ll find. She only knows that she needs to see the place where her fiancée, Eszter, died to try and make sense of the tragic accident.

The island is nothing like Abby expected: Though it was once a bustling tourist hub, a hurricane has left it a shell of its former self, with only a handful of residents remaining. Even the once-daily ferry to the mainland now runs every week or so.

There, Abby befriends an alluring group of expats, but her sense of unease surges when one of them says he knows the truth about Eszter’s final days. Before he can tell her more, though, he vanishes from the island. Hours turn to days with no sign of him, and the others are chillingly cavalier about his disappearance.

As her quest for the truth unearths dark secrets, shady pasts, and a web of lies, Abby grows more determined than ever to find out what happened to the love of her life. And the deeper she gets in the close-knit expat community, the more she suspects that one of them is Eszter’s killer—and will do anything to keep the truth buried. But will Abby discover who it is before she becomes the island’s next victim?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on April 08, 2025

A Solid but Uneven Thriller from a Favorite Author I’ve been a fan of Andrea Bartz’s work for a while now, so I was excited to dive into her latest thriller. A remote, storm-battered island? A fiancée’s mysterious death? A group of enigmatic expats with secrets to hide? It all sounded like the perfec......more

Goodreads review by Debra on May 18, 2025

The Last Ferry Out has a great premise and takes place in an enticing setting. Abby travels to Isla Colel, a tropical island where her fiancée, Eszter' died. I enjoyed the premise of a woman searching for answers on an island with only one ferry going in and out on a weekly basis. I loved how this c......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 08, 2025

A gorgeous book, equal parts murder mystery and poignant f/f romance. Grieving Abby comes to beautiful, isolated Isla Colel in search of answers about her recently deceased fiancee Eszter, and finds much more than she was expecting. Just what was Eszter up to in the last days before a mysterious acc......more

Goodreads review by James on April 26, 2025

Your fiancé was keeping secrets, and after a fight, she take a solo trip and disappears. Then you learn she died mysteriously from an allergic reaction that she was usually super careful to watch over. What do you do? Of course you visit the practically unheard of island and find a last connection.......more

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on May 23, 2025

Immersive, taut, and twisty, The Last Ferry Out brought back the feel of We Were Never Here in all of its glory. From the exotic locale to the deep dive into friendship, it shined a light on Andrea Bartz’s skill at crafting riveting settings and scenes. And while I wouldn’t exactly call this one a c......more


Quotes

“Andrea Bartz is a master of suspense, and her fifth novel, The Last Ferry Out, is maybe the most unputdownable yet. I was hooked from the first few pages as Bartz expertly drew me into a gripping narrative. . . . It still makes my heart race thinking about it. Bartz keeps the twists coming ’til the last page.”—Elle

“Set on an eerie and beautiful island, The Last Ferry Out is a methodically paced suspense novel with richly drawn characters. Expect to lose sleep with this one. Readers will be up late, racing to put the puzzle pieces together.”—Emiko Jean, New York Times bestselling author of The Return of Ellie Black

“A captivating mystery whose beating heart is the relationship between the main character and her fiancée . . . I couldn’t put it down.”—Lauren Ling Brown, USA Today bestselling author of Society of Lies

The Last Ferry Out has it all: drama, mystery, and a heroine seeking the truth about how her fiancée died. The setting on this remote tropical island comes to life like it was hit with an adrenaline shot. You won’t know who to trust in this motley crew of characters until the satisfying conclusion of this compelling story of determination and deception.”—Jaime Lynn Hendricks, bestselling author of A Lovely Lie

“The island setting pulled me in and the shocking twists kept me on the edge of my seat as I raced to finish The Last Ferry Out. Immersive, tense, and masterful—vacations will never be the same!”—Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins

“Andrea Bartz is an auto-buy for me and The Last Ferry Out is Bartz at her best. This island mystery is twisty, shocking, and riveting—with a narrator you won’t stop rooting for.”—Laura Dave, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me and The Night We Lost Him

“Set on a paradise island that won’t divulge its deadly secrets, this twisty, breathless page-turner is at once a scorching destination thriller and an emotive exploration of how well we can ever know even those who have our hearts. . . . Loved it!”—Ellery Lloyd, New York Times bestselling author of The Club

“When her fiancée’s mysterious death on a remote island raises more questions than answers, one woman’s investigation unearths a chilling web of secrets and lies. As paranoia mounts, she becomes convinced that every move she makes is being watched. In this pulse-pounding thriller, Andrea Bartz proves once again why she’s a master of suspense.”—Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

“A salt-encrusted, propulsively cinematic thriller . . . You won’t want to put it down. Escapist and haunting, Bartz’s prose is immediate, visceral, and richly atmospheric. . . . A perfect vacation read.”—Catherine Steadman, New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water and Look in the Mirror

“Grabs the reader with a killer premise and keeps the reader flipping the pages with a combination of intricately rendered characters and impossible-to-predict twists and turns. . . . A first-rate thriller.”—Booklist

“[A] stylish, serpentine thriller . . . pairing tender explorations of grief and homophobia with a series of horrifying twists. [Readers] willing to follow Bartz’s lead are in for a memorable ride.”—Publishers Weekly