The Last Place You Look, Kristen Lepionka
The Last Place You Look, Kristen Lepionka
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The Last Place You Look

Author: Kristen Lepionka

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2017


Synopsis

Kinsey Millhone meets Serial: The Last Place You Look is a head-on collision between an allegedly closed case and a tenacious, troubled private investigator who doesn’t know when to quit.Nobody knows what happened to Sarah Cook. The beautiful blonde teenager disappeared fifteen years ago, the same night her parents were brutally murdered in their suburban Ohio home. Her boyfriend, Brad Stockton—black and from the wrong side of the tracks—was convicted of the murders and is now on death row. Though he’s maintained his innocence all along, the clock is running out. His execution is only weeks away when his devoted sister insists she spied Sarah at an area gas station. Willing to try anything, she hires PI Roxane Weary to look at the case and see if she can locate Sarah.Brad might be in a bad way, but private investigator Roxane Weary isn’t doing so hot herself. Still reeling from the recent death of her cop father in the line of duty, her main way of dealing with her grief has been working as little and drinking as much as possible. But Roxane finds herself drawn in to the story of Sarah’s vanishing act, especially when she links the disappearance to one of her father’s unsolved murder cases involving another teen girl.The stakes get higher as Roxane discovers that the two girls may not be the only blonde teenagers who’ve turned up missing or dead. As her investigation gets darker, Roxane will have to risk everything to find the truth. Lives depend on her cracking this case—hers included.

About Kristen Lepionka

Kristen Lepionka grew up mostly in her local public library, where she could be found with a big stack of adult mysteries before she was out of middle school. In the name of writing research, she has gone on multiple police ride-alongs, taken a lock-picking class, trespassed through an abandoned granary, and hiked inside an Icelandic volcano. Her writing has been selected for McSweeney’s “Internet Tendency,” Grift, and Black Elephant. She is also the editor of Betty Fedora, a semiannual journal that publishes feminist crime fiction.

About Allyson Ryan

Allyson Ryan is an Earphones Award–winning voice actress who can be heard in commercials, promos, animation, and audiobooks. She has extensive experience on stage and television. In New York, she acted in and directed more than thirty plays. Her television credits include roles on Eleventh Hour, Law & Order, and One Life to Live. She has also appeared as “Mom” in several television commercials. Advertising Age nominated her for a Bobby Award in the best actress category for her work as the Duracell mom.


Reviews

This is exactly how I like my mysteries. It's a shame mediocre books like Into the Water will soar the charts this year, when books like this probably won't get the attention they deserve. The Last Place You Look follows private investigator - Roxane Weary - as she attempts to solve a fifteen-year-ol......more

Goodreads review by karen

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES!! i added some pictures from her recent book-signing to the end of this, if you are interested in seeing what she looks like reading a book! my interview with ms. lepionka is live NOW! check it out: [URL not allowed] (and be sure to......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea

“Matt said you find things. For a living.” Isn’t it peculiar how the first line of a book can make or break it for you? As soon as I read those words I knew this novel and I would get along just fine. While I had every intention of just dipping my toes in and slowly making my way through the sto......more


Quotes

“Utterly superb—can’t remember when I last read such an expertly written and perfectly constructed book that gave me so much pure reading pleasure.” Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author

"Kristen Lepionka spins a twisting, turning, enticing tale that keeps the reader guessing and turning pages to find out what happens next.” Oklahoman

“A complex heroine is one of the many things that set this riveting debut apart…it’s her complexity that keeps readers intrigued.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

“A remarkably accomplished debut mystery, with sensitive character development and a heart-stopping denouement.” Booklist (starred review)

“Introducing a fascinating protagonist…this suspenseful, original, and confident debut will please fans of the hard-boiled PI genre.” Library Journal (starred review)

“Action-packed…Lepionka has created an appealing, relatable lead.” Publishers Weekly

“Confidently portrays complex characters with multiple, sometimes contradictory, motivations and offers an unusually naturalistic perspective on sexual identity.” Kirkus Reviews

“A sharp, timely, and assured debut.” Chris Holm, Anthony Award–winning author

“I’ll now follow detective Roxane Weary anywhere: into her hopes and fears, into her past, and—especially—into danger. An extraordinary debut novel.” Christopher Coake, author of You Came Back


Awards

  • Chicago Review of Books Pick
  • Anthony Award
  • Booklist Pick