The Last Thing to Burn, Will Dean
The Last Thing to Burn, Will Dean
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The Last Thing to Burn

Author: Will Dean

Narrator: Sarah Lam

Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/20/2021


Synopsis

“Immediate, intense, gripping, taut, terrifying, moving, and brilliant.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Invisible Girl

“Brilliantly written...terrifying.”—Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One by One

A woman being held captive is willing to risk everything to save herself, her unborn child, and her captor’s latest victim in this “intense, dark, and utterly chilling” (Jennifer Hillier, author of ​Jar of Hearts) thriller in the tradition of Misery and Room.

He is her husband. She is his captive.

Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name.

She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows she is there. Visitors rarely come to the farm; if they do, she is never seen.

Her husband records her every movement during the day. If he doesn’t like what he sees, she is punished.

For a long time, escape seemed impossible. But now, something has changed. She has a reason to live and a reason to fight. Now, she is watching him, and waiting…

About Will Dean

Will Dean grew up in the East Midlands of the United Kingdom. After studying law at the London School of Economics and working in London, he settled in rural Sweden where he built a wooden house in a vast forest, and it’s from this base that he compulsively reads and writes. His debut novel, Dark Pines, was selected for Zoe Ball’s book club on ITV, shortlisted for the National Book Award (UK), The Guardian’s Not the Booker prize, and was named a Telegraph book of the year. He is also the author of This Is Not the EndThe Last OneFirst BornThe Last Thing to Burn, which was shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and The Chamber.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on December 20, 2023

Jane, not her actual name, is being held captive by Lenn. As a refugee, she has no one to turn to and is threatened that her sister will be sent back if she tries any "funny business." Will Jane ever be free of Lenn? How will this story end? Often times, it is said that an author needs to show and no......more

Goodreads review by Regina on April 20, 2021

Let’s talk about genre labeling for a moment, shall we? The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean is being marketed as a “claustrophobic thriller.” Is it claustrophobic? Absolutely. Is it a thriller? Not sure. (checks google...) The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a thriller as: One that thrills; especi......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on December 12, 2024

"...and I sit feeding my daughter and planning his death." One of the best written survivor stories! Damn, the whole time I was just numb thinking about what the main character had to go through ever since the first page until the last few pages of the book. It gave me nightmares. It gave me chills. I......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on September 25, 2020

This is the story of ‘Jane’, the name given to her by her ‘husband’ Leonard who keeps her captive on his isolated Fenland farm. He has cameras watching her all day long and if she does something he doesn’t like she is punished. Thanh Dao aka Jane tells her story. I’m not going to pretend this is an......more

Goodreads review by Canadian Jen on May 29, 2021

Alright. I’m about to get bashed For this one. My thrill meter started out high but then petered out to some jerky flits. Yep, I’m the outlier. This one had potential. A Vietnamese immigrant whose family were made such promises of work for their daughters, send them in over to the UK to earn lots a mo......more