The Last Word

In this thrilling thriller of psychological suspense and horror from the highly renowned author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge, a lady living in a lonely area starts to question whether the author is a bit touchy—or very, very dangerous.

Emma Carpenter, who housesits a historic seaside property on the wet Washington coast, lives in seclusion with her golden dog, Laika. Her mysterious elderly neighbor Deek and the owner of the home, Jules, are the only people she interacts with in person.

She reads a horrible but badly written horror book published by H. G. Kane one day, and after giving it a one-star rating, she gets into an online dispute with the author. Not long later, unsettling events begin to happen at night. Emma doesn't think this is a coincidence. It was strange enough for this author to bicker with her online about a lousy review; could he be stalking her, too?

As Emma investigates Kane's life and writing, she finds that he is the author of sixteen previous books, all of which are savage accounts of murder and stalking. Who, though? He found her, but how? What more might he be capable of?