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The Last to Disappear

By: Jo Spain
Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
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A luxury resort. Three missing women. One body.

When young London professional Alex Evans is informed that his sister's body has been pulled from an icy lake in Northern Lapland, he assumes his irresponsible sister accidentally drowned. He travels to the wealthy winter resort where Vicky worked as a tour guide and meets Agatha Koskinen, the detective in charge. Agatha is a no-nonsense single mother of three who already thinks there's more to Vicky's case than meets the eye.

As the two form an unlikely alliance, Alex also begins to suspect the small town where his sister lived and died is harbouring secrets. It's not long before he learns that three other women have gone missing from the area in the past and that his sister may have left him a message.

On the surface, Koppe, Lapland is a winter wonderland. But in this remote, frozen place, death seems only ever a heartbeat away.

©2022 Joanne Spain (P)2022 Quercus Editions Limited Crime Fiction Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Heartfelt Crime Winter

Critic Reviews

"Utterly ingenious." (Liz Nugent)

"Tense and atmospheric." (Catherine Cooper)

"Unforgettable!" (Allie Reynolds)
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Loved this book and the reader made it so good to listen to. Her representation of the different characters kept me listening. Loved it loved it loved it

Fantastic

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The performance was great and the story was interesting, with an ending that was unexpected

A gripping read!

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It had my attention from the the first paragraph to the last. I am a great fan of Jo Spain and this is now my favourite.

Hugely enjoyable.

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Another hit out of the park! Great setting and amazing thriller to the end. Loved it

Great change of pace

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The Last to Disappear
I loved this crime thriller, my first Jo Spain and it certainly won’t be the last! So many unexpected twists and turns, very likeable characters. Loved the snowy setting. Highly recommend.

The last to disappear

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Loved it, good to be in another country too. Good interesting characters with a surprise ending.

Great book

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Great plot and characters, beautifully read. The Lapland weather is described so well I almost felt cold. Lots of red herrings - I had no idea who the killer was till the end. Really enjoyed this book and will now get whatever else she’s written.

Couldn’t stop listening

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Loved it.
Nice easy flow to the story and many unsuspected surprises.
Jasmine Blackborrows narration was first class as well.
Looking for more of the same.

Really starting to enjoy Jo Spains’ work.

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What a great book. The story kept me guessing all the way and I loved the main characters.

Loved it!

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One of my favourite books I’ve read this year - I was on the edge of my seat and counting down the minutes I could hear the next chapter

On the edge of my seat

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