The Only One Left

Riley Sager

  • First published 2014
  • 384 pages
  • English
At the edge of a crumbling cliff sits a decaying mansion known as Hope's End, home to its infamous sole occupant. In 1929, Lenora Hope was accused of a gruesome crime: the murder of her parents and sister. She was never convicted, and for decades she has been silent, paralyzed by strokes and confined to the house where the tragedy occurred. Now, in 1983, caregiver Kit McDeere, a young woman with a tarnished reputation of her own, arrives to care for the notorious recluse.

To Kit's astonishment, Lenora offers to finally tell the truth about what happened that night. Unable to speak or move on her own, she wants Kit's help to type out her story, one letter at a time. As the tale of secrets and betrayals unfolds, Kit finds herself entangled in a mystery that is far from over. Trapped within the gothic estate, she must decipher if she is helping an innocent woman clear her name or enabling a manipulative killer to spin one final, deadly lie. Uncovering the truth might be Kit's only path to redemption, but it could also put her in unimaginable danger.
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This edition
Hodder & Stoughton, 2023
ISBN
9781399712347
ISBN-10
1399712349
Language
English
Original edition Originally published in 2014 · Swedish · Lavender Lit

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