Her Last Words

A Gripping Mystery Thriller About a Missing Manuscript, a Cold Case, and the Secrets That Should Have Stayed Buried

When world-famous crime novelist Lucille Hart is found dead just days after finishing her most controversial manuscript, struggling journalist Emma Dorsey is assigned to write her obituary. But what begins as a routine assignment spirals into a chilling investigation when Emma learns the final manuscript has vanished — and may be based on a real unsolved murder.

The deeper Emma digs, the more disturbing the truth becomes. Clues hidden in Lucille’s handwritten notes and abandoned cabin lead Emma to a 20-year-old cold case in the small town of Grayridge, New York — the murder of a teenage girl found in a diner freezer. Shockingly, the novel’s story implicates someone close to Emma: her own father, a retired NYPD detective.

As Emma unravels a web of literary clues, buried secrets, and police corruption, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a killer desperate to keep the truth hidden.

But some stories refuse to stay silent.

🔥 Her Last Words is a twist-filled psychological thriller perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Ruth Ware, and Tana French. With a strong female lead, dual timelines, and a book-within-a-book mystery, this page-turner explores the power of truth, the legacy of trauma, and the deadly cost of keeping secrets.

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