Last Place Seen

 

In the aftermath of her husband’s life-altering mistake, Tiana Williams grapples with lingering resentment while working full-time and raising their toddler. But when Jay becomes a person of interest in the kidnapping of ten-year-old Zoe Miller, Tiana is torn between trusting her husband and believing the growing pile of evidence. After she gets dragged further into the mystery and discovers her connection to the missing girl, the shaky ground beneath her crumbles.

With the odds stacked against him, Jay does everything in his power to prove his innocence. Racing against the clock, he must uncover the truth about Zoe’s kidnapping before he loses everything he loves—including his freedom.

During a sweltering heat wave and a raging California wildfire, Tiana and Jay will stop at nothing to find Zoe, even if it means tearing apart their marriage and risking their own lives in the process.

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Alessandra Harris

6 September 2022

Suspense 

303 Pages 

My Rating ~ 2 bites and a nibble

Tiana Williams and her husband Jay are just trying to put their life back together after his stint in prison. But the going is rough. When a 10-yr-old goes missing, Jay happens to be in the same place at the same time, so he becomes a suspect. Things go downhill from there.

This is a compelling story with great characters going through a total life 180. They’re trying to make things work, but it’s so hard and exhausting. Jay is an ex-con and no one wants to give him a job. But they have each other and their toddler, so they keep on keeping on. Then all hell breaks loose when a 10-yr-old girl gets kidnapped and Jay just happens to be in that same Walmart at the same time as the girl. Well, shit.

I wanted to love this story. It starts off intriguing and heart breaking and I was sympathetic to their plight. However, the plot runs a bit off the rails and the dialogue seems so forced that it’s cringy to read. It tries too hard to be so dramatic and instead ends up mostly unbelievable. Tiana makes so many mistakes that I wanted to smack some sense into her many times. Jay does some stupid shit, too, but not as much. There are great parts, but in the end, this just wasn’t what I thought it would be.