The Last Word: A Novel -

Taylor Adams

William Morrow

2023

350 páginas

11h 40m

ISBN-13: 9780063222892

After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy—or very, very dangerous—in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge.

Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor, Deek, and (via text) the house’s owner, Jules.

One day, she reads a poorly written—but gruesome—horror novel by the author H. G. Kane, and posts a one-star review that drags her into an online argument with none other than the author himself. Soon after, disturbing incidents start to occur at night. To Emma, this can’t just be 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 digs into Kane’s life and work, she learns he has published sixteen other novels, all similarly sadistic tales of stalking and murder. But who is he? How did he find her? And what else is he capable of?

Resenhas (12)

3.5 (Bom)

The Last Word

Dá até medo de escrever resenhas negativas depois desse aqui.

Achei o suspense muito bom, me senti assistindo um filme de slasher. Fiquei angustiada em praticamente todos os momentos que o assassino estava envolvido.

Algumas partes do livro foram convenientemente fáceis e com o objetivo de continuar a trama. Como assim o cara passa por todos aqueles ferimentos e segue em pé? Meio suspeito.

E esse velho maldito. Desde o começo eu desconfiei dele, porque afinal, quais as chances dele estar envolvido em algo que começou com uma indicação de livro dele mesmo?
E a Emma seguiu a mesma linha de pensamento que eu, totalmente desconfiada dele o tempo inteiro.

No geral é uma leitura legalzinha, dá pra se divertir e fazer teorias e foi bem rápido para terminar.