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  • The Last Thing to Burn

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  • Written by: Will Dean
  • Narrated by: Sarah Lam
  • Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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The Last Thing to Burn

Written by: Will Dean
Narrated by: Sarah Lam
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Publisher's Summary

“Immediate, intense, gripping, taut, terrifying, moving, and brilliant.” (Lisa Jewell, number one New York Times best-selling author of Invisible Girl)

“Brilliantly written...terrifying.” (Ruth Ware, number one New York Times best-selling author of One by One)

A woman being held captive is willing to risk everything to save herself, her unborn child, and her captor’s latest victim in this “intense, dark, and utterly chilling” (Jennifer Hillier, author of ​Jar of Hearts) thriller in the tradition of Misery and Room.

He is her husband. She is his captive.

Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name.

She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows she is there. Visitors rarely come to the farm; if they do, she is never seen.

Her husband records her every movement during the day. If he doesn’t like what he sees, she is punished.

For a long time, escape seemed impossible. But now, something has changed. She has a reason to live and a reason to fight. Now, she is watching him, and waiting....

©2021 Will Dean. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited. All rights reserved.

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Holy #%&*!

Fantastic and gripping the whole way through. Perfect narration. I'll be reading again for sure.

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I couldn't quit listening

I found the narrators sense of urgency in different areas very effective I think I held my breath a few times was angry many times at some of the characters and was brought to tears at other times. This is something that really happens.

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Performance is a bit TOO dramatic

The story takes a loooooong time to pick up, maybe purposefully done by the author to create a claustrophobic effect on the reader. When the story finally does pick up, the narrator is constantly frantic and high-strung, literally SCREAMING at some points. I like my dramatics in moderation when listening to audiobooks, I listen to them mostly to chill. Lots of thriller books can create a tense atmosphere without the narrator getting so worked up.

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