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Her Last Breath

by Taylor Adams Publisher: WILLIAM MORROW

Critically Recognized

A cave ordeal with secrets beyond the entrance

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Awards & Recognition

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    BookPage praise

    BookPage compares the novel's effect to Stephen King's The Shining, praising Taylor Adams's treatment of a treac...

AlbakiReads Editorial

A cave ordeal with secrets beyond the entrance

Tess joins her adventurous best friend, Allie, for a caving expedition meant to challenge her claustrophobia. After a confrontation at the cave’s entrance, Tess is trapped underground in a narrow passage, fighting to survive. Her account does not settle the danger: while she is in the hospital, a detective’s revelations about Allie’s past lead them to question whether the attack was random. The setup links a survival crisis in a confined setting with an investigation into the person Tess thought she knew, as the possibility of continuing danger hangs over the search for answers.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in suspense built around an underground survival crisis.
  • Readers who enjoy mysteries involving hidden aspects of a friend’s past.
  • Readers seeking an adult thriller that combines a confined setting with an investigation.

Themes

Survival and claustrophobiaFriendship and hidden historiesUncertainty about danger and motive

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Book overview

"What Stephen King did for an empty hotel in The Shining, Taylor Adams does for a treacherous cave in his bracing, breathtaking Her Last Breath."
--BookPage

From the bestselling author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a heart-pounding thriller that plunges readers into the suffocating darkness of a cave--and the even darker secrets that lie within.

When Tess reluctantly joins her adventurous best friend Allie on a caving expedition, she expects to confront her claustrophobia--not a stranger who traps her in a fight for her life. A man who claims to be a fellow caver harasses them at the cave's entrance. Confident, take-no-shit Allie insults the guy--and he retaliates. Soon, Tess is trapped inside a narrow crawl space hundreds of feet underground, fighting to stay alive.

Hours later, Tess emerges alive--but the nightmare is far from over.

As Tess recounts her harrowing story of survival, the detective interviewing her shares new and shocking secrets about Allie's true past. Together, they begin to suspect the brutal attack wasn't so random after all. In the hospital, as Tess pieces together the events with a detective, she learns shocking truths about Allie's past that reframe everything. Was the attack truly random? Who was Allie beneath her dazzling interior? And most chilling of all--has Tess really escaped the danger, or is it still closing in?

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