The mother was repeatedly stabbed to death, her teenage daughter's throat was slashed, while the father was knocked unconscious -- and the surviving daughter is the one to discover the scene of the horrific crime. Why was Lydia spared while her twin sister Laura and their mother killed? And why was her father only left with a bruise on his head? These are all questions that Met detective Maeve Kerrigan and her partner are asking as they delve deeper into the family's background. What they eventually find is more shocking than they could ever have anticipated.

Maeve is also dealing with a personal stalker who is targeting both her and her live-in boyfriend, also a detective. Then she is asked to assist her boss with a case dealing with the increase in gangland-type killings that proves unsettling to Maeve's relationship with her boss. It is a lot for Maeve to deal with, but she proves to be a strong, resilient woman as she intelligently handles it all.

Jane Casey's THE LAST GIRL is a vividly written police procedural thriller sure to please fans of this genre. The investigative skills of the detectives involved, as well as the many plot twists, make THE LAST GIRL a must- read novel.