When I did not think an author’s writing could get any better, Taylor Adams did it again! I love his latest thriller, HER LAST BREATH. Adams is the author of the amazing book NO EXIT, and that one had me second-guessing trips and whether I really need to be taking driving breaks at night. This one has me second-guessing everything else. Adams’ gift of making the reader spellbound and totally immersing themselves in the story is a talent that makes him an astounding author! IN HER LAST BREATH, two best friends do what best friends do. Spend the day together. Allie and Tess have been friends since they were younger. This time, Allie has convinced her friend Tess to go caving with her. Something she has never done before, as she is the quiet, shy type who usually does not do risky adventures. However, this time she caves, no pun intended, and agrees to go with Allie. Allie’s life is that of an influencer who travels and takes adventures almost every day as a part of her life. This adventure is anything but normal for them both.
They run into trouble. It seems they are not alone on this adventure as they run into another caver. At least that is how he introduces himself. The next twenty-four hours are a nightmare for at least one of them.
After those twenty-four hours, Tess is in the hospital having to relive it all again for the detective who came to take her statement. Then Tess learns things about her friend that are surprising. Did she really know her after all? More importantly, who was this other caver who harassed them?
HER LAST BREATH by Taylor Adams is one I wish I could read again for the first time. Or even sit in a room while others read it, just so I can see their reactions. This thriller is that good. You will find it hard to sleep at night, because you cannot put it down until the end. Then you will ask yourself, What did I just read? Taylor Adams, keep these thrillers coming, because I am ready for the next one!
From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition—and the dark truth of what happens deep underground.
After years of excuses, Tess has finally agreed to go caving with her best friend Allie. Their lives have diverged sharply since high school—Allie is a self-made travel influencer, while Tess is a shy (and claustrophobic) legal assistant struggling to pay for law school. Maybe she’s a little jealous of Allie's globe-trotting life. Who wouldn’t be?
As Tess and Allie descend into the depths, they realize they’re not alone. A stranger who claims to be a fellow caver harasses them. 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.
Twenty-four hours later, as a hospitalized 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.
Who was Allie, really? Why did this man target them? And did Tess really leave the danger behind when she escaped the cave?
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