The Last Night Out by Catherine O’Connell is a well-written book about a last night out before a wedding. The bride and her bridesmaids had a great time by getting into all kinds of trouble, until Angie, one of the bridesmaids was found dead the next day. This was good dark thriller, which kept you in suspense until the end. There was a surprise ending and the entire plot was fully explained at the end. Highly recommended. Thank you to Net Galley for providing an advanced reader’s copy for review.

A good thriller with interesting characters. It seemed like everyone had secrets. The 1988 setting was different and enjoyed the writing style.

I want to thank the publisher "Blackthorn"and Netgalley for the opportunity of reading this terrific book!I

This book revolves around six friends, though five of them are the major focus of the complex story. There is murder, adultery, many lies, backstabbing, jealousy, Dark humor and some really interesting and fun storylines that follow each of the women and the men or (lack of men) in their lives. The story reminds me of a modern day "Peyton Place" for those of you who remember or have heard of that long ago wonderful nighttime soap opera that touched on many taboo subjects for that era. This book had everything and then something more. A wonderfully written story that takes place in 1988 and the author captures the feel and nuances of that time with such precision and fine tuning that I forgot it was the present year, and with so many twists and shockers, it may keep you reading well into the night!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I happily recommend it to any reader who loves the flair of exciting drama and I have given a rating of 4 1/2 Relevant 🌟🌟🌟🌟✴ Stars!!

A Bachelorette party, "I think they used to be called hen parties", that goes wrong. I wasn't overly impressed if you over do things you must pay the consequences.

What a book ... a thriller that kept me at the edge of my seat. I loved the way the plot unfolded, I found the characters very relatable. Highly recommended reading.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Catherine o Connell for the advanced copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

A brilliant, edge of your seat, thriller. I loved this psychological thriller, it kept me in suspense throughout and had many surprises. Really well written, even the characters I disliked I wanted to learn more about.

I mean doesn't just the title of this book make you want to read more?! It truly did capture my attention and also freaked me out a little! But I definitely recommend reading this one!

Wow, what a book! This is one of the best thrillers I have read this year. It grabbed me from the first page and keep me mesmerized until the very end. The story takes place in the 80s and begins at Maggie's bachelorette party which is starting to wind down. Some of the friends decide to go to a bar to keep the celebration going. Bride-to-be Maggie wakes up the next morning with a strange man in her bed and then gets a phone call with news that one of her party-going friends, Angie, has been found dead. There are lots and lots of twists and turns in this book and surprises galore! Thank you NetGalley and Blackthorn Books for the opportunity to read this fantastic thriller. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great read.

This was a really twisted book with a lot of secrets revealed slowly. Maggie is the bride to be who has a bachelorette party at her friend Carole Ann’s house. Attending are their other friends including Angie, Kelly, and Suzanne. There are six friends in all, some more well-developed in the plot than others. Maggie is about to marry wealthy socialite Flynn, but she isn’t exactly ready for the upcoming nuptials. Suzanne is having an affair and Angie ends up dead at the end of the night of bar hopping. I was not totally engaged in the plot because there was a lot of changing of the Point of View and sometimes that was a little difficult to follow about who was who since there were so many young women who were central to the story. I did like the countdown to the wedding day and the final reveal of who killed Angie. This book was an okay read but not one that I would want to highly recommend because of the mature sexual scenes and the unlikely plot. Fans of mystery or suspense may enjoy it, though, because it is original with some of the plot twists and the countdown to the wedding.

Shifting voices as narrative strategy is ambitious and varied out brilliantly here .. characters are revealed to us and essential to following plot, and their personalities, especially the close female friends engaged with sorting out murder of one of the cadre after a hard boozy night out partying, theres a vindictive Male at the centre of this (but that's all I'm saying) but this is brilliant , captivating work. Unputdownable too ..

A Hen Party that goes badly wrong. It's an accident waiting to happen...and it does, but it's no accident. Using a popular format of differing viewpoints The Last Night Out keeps you guessing until the end. Fast paced with lots of twists and turns. A good read if you don't mind staying up all night to finish it! 4 stars

You think you’re having a bad night?... could be worst and losing a good friend in the process. Maggie and her friends take a closer close...who could be the murder of their friend. Very on your toes thriller. Great story that will keep your mind active.

Loved it. I need to read more Catherine O Connell books. Twists and turns every step of the way. A real page turner, not one secret but lots with something new happening on nearly every page.

What a night, a Hen Party where the bride to be gets drunk and ends up sleeping with someone who was at the club half of them finished up at for the end of the night. Also forgot to mention one of the group got murdered, so the six long term friends from school days become five.

Thisbookhad me hooked quite early on, It has lots of twists and turns although it is easy to keep up with and doesn't get confusing as some stories do. The ending is a surprise but there are surprises throughout the book that make it into a good story.

What an exciting book! I loved it! I found this books to have many twists and turns. I did not guess the ending and I really enjoyed this book. "This book was given to me for free at my request from NetGalley and I provided this voluntary review."

An interesting and engaging thriller, <i>The Last Night Out</i> by Catherine O'Connell depicts the events between a bachelorette party and a wedding - and the two weeks are quite eventful. Maggie wakes on the morning after her party to a ringing phone, and a man sleeping alongside her who is not her fiance. The persistent ringing is a friend calling to inform her that one of the other friends has been found murdered. TOld in alternating voices of the bride, Maggie, and her friends, the reader learns about their various lives and their various lies. Occasional chapters focused on the Chicago Homicide Detective assigned to the unraveling all the lies and solving the case. Some of the twists were foreseeable, others not as much. A quick read with surprises throughout. Some of the action and narration come across as not realistic, especially given the setting of 1988.

Thank you to NetGalley, Catherine O'Connell and Black Thorn for this free book.

This book was just ok to me. Maybe I've read too many thriller suspense novels, but I honestly thought this one would be better. The ending was a complete letdown, and felt like the whole story built up to a disappointing end.

Excellent, fast paced thriller. A bachelorette party goes horribly awry when one of the attendees ends up murdered. As the police start their investigation they find all the women who attended the party are hiding details for different reasons. Excellent character development and many plot twists make this book impossible to put down. As you get to know the different characters you can understand their behavior even if you don’t agree with it. The epilogue made the book even better (if that’s possible.)

When Anna is found dead in the park the morning after her friend Maggies hen night so begins a storu of secrets,lies and deciets

Absilutely loved this .....

Lots of perspectives leave you guessing who might have killed the bridesmaid a week before the wedding. These four friends and their intertwined lives lend a lot of texture to this Chicago murder mystery. After lots of red herrings, just when you think the end is clear, comes a coda that flips ones perspective around. A really good read.Lots of perspectives leave you guessing who might have killed the bridesmaid a week before the wedding. These four friends and their intertwined lives lend a lot of texture to this Chicago murder mystery. After lots of red herrings, just when you think the end is clear, comes a coda that flips ones perspective around. A really good read.