Mark Edwards has done it again! Truly one of the best authors, loved to be able to read the follow up of Lucy Newton. Lots of unexpected twists and turns. Absolute fan for life of this inspirational writer. Wish I could give more stars

Good to read the final book in the trilogy and see a final conclusion. I enjoyed this read. This is a good author who doesn’t disappoint.

Years ago Jamie Knight walked into Lucy Newton’s trap
Can Kirsten forgive for his past mistakes
I had an ARC

Superb conclusion to The Magpies! Mark Edwards ups the action in the Last of the Magpies and keep you guessing until the final page

Some things are just better left alone...

This last shortie tying up the Magpie trilogy was another disappointment. Like book 2 [book:A Murder of Magpies|37773690], there was just too much crammed in to a short time frame which made the whole plot highly unrealistic and hard to become invested in the protag's plight.

Another problem I had, same as book 2, is that the main draw for me has always been the well crafted antagonist Lucy. But she was demoted down to second string it feels like, and without her, this never really captured the intensity of book 1 [book:The Magpies|17726978].

I’m still a huge fan of Edwards and eagerly await his next new work, but I'm hoping he stays away from shorties for awhile.

ARC provided by NetGalley

A really good ending to a series that has sent shivers down my spine multiple times. Lucy has been a brilliant character to read about. An evil manipulative person who needs to be locked away for everyone's safety. Mark Edwards really knows how to write a memorable thriller.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

I have waited for this for so long and couldn't wait to read it. It kept me up until the early hours last night as I had to finish it - and did I not see that coming! Wow, not what expected. I won't give any spoilers, but there is one character from The Magpies I had completely forgotten about and oh does he reappear. If you've read the Magpies you must read A Murder of Magpies (no2) and then Last of the Magpies if you want to complete the story. I won't give anything away, but Lucy is back, but not as you'd expect and there are things you just won't see coming. It's great ending to the trilogy and really deserves 5 stars.
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Really enjoyed this last instalment of the magpie series. The magpies was the very first Mark Edwards book that I read and it made me want to discover more of his work. Really liked the way that this book tied up all the loose ends

It's time to say goodbye to Jamie, Kirsty and Lucy. 12 months ago Jamie and his then wife, Kirsty were caught up in Lucy's sickening trap.
Time has moved on but they can't, because is still out there. Can Jamie get Kirsty to help him and will any of them survive the final meeting.
Thank you so much to Mark Edwards for bringing this tale to a fitting end. Wonderfully written, as always. With characters I've grown to love and 1 I've learned to hate. I needed closure lol and I got it.
I'd highly recommend you to read Y he Magpies, if you haven't already and then be sure to follow it up with Flight of The Magpies and lastly Last Of The Magpies.
My thanks also go to Netgalley for my advance copy.

This is a lovely novella which brings everything together so well. Although the book could still and alone for best understanding of the characters and why they act the way they do things you really need to read the previous two books. I love Mark as an author and have read all his books! He always has lots of unexpected twists with a totally macabre and disturbing story. This book is yet another OneDrive f hI s great books..

I absolutely loved The Magpies, it's one of my all time favourite books. This novella tied everything up perfectly. The ending ..... WOW couldn't have asked for better ending. AMAZING

A short, but satisfying way to end this story. Although only 100 pages long, it still manages to pack in the usual tension and twists while topping it off with a neatly tied bow!
I especially enjoyed the inclusion of excerpts of Lucy's unpublished manuscript, giving an insight into her crazy mind and how she started out on her vindictive journey!

This novella is, as the title implies, the end of the author’s trilogy, and you definitely need to have read the two previous instalments for this one to make sense. The first is a full length book, and was the author’s first solo novel, whereas the next two are short but complete novellas. This was a satisfying end to the story of Magpie Lucy Newton as you really don’t know how it’s going to work out.

A year after Lucy escaped from the police after her attempt to exact vengeance for the death of her husband failed, Jamie and Kirsty are still estranged, dealing with their trauma in different ways. When a leading True Crime podcaster, Emma, persuades Jamie to help with a story about Lucy, he hopes it will help track her down since all police efforts have failed, but the hunt will put them in danger once more...

The advantage of a novella in this situation is that the story is pared down to the essentials and you can quickly get the gratification of finding out what happened, and Edwards has achieved this by cutting out all the angst of the first book and getting straight into the plot. A surprising amount happens for a 100 page book and we get a couple of twists and a full resolution of the story arc. There was the same suspense and dread, and Lucy is as evil as ever - and we get excerpts from her unpublished memoir that reveal that she has literally been that way since childhood.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review. Last of the Magpies is published on 30.04.19.

A few years ago I read Mark Edward's "The Magpies" and enjoyed it. A lot. But even if you have no idea what this bestselling psychological thriller is about, you will be able to enjoy the Kindle Single - a short but gripping spin off the original story. This is nothing more than a teaser, albeit absorbing and claustrophobic and, reading in between the lines and alluding to the original story, somewhat terrifying.

Recommended if you are looking for a brief read with a view to get the original book.

Wow, although a Novella, it sure packs a punch. I loved how quick this all came together. I had difficulty finding #2 of The Magpies series in order to read about what happened next but Mark has this uncanny way of recapping what's gone on before.

I was dying to know how this last one was going to end. What would happen between Jamie and Kirsty? Will they get back together IF they survive this latest ordeal. It makes it unputdownable!!

At just over 100 pages this was a perfect read to finish off the day in bed with. As it is the final chapter in the story it makes sense to read the other two books first and so it really wouldn't work as a standalone.
There is something pretty compelling about this series; caught up in the lives of two ordinary people whose whole world came tumbling down the day they became neighbours with Lucy Newton. Mark Edwards has a brilliant talent for making the ordinary somewhat extraordinary as well as terrifying.
In Last of the Magpies, we follow Jamie and Kirsty's final quest to rid themselves of the psychopath who ruined their lives. Perfectly plotted and interspersed with chapters from the secret unpublished manuscript from Lucy, it was a chillingly satisfying conclusion to the story. I was, however, left with a desire to read all of Lucy's manuscript, it would have made for a dark read that's for sure!
Mark nails it again with his character portrayal and while as a novella it doesn't give you the chance for too many suspects to be added to the mix, it is pretty easy to imagine yourselves in their shoes.
Full of the twists and turns that we have come to expect from this author, Last of the Magpies, is a cracking twisted tale and a perfectly executed ending to the series.
My review will be published on my blog on 25th April

An action-packed, adrenaline rush, satisfying conclusion to the ‘Magpies' series!

As some of you may recall, ‘The Magpies' is my least favourite Mark Edwards book, and the only full length novel of his that wasn't a five star read for me. Still, I enjoyed it enough to want to find out how it all ended for Jamie, Kirsty, and Lucy, and there was no way I was going to miss the chance to read a Mark Edwards story. I went in thinking this was a full length novel, but when I looked down and realised I was at 11% and only on chapter three, I concluded this wasn't the case, so just to clear up any misconceptions, ‘Last of the Magpies' is an 100 page, 16 chapter, novella.

I have to say, I really enjoyed this one, and it even made me nostalgic for ‘The Magpies'. Lucy's first draft auto-biology (her real story) chilled me to the bone, and also served to nudge my memory regarding the plot of the first two installments, because it's been a year since I read ‘The Magpies'. A character from ‘The Lucky Ones' made a cameo appearance, which I own, but haven't yet gotten around to reading, so I'm really fired up to read that one now. The podcast aspect of this one had me particularly enthralled.

I must admit, I teared up a bit when it ended. Fans of this series, and Mark Edwards in general, will devour this one.

I'd like to thank Netgalley, Amazon Publishing UK – Thomas & Mercer, and Mark Edwards for the e-ARC.

3.5 stars. This was a short, but satisfying end to this story. After the events of the last book, Lucy Newton is still at large and Jamie can't get over what has happened or move on from Kirsty. After he agrees to participate in a podcast about Lucy, things quickly escalate and we finally get a resolution to the havoc Lucy has caused in their lives. Recommended to anyone who has read the first two Magpies books.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher’s and Mark Edwards for my arc of The Last of the Magpies.

I really enjoyed book one in this series but can’t help but feel like it should have been left at only one book. The Magpies was full of suspense and intrigue and I understand that the author persevered with the series because fans wanted more but I think books 2 & 3 sort of ruined that suspense, sometimes a good thriller is better because questions are left unanswered. The Last of the Magpies felt a lot like a retelling of A Murder of Magpies just with different characters following the same plot line. I think the fact that they are short stories/novellas too means that the author was also unable to think of anything else to create the suspense resulting in a short story just to tie it off for those who wanted answers.

I read The Magpies a few years ago and loved it. Mark Edwards is now my go to author. I read whatever he brings out when it is released.....or so I thought. I realised my mistake after I had started this book. I forgot that I had not read the second novella in this series. Saying that I found it very easy to pick up the thread of what had happened in the previous novella. I really enjoyed the story and thought that it was the right decision to have this as a novella rather than a full novel. I was a little disappointed with the ending as I had thought he had made a brave decision with the ending and then at the last minute it changed. As always I will be buying whichever novel comes out next.