THE LAST TO VANISH
Megan Miranda-Author
Alex Allwine - Narrator
Mystery/Thriller

For the last ten years Abigail has been working in the small town of Cutter’s Pass. She loves her job as a manager for an upscale resort. She is drawn to dig deeper into the mysterious disappearances that have plagued the town. But that’s exactly when things start to get creepy, really creepy.

I truly loved this book. With twists and turns throughout and enough disturbing creep factor to convince you not to read it after dark. This book definitely gets 5 stars from me in any format. I really enjoyed the audiobook version with this narrator though.

Abby Lovett has worked at the Passage Inn in Cutter’s Pass, located in North Carolina near the Appalachian Trail, for the last decade. The town is popular with tourists for its great outdoors, but it is also notorious for the number of disappearances over the last twenty years. The most recent disappearance was an investigative journalist looking into the disappearances. When his brother, Trey, arrives to look for his brother, Abby also becomes determined to uncover the truth behind the disappearances.

This is very much a slow burn thriller until the last third, then it jumps to fast paced! There were several surprises and a few jaw dropping revaluations. I recommend this novel.

Megan Miranda's latest book is a page turner (or non-stop listen) as expected. However, I would have preferred the narration from Rebekkah Ross, whose delivery is more gripping and immediate.

Abigail's story is one of contradictions: a forever outsider on the inside, communed more with nature than humans, observer rather than actor. The town of Cutter's Pass has become a spooky site-seeing tourist destination, but the cloud above the town looms dark with many questions and few answers about the visitors who've disappeared. Who will be next, and who is hiding the town's secrets? As Landon West digs for answers, Abigail's loyalties will be tested.
This book was enjoyable, and there is no way I would have left it without finishing it, but I didn't love it like SUCH A QUIET PLACE. I wanted to understand Abigail more, in a deeper way. Overall an entertaining mystery.
3.5 but I'll round up to 4.