The Quiet Tenant was in my books of the year, I couldn’t wait to see what Clémence Michallon would write next…

The Last Resort is a murder mystery thriller set in a luxury desert resort. Guests Frida and Gabriel were once as close as brother and sister but have grown apart in recent years.

After building up detailed, complex characters we are treated to layers of tense, tightly plotted twists. I’ll make some big comparisons, imagine character writing and involved pasts on a Gillian Flynn level with Peter Swanson’s intricate intelligent plotting.

I loved this book! More mainstream and accessible than the brilliant The Quiet Tenant, Our Last Resort should appeal to all fans of high quality thrillers.

Our Last Resort proves what we were all hoping, Clémence Michallon is a real, consistent, versatile, top quality thriller writer.

Thanks to Netgalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor

Frida and Gabriel, siblings by bond rather than blood, share a history rooted in a secluded compound often many would call a cult. After escaping that insular world to forge their own paths, they reunite for a vacation that takes a dark turn. When a fellow guest, Sabrina, is found dead, her husband William is quickly named the prime suspect. As the investigation progresses, buried secrets from their past resurface, including the mysterious death of Gabriel’s first wife near a waterfall.
Could Gabriel truly be innocent of these deaths?

𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: July 08, 2025
𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪:

I absolutely fell for Michallon’s writing when I read The Quiet Tenant and so when I saw that they had a new book releasing I got so excited. This was such a fast paced twisty thriller that has you sitting on the edge of your seat once again. I loved how well written our characters are even side characters as well as the weaving timelines going from past to present day. This read is jam packed with dark secrets, trust issues and lies along with mystery. This book will leave you guessing at each page turn and leave your jaw on the floor at the ending. Once again, I will be watching for more books to come out always from our author and this may be the perfect book club book for next summer.

Large thank you to our Author, NetGalley as well as Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, Knopf.

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦: Dark Secrets, Complex Characters, Mystery, Thriller, Dual Timelines, Fast Paced, Cults, Isolated Backdrop Settings

While this was a fun read, for me it fell short for me. The tenant was nail biting good. This to me for a semi thriller. But I’m glad I read it!