Book Rec: The Last to Vanish

Every now and then I’ll read a mystery novel that’s truly captivating, and The Last to Vanish was one of those for me.

To be fair, mystery isn’t a genre I dive into often, so I first require a compelling blurb and cover to get me interested. Here’s the book description from Goodreads:

Ten years ago, Abigail Lovett fell into a job she loves, managing The Passage Inn, a cozy, upscale resort nestled in the North Carolina mountain town of Cutter’s Pass. Cutter’s Pass is best known for its outdoor offerings—rafting and hiking, with access to the Appalachian trail by way of a gorgeous waterfall—and its mysterious history. As the book begins, the string of unsolved disappearances that has haunted the town is once again thrust into the spotlight when journalist Landon West, who was staying at the inn to investigate the story of the vanishing trail, then disappears himself.

Abby has sometimes felt like an outsider within the community, but she’s come to view Cutter’s Pass as her home. When Landon’s brother Trey shows up looking for answers, Abby can’t help but feel the town closing ranks. And she’s still on the outside. When she finds incriminating evidence that may bring them closer to the truth, Abby soon discovers how little she knows about her coworkers, neighbors, and even those closest to her.

Megan Miranda brings her best writing to The Last to Vanish, a riveting thriller filled with taut suspense and shocking twists that will keep you guessing until the very end.

I quite liked the setting of a remote upscale resort deep in nature and far from much civilization. The natural beauty surrounding the resort becomes a bit less beautiful as we learn it may be responsible for disappearances of visitors to the town, and what’s even more interesting is that the locals know the town is full of secrets and strive to protect those secrets from outside interest.

Once the brother of one of the vanished visited the resort in an attempt to solve the mystery, I was hooked.

The story continued to raise the stakes and increase tension and mystery until it all came to a satisfying conclusion. I even read this entire novel in a day, which doesn’t happen often. Recommended.

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