Review: The Last Stage

The Last Stage by Louise Voss
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Meredith works in a Shop, it’s attached to a stately home and she loves the isolation and peace…..but there’s a few unsettling things, a break in at the shop, a dead rat and flowers beheaded. Nothing too sinister, but due to an event in her past it’s causing her a lot of stress and paranoia..

After a drunken ‘knee trembler’ with her boss Ralph, she is guilt ridden as he’s the husband of a friend…but when she finds him dead….panic sets in.

She calls her twin brother, Pete, for help……then after another death she begins to fear for her safety……so do the police!

Meredith, now 50, seemed a bit wet, but the more you hear of her and her past your realise she is a bit of a dark horse with reasons for her paranoia….I ended up really liking her character.

This is a tale of obsession and revenge. An incredibly well plotted thriller with a feeling of menace from the start… and while you have chapters from the past to present and from several perspectives, you are kept guessing right to the nail biting end…I loved every minute.

Thank you to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and for the promotional materials and a free copy of the book and this is my honest, unbiased review.

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