Last Seen Leaving - by Kelly Braffet (Paperback)

About the Book

Twenty-something drifter Miranda crashes her car late at night on a lonely highway and is picked up by a passing stranger who soon reveals himself to be more sinister than at first glance. This novel explores the often ambiguous nature of danger and the dark secrets kept to protect loved ones.

Book Synopsis

As she did in her darkly thrilling debut, Josie and Jack, Kelly Braffet again explores the often ambiguous nature of love and danger in a riveting novel of suspense. When twenty-something drifter Miranda Cassidy wrecks her car one night on the way home from a bar, she seizes the accident as an opportunity to reinvent her life. Hitching a ride with a mysterious stranger, she finds quick work and a fresh start hundreds of miles away in an oceanside vacation town. She doesn't look back, figuring no one is going to miss her. But when her mother finds no forwarding address, she senses something terrible has happened. The memory of the tragic disappearance of Miranda's father years before and the force of long-buried emotions drive her on a frantic quest to find her daughter, no matter what the cost.

Review Quotes

"[A] brilliant second novel." Publishers Weekly, Starred

"A suspenseful, emotionally resonant story...A keen, heartfelt thrill" Kirkus Reviews, Starred

[A] solidly crafted and compelling sophomore effort, which will secure the author's place as a novelist of note.
Library Journal

[A] smart, deft, thriller and a vivid study of family breakdown. - Graham Joyce, author of The Limits of Enchantment

[Last Seen Leaving] is a delight." -Ayelet Waldman, author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits