Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Review and Giveaway: The Last Thing She Said by Lauren Carr



"Too many twists and turns to easily share about this book. Nevertheless, Carr has pulled off another "hit" that kept me reading in one setting until the clues were so well together that the villain fell into our laps...or Chris's, LOL Carr has put a lot into the book beyond the mysteries this time...Characters enjoyed chocotinis, visited book stores...and even blundered into getting engaged (the ring had been purchased 4 months ago)... But, for me, a special thank you for the political spoof at a time when politics at the national level is devastating, gave me a laugh and lightened the load of it all!" - Review by Glenda Bixler, Book Reader's Heaven 




Book Details:

Book Title:  The Last Thing She Said (A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery #3) by Lauren Carr
Category:  Adult Fiction (18 +),  386 pages
Genre:  Mystery
Publisher:  Acorn Book Services
Release date:   July 22, 2019
Formats available for purchase:  paperback, ebook, audiobook (audible & itunes)
Tour dates: October 7 to November 15, 2019
Content Rating:  PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs!





Book Description:
“I’m working on the greatest mystery ever,” was the last thing noted mystery novelist Mercedes Livingston said to seven-year-old Chris Matheson before walking out of Hill House Hotel never to be seen again.

For decades, the writer’s fate remained a puzzling mystery until an autographed novel and a letter put a grown-up Chris Matheson on the trail of a cunning killer. With the help of a team of fellow retired law enforcement officers, each a specialist in their own field of investigation, Chris puts a flame to this cold case to uncover what had really happened that night Mercedes Livingston walked out of Hill House Hotel. Watch out! The clues are getting hot!

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My Thoughts:

The Last Thing She Said is so full of mystery after mystery that I am not sure where to even begin. First off, we meet a 7 year old Chris Matheson and his mom at a book signing convention of not one but two famous authors. Mercedes Livingston and Robin Spencer. Yes THE Robin Spencer of the Faraday fame. I think that was my favorite part of this book: the crossover with Chris Matheson and the Faraday's, Mac and Archie. 

Since Chris is retired and he only deals with cold cases and he obviously needs help, in steps the Geezer squad and all their nefarious ways of gaining information. Like I have said before, I have always enjoyed author Carr's family dynamics but in this series not only is it family but friends are also extremely important. And these friends have each other's backs and go that extra mile for each other. And this one really affects them as they find out some startling secrets about a dear friend who has passed away.

I love the puzzle this story was framed in. There was more than one mystery that needed solved and I knew that by the end all of them would tie together to make a very clear picture. The prologue was the border, the rest of the story had the reader and the gang filling in and fitting the rest of the puzzle pieces together.

If you haven't read an author Carr mystery before, she does a very good job of bringing all readers up to date on what has been going on and who all the players are. I highly recommend her mysteries as pretty clean escapes.

I received a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.





Meet the Author:
 
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Thorny Rose, Mac Faraday, Lovers inCrime, and Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries—over twenty titles across four fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!

Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.

Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.


Connect with the author:   Website  ~  Twitter  ~  Facebook  ~  Instagram


BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE:

​Oct 7 – Working Mommy Journal – book review of The Last Thing She Said
Oct 7 - JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book review of Ice / giveaway
Oct 7 – Bookriot – audiobook review of Ice / giveaway
Oct 7 – Just Another Reader – book review of Ice
Oct 7 - Rita's Reading Room – series spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Oct 7 - Viviana MacKade – series spotlight / guest post
Oct 8 - Just Another Reader – book review of Winter Frost
Oct 8 - JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Oct 8 – Amy’s Booket List – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Oct 8 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of The Last Thing She Said / guest post /
             giveaway
Oct 9 - Cuzinlogic - series spotlight / giveaway
Oct 9 - JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book review of The Last Thing She Said /
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Oct 9 – Just Another Reader – book review of The Last  Thing She Said
Oct 9 - The Voracious Bibliophile – book review of The Last Thing She Said
Oct 10 – Librorum in Sempiternum – book review of Ice / giveaway
Oct 11 – It's All About the Book – book review of The Last Thing She Said
Oct 14 – b for bookreview – series spotlight / author interview
Oct 15 - Buried Under Books - audiobook review of Ice / giveaway
Oct 15 – Pause for Tales – book review of The Last Thing She Said
Oct 16 – Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said /
                 guest post / giveaway
Oct 17 – Library of Clean Reads – series spotlight / giveaway
Oct 18 - Library of Clean Reads – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Oct 19 – Bookriot – audiobook review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Oct 20 – Librorum in Sempiternum – book review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Oct 21 - Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Oct 21 - Words And Peace – book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 22 – Kristin’s Novel CafĂ© – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said
Oct 23 – Mystery Suspense Reviews – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said /
                 guest post
Oct 24 – Haddie's Haven – audiobook review of Ice / giveaway
Oct 24 – FUONLYKNEW – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Oct 24 - My Journey Back - series spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 25 - Blooming with Books – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Oct 25 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 26 – Bookriot – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Oct 28 – Sefina Hawke's Books – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said
Oct 29 - Buried Under Books - audiobook review of The Last  Thing she Said / giveaway
Oct 29 – My Reading Journeys – book review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Oct 30 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – book spotlight of The Last Thing She Said /
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Oct 31 – Dab of Darkness Book Reviews – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said
                 / giveaway
Nov 1 – Life as Leels – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 4 – Books for Books – audiobook review of Ice / giveaway
Nov 5 – Bound 4 Escape – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 6 – fundinmental – book review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Nov 6 - My Reading Journeys – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 7 – Haddie's Haven – audiobook review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Nov 8 – Literary Flits – series spotlight / giveaway
Nov 11 – The Avid Inspri – book review of Ice / giveaway
Nov 11 - Books for Books – audiobook review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Nov 12 – Librorum in Sempiternum – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 13 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
​Nov 13 - A Fountain of Books - book review of The Last Thing She Said / guest post / giveaway
Nov 14 - T's Stuff – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said / author interview /
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Nov 15 - The Avid Inspri – book review of Winter Frost / giveaway
Nov 15 – Nighttime Reading Center – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 18 – Laura's Interests – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said / guest post /
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Nov 18 - Books for Books – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 19 – JBronder Book Reviews – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said
Nov 19 - Shalini's Books & Reviews – book review of The Last Thing She Said
Nov 20 - fundinmental – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 20 – Haddie's Haven – audiobook review of The Last Thing She Said / guest post /
                 giveaway
Nov 20 - I'm All About Books – book review of The Last Thing She Said / guest post /
                giveaway
Nov 20 - Svetlana's reads and views – book review of The Last Thing She Said /
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Nov 21 – Books Are Love – book review of The Last Thing She Said / author interview /
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Nov 21 - The Avid Inspri – book review of The Last Thing She Said / guest post /
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Nov 22 - Adventurous Jessy – book review of The Last Thing She Said / giveaway
Nov 22 – SammieReadsBook – book review of The Last Thing She Said / author
                 interview / giveaway
Nov 22 -  Jypsylynn – book review of The Last Thing She Said


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​Ends November 30th, 2019


 

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