Synopsis
‘Gripping, twisty and dark’ Lucy Clarke
‘Nail-biting!’ Jane Corry
‘Dark and intriguing’ Alice Clark-Platts
'Quietly menacing. . .' Isabel Ashdown
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Two people.
Two sides of the story.
Whose do you trust?
When Erin and Will start having couples therapy, they hope it'll fix the rift that has appeared out of nowhere in their marriage.
But their therapist Maggie cannot work out whose version of the truth she can trust.
Then Erin is brought into hospital in a critical condition following a hit-and-run accident. Now everyone is desperate to unravel the truth.
Because if this isn't an accident, then someone close to Erin must be responsible . . .
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Praise for Heidi Perks:
'Another winner from [Heidi] Perks' Daily Mail
'A gripping thriller.... with a killer twist' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'Kept me up late into the night' LUCY CLARKE
'I flew through this book in three days' LISA JEWELL
'Reads like Liane Moriarty at her Big Little Lies best' TONY PARSONS
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781804940501
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 30 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
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Very complex Psychological Thriller
This was a complex story starting, from a forgotten memory and affecting so many peoples lives. Some really good characters and I was totally commited. Whe... READ MORE
Fast paced psychological thriller which is filled with suspense
Erin and her husband Will are experiencing difficulties within their marriage, though Will doesn’t appear to know the reason. Things have become worse foll... READ MORE
This is a highly addictive psychology thriller.
Erin and Will are happily married with a young child. Their lives are perfect. That is until Erin starts to feel a strange sensation around her husband. Sh... READ MORE
Thrills and psychological chills
I couldn’t put this book down. It was absolutely brilliant!
I love that it flipped not only between two characters perspectives, but also the past and ... READ MORE
I enjoyed it
The pace of this thriller was quite slow, with plenty of time taken to build up the tension and develop the characters and the relationships between them. ... READ MORE
A good read!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, although at times I found it just a little slow. It was quite complicated with many unexpected twists but it certainly kep... READ MORE
A great book from Heidi Perks
I have enjoyed reading several books written b yHeidi Perks and this was no exception.
This was a pschological thriller told over 2 timelines. Just when I... READ MORE
One decision can change everything.
I’ve not read anything written by Heidi Perks before, I am pleased that has now changed, if all her books are as good as this one then I am excited to read... READ MORE
A clever plot but.....
This psychological thriller has a few key elements including family breakups, suspected infidelity and gaslighting and also legal injustice. For that I wou... READ MORE
Clever psychological thriller
Will and Erin are happily married with a young daughter and a much loved pet dog. On Valentines Day Will brings Erin a necklace, an unusual occurrence and ... READ MORE
Interesting read
Very interesting storyline which kept me interested all the way through. Hidden memories can be confusing and lead to lots of doubt. Several times the book... READ MORE
A real page turner
Erin and Will have the perfect, happy marriage - until suddenly they don't. Erin suddenly doesn't trust Will and everything falls apart. They agree to see ... READ MORE
A Good Read
Erin and Will, along with toddler Sadie are a loving family, perfectly happy with their lives. On Valentine’s Day, Will breaks with their tradition of no ... READ MORE
Great read
Erin is in hospital after being involved in a hit and run accident. Her husband Will is at her bedside but, as the story unfolds, we wonder if Will is some... READ MORE
Interesting Psychological Thriller
The Last Resort is a psychological thriller that centres around Erin and Will, who are struggling with their marriage. Erin feels Will is gaslighting her, ... READ MORE
Page turner of a thriller that's packed with suspense
The Last Resort is told from multiple points of view, and shifts between now when a terrible accident (or crime) has happened, and the months and weeks in ... READ MORE
Intriguing read
Erin and Will were so happy, then everything started to go wrong and nobody knew why, so they signed up to couples therapy with therapist Maggie Day but, w... READ MORE
There are red herrings, twists, and unexpected turns all of which keep you on the edge of your seat and begging for more.
Heidi Perks’ novel “The Last Resort” is another exciting read that deals with relationships and their secrets. Erin and Will are struggling to keep their r... READ MORE
A masterful story!
The books by Heidi Perks are just brilliant and this one is no exception. A masterful psychological thriller with lots of twists and turns right up until t... READ MORE
A page turner
3.5 rounded up
What leads up to the hit-and-run accident that leaves Erin Harding‘s life hanging in the balance? Six months ago her life with husband Wi... READ MORE
A real page turner
Erin and Will Harding seem to be the perfect couple. Happily married, living in a beautiful house with their daughter Sadie and their dog Coco.
On Vale... READ MORE
Memory based psychological thriller
Erin was afraid her husband was dangerous, having ‘killed’ their dog and then Gaslighting her. Now she is in a coma in ITU the victim of a hit-and-run. U... READ MORE
A pacy, easy-to-read thriller
A pacy, easy-to-read thriller which moves seamlessly between past and present whilst the tension builds. The reader is fed snippets of information via Eri... READ MORE
Gripping Read
The Last Resort tells the story of Erin and Will who start couples therapy with therapist Maggie when their seemingly perfect marriage starts to break down... READ MORE
Involving plot!
Erin and Will’s marriage is suffering with Erin starting to distrust and even fear this man who she was totally in love with when they married. In need of... READ MORE
An entertaining and exciting page-turner
This book is thoroughly entertaining and an exciting page-turner. I found myself flipping over the pages faster to find out the what on earth was going on.... READ MORE
A gripping read
Will and Erin look like they have it all as a couple. Until Erin starts to feel like something isn’t right. As they embark on couples counselling, it feels... READ MORE
Good psychological thriller
Good psychological thriller featuring Will and Erin as the central characters. As a lover of psychological thrillers this only scored 4 out of 5 for me as ... READ MORE
Who to trust?
A couple are having problems so go to see a counsellor in the hope it might help to resolve these. Interesting characters, including an interfering mother ... READ MORE
Twisty Thriller
The first Heidi Perks that I’ve read.
This thriller is based on a couple who out of the blue and without explanation, started having marital problems afte... READ MORE
Great read
Erin and Will seem to be the prefect couple and then within months the marriage seems to be over. Erin is then found the victim of a hit and run.
The stor... READ MORE
Great read!
It’s Heidi Perks so you know the writing will be good, I really enjoyed the storyline, it just kept me guessing. I thought I had it worked out, but nope, m... READ MORE
Keeps you guessing!
Erin and Will, a long-standing couple - married for over a decade and with a young child - have unexpectedly reached a crisis point in their marriage. They... READ MORE
Fantastic!
Erin & Will Harding seemed a happy couple with a young child, so how did she end up with her life in the balance after a hit & run? Months earlier the crac... READ MORE
A Good Thriller
Another great read from Heidi Parks .Fast paced, told in different timelines a really gripping story ,who is telling the truth ?This book is an exciting pa... READ MORE
Excellent read
Another wonderful story from Heidi. It was a real page turner and once started I couldn't put it down. So many twists and turned making for a really good r... READ MORE
Absorbing story
This was a complex story starting, from a forgotten memory and affecting so many peoples lives. Some really good characters and I was totally commited. Whe... READ MORE
AMAZING
I devoured this book!!! From beginning to end to was totally engrossed, I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough. Amazing story.
Gripping thriller
Erin and Will Harding are the perfect couple. But on Valentines Day Will gives Erin a necklace as a present and when he tries to put it on her it makes her... READ MORE
I was hooked!
I was hooked from the first paragraph! This book certainly kept me guessing who could have murdered Maggie's sister Lily. Which one is guilty? Which one of... READ MORE
The Last Resort
Erin Harding the victim of a hit and run lies seriously ill in Intensive Care. Recently separated from husband Will he's one of the first to arrive at the ... READ MORE
Interesting read
An enjoyable read and an interesting topic of traumatic memories being suppressed. I enjoyed the multiple points of view and overall found it a satisfactor... READ MORE
Last resort
If you enjoy gripping thrillers with unexpected twists that keep you hooked make this your next go to read. Very good.
interesting ideas
I'm a big fan of Heidi Perks and the twisted worlds she creates, but this one didn't quite do it for me. I found it difficult to believe in the characters ... READ MORE
Excellent writing.
Excellent writing by Heidi, a real page-turner.
The story twists and turns right from page one. Mariage that looked as if it was on the rocks and the h... READ MORE
A decent, easy to read, family drama
I found this to be a decent family drama, told from various POV and over various timelines.
A woman is the victim of a hit and run and her husband turns... READ MORE
Engrossing
This was an engrossing thriller about a couple in crisis told from multiple viewpoints from the moment the wife, Erin, is a victim of a hit and run and goi... READ MORE
Murder and intrigue
Murder and intrigue in this story told over different timelines. Atmospheric and moving.Erin and Will eventually decide to have counselling sessions to try... READ MORE
A tension filled domestic thriller
I thought I had read this author’s work before but, having looked at her back catalogue, I obviously haven’t; that will be rectified. This latest psycholog... READ MORE
Brilliant read
What a brilliant and clever story a real page turner couldn’t stop reading.
It starts with a hit and run how did it happen and who did it then we read p... READ MORE