The Last Thing to Burn
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Thrillers & True Crime, Crime & Thrillers
Paperback Published on: 03/02/2022
£7.99
Synopsis
Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2022
Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2022
He is her husband. She is his captive.
Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name.
She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows how she got to the UK: no one knows she is there. Visitors rarely come to the farm; if they do, she is never seen.
Her husband records her every movement during the day. If he doesn't like what he sees, she is punished.
For a long time, escape seemed impossible. But now, something has changed. She has a reason to live and a reason to fight. Now, she is watching him, and waiting ...
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781529307092
- Number of pages: 272
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 24 mm
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Emotional and tense
This might be my favourite book of the year. It’s only January, but I really think this book will stay with me for a long time.
I was tense throughout t... READ MORE
The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean
I wholeheartedly agree with the exceptional praise this novel has received. The Last Thing to Burn is a truly unsettling, uncomfortable read but it’s essen... READ MORE
Nail bitingly tense
4.5* gore score 1/5
A new author to me. A great read, kept me anxiously turning the pages.
Thanh or Jane as she is being called is a victim of people traf... READ MORE
Intense (also relevant to current world events)
Gosh! So tensed and heart racing. The writing is excellent, the repetitive description makes it all the more gruelling (not in a not again type thing). I f... READ MORE
A compulsive read full of nail-biting suspense!
Wow! What a fantastic book this is! I can be drawn into a book within its first few pages but this one had me within the first few sentences! This is an in... READ MORE
A rollercoaster ride
Will Dean's 'The Last Thing to Burn' should come with a health warning, but for all the right reasons.
A woman lives with her husband in a remote farm cot... READ MORE
The Last Thing to Burn
⭐️ 3.5 ⭐️
The Last Thing to Burn is certainly a compelling read; I just couldn’t put it down. I was gripped from the first page and desperately needed to ... READ MORE
