The Last Housewife

A Novel

De: Ashley Winstead

Narrado por: Alexis Van Aiken

From the author of the acclaimed In My Dreams I Hold a Knife comes a pitch-black thriller about a woman determined to destroy a powerful cult and avenge the deaths of the women taken in by it, no matter the cost.

While in college in upstate New York, Shay Evans and her best friends met a captivating man who seduced them with a web of lies about the way the world works, bringing them under his thrall. By senior year, Shay and her friend Laurel were the only ones who managed to escape. Now, eight years later, Shay’s built a new life in a tony Texas suburb. But when she hears the horrifying news of Laurel’s death―delivered, of all ways, by her favorite true-crime podcast crusader―she begins to suspect that the past she thought she buried is still very much alive, and the predators more dangerous than ever.

Recruiting the help of the podcast host, Shay goes back to the place she vowed never to return to in search of answers. As she follows the threads of her friend’s life, she’s pulled into a dark, seductive world, where wealth and privilege shield brutal philosophies that feel all too familiar. When Shay’s obsession with uncovering the truth becomes so consuming she can no longer separate her desire for justice from darker desires newly reawakened, she must confront the depths of her own complicity and conditioning. But in a world built for men to rule it—both inside the cult and outside of it—is justice even possible, and if so, how far will Shay go to get it?

©2022 Ashley Winstead (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

2022, LibraryReads

3.5 stars

Rated it a four overall but, for me, it’s more 3.5.
The performance is fantastic but I found myself wanting to book to be over. I think others will love it, I just found it too slow.
I will say, the subject matter is scary as a woman, especially in todays world. I wouldn’t recommend for anyone who has been sexually assaulted.

Wow!! Loved it!

well done great done unfortunately the story is probably a lot more real than anybody even knows . Great narration well put together makes you want more of the story. Definitely worth the credit.

Great twists and turns

Very good performance. Loves the story line. Kept me engaged and was a fast listen.

Murder Mystery Meets Smut

Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen next, I was proven wrong. This was a great vacation read for me! There should likely be some trigger warnings.

Great book

I enjoyed listening to the narrator, the attention to detail in building the characters and the story. I’m usually able to anticipate what is going to happen, but was not able to this time.