Last Night

The Searchers, Book 2

De: Karen Ellis

Narrado por: Graham Halstead

NYPD detective Lex Cole tracks a missing Brooklyn teen whose bright future is endangered by the ghosts of his unknown father's past in this highly anticipated sequel to A Map of the Dark.

One of the few black kids on his Brighton Beach block, Titus "Crisp" Crespo was raised by his white mother and his Russian grandparents. He has two legacies from his absent father, Mo: his weird name and his brown skin. Crisp has always been the odd kid out, but a fundamentally good kid, with a bright future.

But one impulsive decision triggers a horrible domino effect - an arrest; no reason not to accompany his richer whiter friend, Glynnie, on a visit to her weed dealer; and a trip onto his father's old home turf, where he'll face certain choices he's always strived to avoid.

As Detective Lex Cole tries to unravel the clues from Crisp's night out, they both find that what you don't know about your past can still come back to haunt you.

©2019 Karen Ellis (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[An] existential thriller... Last Night is a group character study that offers realistic suspense. Ms. Ellis is an able guide inside the psyches of her subjects."—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal

"Without resorting to stereotypes, Ellis deftly shows just how different the stakes are for kids who supposedly live in the same world but who face very different obstacles and possibilities. This thoughtful entry in the Searchers series will satisfy fans of the previous work as well as those who enjoy a well-crafted look at New York's underbelly."—Booklist

Not A Continuation of Elsa's Story

The story was fine; Crisp's struggle to figure out his
place in life was easily identifiable due to my own 17-yr-old mixed race grandson. If only the book had been a real sequel to A Map of the Dark featuring Elsa Myer's complex character, which is what I expected, I would have been more enthusiastic in my review. Maybe you'll choose it knowing that it's a coming of age story for two kids with different perspectives on what life might hold.