Her Last Goodbye

By: Melinda Leigh

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's Summary

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh's Morgan Dane series continues as the fearless attorney and her partner, investigator Lance Kruger, take on a disturbing disappearance...

Young mother Chelsea Clark leaves the house for a girls' night out...and vanishes. Her family knows she would never voluntarily leave her two small children. Her desperate husband - also the prime suspect - hires Morgan to find his wife and prove his innocence.

As a single mother, Morgan sympathizes with Chelsea's family and is determined to find her. She teams up with private investigator Lance Kruger. But the deeper they dig, the deadlier their investigation gets. When Morgan is stalked by a violent predator, everything - and everyone - she holds dear is in grave danger.

Now, Morgan must track down a deranged criminal to protect her own family...but she won't need to leave home to find him. She's his next target.

©2017 Melinda Leigh (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

I enjoyed it. A lot.

Melinda Leigh's second novel in her Morgan Dane series solidifies the series as her best work to date. Her Last Goodbye is a rock solid suspense mystery with a some romance thrown in. Protagonist Morgan Dane is a lawyer and mother of three young children whose husband was killed three years ago. She comes from families of cops on both her parents' sides. The novel is wonderful but the narration could be better.

15 of 16 people found this review helpful

Very good second book in Morgan Dane series

Chelsea , a young mother x2 is finally able to leave her husband and children for a night and meet up with friends for a drink but... she never arrives. Was she abducted or did she walk away from her family of her own accord.
It doesn't take long to find out that she was taken by someone with some very disturbing thoughts on how women should behave. And he wants Chelsea for his own. When Chelsea escapes he wants her back and the lengths he'll go to are cruel and extensive.
One of the things I really liked about this book is that you have absolutely no idea who the bad guy is. You get to hear his thoughts but nothing else, nothing that might give away his identity. There is one small thing but until caught it wouldn't help.
There is a romance between Morgan and Lance (the protagonists) but that is a very small part of this story.
I enjoyed and Recommend this book. Although it can be read as a stand alone I would suggest listening to book one first for background and relationships.
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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

Strange

Where does Her Last Goodbye rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love this series, and loved the first book. The Narration was very strange at times. Lines like "Morgan said." or "Lance replied." were very robotic and seemed like they were recorded separate and added later. It was very distracting once I recognized it, and at times hard for me to move past and just listen to the story. The rest of the narration was great, fluid and well performed.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved trying to figure out who the kidnapper was, I was close but ended up being wrong.

Have you listened to any of Cris Dukehart’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I've only heard one other performance by this narrator and it was at times tough to get through. Most of the time I was into it, and really enjoyed it, but there were times I felt like her voice was breathless, eager almost yearning. It was odd, especially when lines like "Morgan said" or "Lance replied" felt like they were recorded separate and added to the narration as an afterthought. They seemed robotic and the exact same each time. Once I recognized it, it was very distracting and I had to focus on the rest of the story to keep going. Most of the book was very fun to listen to and seemed to flow.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Thankful reader

It was very good overall, I liked the characters strength and perseverance when facing such terrible odds. we should all learn survival skills.

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Good fast read

Always a surprise. Hope there's a follow up soon. Melinda's ability to keep the story flowing makes for a great story.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Love this series

Melinda never disappoints. This book is even better than the first one. Truly enjoyed it.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Phenomenal read

As always, Melinda has outdone herself on this book. Just when I thought I had it all worked out, BAM, there was another twist. I enjoyed this book even more than the last one.

Morgan and Lance are back at it again in this thrilling story. They have a missing person, a list of possible suspects and, a whole lot of trouble. Seems to be the word of the day for them. As they work to solve the midterm of who did it, and why, we get to see the relationship between them grow and blossom into a true love story.

That doesn't take away from the chaos and craziness in the pages before you. Oh, no. That seems to build it up more. I can't wait for the next book!

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

love the strong female character

second book in the series didn't disappoint. Morgan remained that perfect combination of strong and vulnerable.

Her Last Goodbye

I loved the first book and this one was even better! My only issue is that my job keeps interfering with me being able to finish these books as fast as I want! I love that the cases are resolved in the book. I love the characters and I especially loved how badass Chelsea, the victim, was in this story! And I enjoyed the narrator more in this book. I felt like she’d settled into the characters. Highly recommend this series!!

Fun mix of mystery and suspense with romantic tension thrown in...

Good characters. Although crimes for mystery tend to be violent and graphic, the sexual sparks between Lance and Morgan balance the series. The children and other quirky characters add a pleasant touch. I’m looking forward to listening to the rest of the series.

another brilliant read

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

The person who committed the crime I got completely wrong.

I look forward to reading the next book.in this series.

Mommy bears. Don't mess with their cubs !!

Melinda Leigh master story teller. I love this author . Her dialogue is succinct and the story is fluent and page turning. No padding by this lass every chapter full on and building up to a grand finale where all is revealed. Gruesome and a bit of " steaminess" made for an exciting read . Highly recommended like all her books , which by the way I have read .