The Last Monument

By: Michael C. Grumley

Narrated by: Scott Brick

One small handwritten letter, sent from a dark, remote corner of the planet and lost in the system for 60 years, is about to change the entire human race.

Outside Denver, Colorado, Joe Rickards stands over a small aircraft wreckage, studying burnt remains still smoldering in a field of freshly fallen snow. He's an investigator for the NTSB, working to carefully roll back the last several hours and identify the cause of the accident.

But this time, he can't.

The details behind this tragedy don't add up. Unlike every other investigation of Joe's career, the facts make no sense. Each new piece of information only makes the accident more mysterious, and more baffling.

Why would a person receive an age-old letter and suddenly disappear into the thick of night...paying to be flown out of a closed airport in the worst possible weather conditions by a pilot who hadn't had his hand on the stick in years? With the only surviving relative insisting her grandfather would never have climbed into a small airplane in the first place, even in perfect weather.

A bizarre string of events culminating in a horrible accident unlike anything Rickards has experienced. Leaving his only hope at understanding it in the hands of the victim's sole remaining relative. Beginning with how a mysterious letter could turn up after being lost in the system for 60 years. Sent by someone who should have already been long-dead.

A single letter Joe Rickards is about to discover, with a secret that will change the entire world.

©2020 Michael C. Grumley (P)2020 Michael C. Grumley

Weak characters

Great plot idea but the characters were were very bland. Story meanders and is hard to follow

Never turned the TV on while reading this one!

This book was so engaging that I listened to it straight - only stopping to sleep! Really enjoyed the reader. I will definitely look for more books by the author and reader.

Another exciting and smart story from Mr. Grumley

I have become a fan of Michael Grumbly. When an author can surprise me with a story line that is new and still make me feel smarter for the reading than I am hooked.

Scott Brick can read the back of a cereal box and make it sound amazing so when he lends his voice to a good story then I am hooked!

Truly a hard book to put down.

A very good, clean, plot with no swearing! I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one in the series!
It is hard to find this type of book that isn't filled with sex and swearing! Very refreshing!

Great book, so looking forward to the next one.

I order several hundred bucks a year to listen to and this is one of the best. It starts out a little slow but it really grabs you near the end. My only recommendation would be to have the villains demise spelled out a little more.