Thursday, January 16, 2025

1.16.2025 - The Last Room on the Left

The Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by Leah Konen.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!

Kerry has hit rock bottom.  Her husband left her, her drinking is out of control, and her book deadline is looming and she can't write a word.  She accepts a caretaker position at a redone remote motel in the Catskills, where the lack of internet and people will hopefully spur her to write.  Then a blizzard hits and she sees a dead, frozen body buried in the snow.  Or did she?

I am a fan of Leah Konen's books, and this one should be read with as little info as possible.  It's a good locked room mystery, with the blizzard and lack of creature comforts adding to the creepiness.  Plus, there are unreliable narrators and plenty of unsavory behaviors from different characters.  Again, I'm keeping this review as simple as possible because reading without spoilers is important!  Pick it up - just hope the lights don't go out while you're reading!

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