The Last Guests
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The Last Guests
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Narrated by:
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Anne McCaffery
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By:
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J.P. Pomare
About this listen
Ever have the feeling you're being watched? A smart, unsettling, unputdownable literary thriller from the award-winning, critically acclaimed writer
Lina and Cain are doing their best to stay afloat. Money has been tight since Cain returned from active duty, and starting a family is proving harder than they thought.
Putting Lina's inherited lake house up for rent at weekends seems like the solution to at least one of their problems. The secluded house is more of a burden than a retreat, anyway, and fixing up the old place makes Cain feel useful for once.
But letting strangers stay in their house might not be the best idea. Someone is watching - their most mundane tasks, their most intimate moments - and all the things Lina and Cain want to keep hidden will be exposed.
A darkly riveting psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Call Me Evie, In the Clearing and Tell Me Lies.
'A twisty thriller ... Possibly not one to read in your rented holiday cottage. I'll certainly be checking the light fittings at my next beach holiday rental' The Age
'Chilling . . . Should keep readers up at night. Pomare knows how to keep the pages turning' Publishers Weekly
'An emerging master of the taut and fast-flowing psychological thriller' ArtsHub
'A plot that will drag breathless readers to the finish line' Herald Sun
'This is a rip-snorting read that burbles along on fine prose, from a novelist who while still early in his career has already stamped his mark as a masterful storyteller. An excellent read from a must-read author' Good Reading
'Tense and dark and twisty - don't look away' Michael Robotham, author of When You Are Mine
'J.P. Pomare's first two books rocked my world - this one manages to exceed them. The Last Guests is a cunning, complex, contemporary thrill-ride.' Christian White, author of The Nowhere Child
'The Last Guests is a twisty thriller with an ending I didn't see coming. A cautionary tale for our times.' Megan Goldin, author of The Night Swim
'Pomare's latest creation will keep you guessing right up to the last page.' Rose Carlyle, author of The Girl in the Mirror
'Couldn't put it down, can't stop thinking about it. Bump it to the top of your must-read list immediately.' Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place
©2021 J.P. Pomare (P)2021 Hachette AudioCritic Reviews
"Chilling.... Should keep readers up at night. Pomare knows how to keep the pages turning." (Publishers Weekly)
"There's no doubt about it: Pomare is a master of the carefully constructed, impeccably paced psycho-thriller." (The Australian)
"Reading J.P. Pomare is like watching a magic trick. While you focus on his hands, you fail to see what's really happening right in front of your eyes, or behind you, or outside your window." (Michael Robotham)
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-2021
loved this story!!!
such a great story. had you guessing and not wanting to stop listening . didn't want it to end
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- Chris
- 03-04-2022
Frighteningly believable story!
A very interesting story that you could imagine actually happening! Excellent twists and narration! Well done!!
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- Mark C
- 02-08-2021
Great atmosphere and dialogue, but denouement disappoints
I have to say hats off to Pomare for a first chapter which sets up an intriguing premise around hidden surveillance. From there tension builds up until some major action occurs halfway through the book. So far so very good, and I just had to keep listening virtually without breaks until the conclusion. Ah, yes, the conclusion. Unfortunately for me, this fell in the category of “And the objective of this complicated scheme was to achieve THIS?” Both the objective and the means of achieving it seem impossibly unlikely.
As for the reading, McCaffery does a great job on the narration and voices. I especially liked her voicing of Cain and the smarmy detectives and HR lady.
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- Neil & Kathy
- 13-10-2021
We should not be forced to do a review! cccc
We should not be forced to do a review! ssss 15 stupid word rule too.
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- Keir McIlmoyle
- 25-11-2021
marital dysfunction, side order of crime
narrator made the book. Delivered the suspense well. Some good characters, kept my interest, but fairly easy to forget. Some of the medicine was fairly innacurate (AAA in the thorax) or lax security on fentanyl.
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- jodie bland
- 19-04-2022
slow to start
While a good ending, it was quite repetitive in phrasing and description. Took a long while to get really into it and the narrator spoke quite slowly and flat in the first 9 or so chapters. Was an interesting storyline which made me stick with it.
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- Joshua Thompson
- 22-06-2023
New Zealand Based
Great story. Nice to hear a story that is based upon characters in New Zealand. Great twist at the end. Highly recommended
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- ami ami reader
- 10-09-2021
Good pillars, but weak building blocks
The book did not give ne the depth and development of characters I like in a story. It started with promise but fizzled out without piquing my interest.
I could not engage with any of the characters.
The scene description was nice...and the house on the lake seemed lovely.
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- mel
- 16-11-2021
kept me guessing
loved this book got through it to quick, felt relate level and loved it being in NZ
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- Peter Lentfer
- 08-04-2022
Made me want to listen
Took a little time to get used to the narrator but loved the story from start to finish.
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