Last Kiss

by Louise Phillips

Overview

He thought he was in control. But he was wrong. And after the final blows of the knife, she stole his last breath with a kiss...
Will criminal psychologist Dr Kate Pearson uncover the identity of this vicious killer before it is too late?

At a hotel room in Dublin, the butchered body of art dealer Rick Shevlin, arranged with artistic precision like the Hanged Man from a Tarot card, is found.
Meanwhile, in a quiet suburb, Sandra Regan clings to her sanity as a shadowy presence moves through her home.
What connects them?
Criminal psychologist Dr Kate Pearson is sure that the killer has struck before and will again - soon. As Kate and DI O'Connor are plunged into an investigation which spreads to Rome and Paris, they uncover a vicious trail of sexual power and evil. But will they uncover the killer's identity before she claims another victim?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444789362
Publisher:	Hachette Books Ireland
Publication date:	08/07/2014
Series:	A Dr Kate Pearson novel , #3
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	774 KB

About the Author

LOUISE PHILLIPS is the author of five bestselling psychological crime thrillers. Her debut novel RED RIBBONS, and her subsequent novels, THE DOLL'S HOUSE, LAST KISS and THE GAME CHANGER, were each nominated for Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year. She won the award in 2013.
Louise's work has formed part of many literary anthologies, and she has won both the Jonathan Swift Award and the Irish Writers' Centre Lonely Voice platform, along with being shortlisted for the Molly Keane Memorial Award, Bridport UK, and many others. In 2015, she was awarded a writing residency at Cill Rialaig Artist retreat and she was also a judge on the Irish panel for the EU Literary Award.
In 2016, she was longlisted for the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library Award, and her first two novels, RED RIBBONS and THE DOLL'S HOUSE, were published in the US.
Her fifth novel, THE HIDING GAME, received an Arts Bursary for Literature from the Arts Council of Ireland. They All Lied is her sixth novel.

Editorial Reviews

Louise Phillips goes from strength to strength...Last Kiss takes her writing to another, more intense level. The pace is excellent, the characters, familiar and new, well drawn and believable. Highly recommended—Irish Independent on LAST KISS

A deliciously dark thriller that leaves a bitter aftertaste, like a great dark chocolate or superior claret. The writing is truly spectacular...I didn't think the author could get much better...she is set for great, great things. Top-notch crime thriller which deserves its place at the top of bestseller lists, not just in Ireland, but worldwide—Writing.ie on LAST KISS

There are very few books that I couldn't put down upon commencing, but Last Kiss was different...Sex, power, greed and evil combine to a satisfyingly chilling yet enthralling read that had me turning around checking I was home alone—Woman's Way on LAST KISS

Phillips is superb at suspense, at conjuring up a dark menacing atmosphere, but her underlying humanity stops it from becoming too bleak—Sunday Independent on LAST KISS

I couldn't put Last Kiss down...It was dark, it was deep, it was scary, it chilled me to the bone. It was brilliant!—Kim the Bookworm on LAST KISS

I loved both the previous books in this series...and this book easily matches...and maybe even surpasses them in terms of the depth and complexity of the plot. This is a dark book...When the killer and their motives are unmasked, it left me with a feeling...as if this were all somehow more than a fiction—Cleopatra Loves Books on LAST KISS

My God, what a book. I just couldn't put it down. This is a book YOU MUST READ. Fantastic—Lynsey Dolan, Sunshine Radio on LAST KISS

Last Kiss is the best one yet...This is not just an Irish crime thriller - it's among the best crime writing in the world. Top notch—Mark Philpott, BBC Radio Ulster on LAST KISS

I can certainly validate that Phillips is an equal to James Patterson, Sara Paretsky, Patricia Cornwell or any authors of cracking good police procedurals—By the Book Reviews on LAST KISS

Louise Phillips takes you on a journey to the dark side with a story that is as fast-paced and thrilling as a rollercoaster—Jane Casey on LAST KISS

A dark and terrifying psychological thriller that grips you from the start and doesn't let you go until the very last line—Virginia Gilbert on LAST KISS

The blend of first and third-person narratives gives the story great pace ... Phillips is exploring the dark matter of damaged sexual identity ... the abiding impression is of the empathy Phillips evokes on behalf of her lethal but fragile anti-heroine—Irish Times on LAST KISS

This book is superb! A chilling and original storyline about nature versus nurture, it has you hooked right from the very first page - it has an ending that you just can't see coming, even if you do manage to work out who the killer is. Highly recommended—Eurocrime on LAST KISS

A combination of love and hate, desire and disgust, murder and malice, the tension so well described that I felt myself wanting to shout "look behind you" ... cannot recommend [Last Kiss] enough—Bleach House Library on LAST KISS

A well-written, clever and dark novel - enjoy—Irish Farmerette on LAST KISS

The only problem we are left with is what to read next. Last Kiss is impossible to follow and is Phillips' best novel so far—Carousel Creates on LAST KISS

This is a page-turning, gut-wrenching thriller which will undoubtedly earn Phillips further accolades and hordes of new fans.—Lisa Reads Books on LAST KISS

I was holding my breath - Last Kiss is a brilliant, dark, deep, scary, chilled-to-the-bone novel. Superb!—Siren FM on LAST KISS

Thanks to Phillips for restoring my faith in the psychological thriller and in some style!—Raven Crime Reads on LAST KISS

I became totally caught up in it to the extent of a couple of late nights when I didn't want to stop reading, wanting to learn more about the killer and to understand the whys and wherefores of the elaborate crime, with twists and tensions building up the history—Landing Tales on LAST KISS

Amazing, definitely her best one yet ... I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes psychological thrillers; a well-crafted book that takes you on a thrilling journey, full of twists and turns—Celeste Loves Books on LAST KISS

About three quarters through the book I thought I'd worked out the big twist , but I hadn't and the ending was gritty, shocking and satisfying. Fast-paced, dark and intriguing, and well worth reading—Novelicious on LAST KISS

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