Synopses & Reviews
One by one they vanished without a trace...And then the real story began.
Chyna Greer was sixteen when her best friend, Zoey, disappeared. Though very different in looks and temperament, the two girls shared a bond that was stronger than blood. But even Chyna's urgent warnings couldn't prevent a love-struck Zoey from sneaking out to the lake to meet her secret crush--and being swallowed up into the warm summer night forever....
LAST SEEN ALIVE
Now Chyna has come back to her West Virginia hometown of Black Willow to lay her mother to rest. But memories of Zoey are everywhere...and then, out of nowhere, Chyna hears a voice--Zoey's voice--begging for her help. As Chyna delves into Black Willow's past, she learns that two other teenagers also went missing. Soon Chyna's search for answers becomes a desperate race to uncover a chilling secret that strikes at the heart of everything she holds dear--and reveal the remorseless evil that has been hiding in plain sight....
"Thompson creates smart, interesting characters the reader cares about within a gripping suspense story."--Judith Kelman, author of Hush Little Darlings
"The characters are so well drawn that the reader will feel like she knows them personally. Thompson offers suspense and an intriguing mystery."--Romantic Times BOOKreviews on Last Whipser
Review
"Thompson creates smart, interesting characters the reader cares about within a gripping suspense story."--Judith Kelman, author of
Hush Little Darlings
"The characters are so well drawn that the reader will feel like she knows them personally. Thompson offers suspense and an intriguing mystery."--Romantic Times BOOKreviews on Last Whipser
Synopsis
One by one they vanished without a trace'And then the real story began.
Chyna Greer was sixteen when her best friend, Zoey, disappeared. Though very different in looks and temperament, the two girls shared a bond that was stronger than blood. But even Chyna's urgent warnings couldn't prevent a love-struck Zoey from sneaking out to the lake to meet her secret crush--and being swallowed up into the warm summer night forever'.
LAST SEEN ALIVE
Now Chyna has come back to her West Virginia hometown of Black Willow to lay her mother to rest. But memories of Zoey are everywhere'and then, out of nowhere, Chyna hears a voice--Zoey's voice--begging for her help. As Chyna delves into Black Willow's past, she learns that two other teenagers also went missing. Soon Chyna's search for answers becomes a desperate race to uncover a chilling secret that strikes at the heart of everything she holds dear--and reveal the remorseless evil that has been hiding in plain sight'.
"Thompson creates smart, interesting characters the reader cares about within a gripping suspense story."--Judith Kelman, author of Hush Little Darlings
"The characters are so well drawn that the reader will feel like she knows them personally. Thompson offers suspense and an intriguing mystery."--Romantic Times BOOKreviews on Last Whipser
Synopsis
Chyna Greer was sixteen when her best friend, Zoey, disappeared. Though very different in looks and temperament, the two girls shared a bond that was stronger than blood. But even Chyna's urgent warnings couldn't prevent a love-struck Zoey from sneaking out to the lake to meet her secret crush--and being swallowed up into the warm summer night forever....
Now Chyna has come back to her West Virginia hometown of Black Willow to lay her mother to rest. But memories of Zoey are everywhere...and then, out of nowhere, Chyna hears a voice--Zoey's voice--begging for her help. As Chyna delves into Black Willow's past, she learns that two other teenagers also went missing. Soon Chyna's search for answers becomes a desperate race to uncover a chilling secret that strikes at the heart of everything she holds dear--and reveal the remorseless evil that has been hiding in plain sight....
About the Author
Carlene Thompson is the author of Last Whisper, Black for Remembrance, Nowhere to Hide, and Dont Close Your Eyes, among other books. She attended college at Marshall University and earned her Ph.D. in English from Ohio State University. She taught at the University of Rio Grande before leaving to focus on her writing full-time. Besides writing, she spends her time caring for the many dogs and cats she's adopted. A native West Virginian, she lives with her husband Keith in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.