My Review of Last Seen Alive by Joanna Schaffhausen

Title: Last Seen Alive 
Author: Joanna Schaffhausen 
Expected Publication: January 25, 2022
Publisher: Minotaur Books 
Genre: Mystery/Thriller 
Pages: 320 pages 
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: 
When I originally requested this book I did not know that it was a part of a series. That being said that this was my first book by this author and I loved her style! This book can be read as a standalone, I have not read any of the rest of the series and I followed along with this one well! I love true crime and this story is bordered lined like something that a narcissistic serial killer would actually do!
When Ellery met Reed he was the FBI agent that saved her from a serial killer's closet. So later on Ellery wanted to distance herself from Coben's legacy she also walked away from Reed.
So when a TV show wanted to do a sitdown with Coben the key points were to bring in Reed along with Ellery. So when Reed showed up at Ellery's apartment she knew something was up and Reed filled her in on the details.
Now, this is the reason why Ellery and Reed would even consider this offer. Coben states that he will release the details of where the rest of the girls and their bodies are if Reed brings him, Ellery.
In this story, the crimes were unimaginable and terrible. There is a copycat killer, chilling details, and things like that. So Ellery agrees to do the series. Will she be able to find closure? What are her own reasons for doing this series and what price will she have to pay to get that closure?
This book was definitely a great, well-written mystery/Thriller. This story is horrifying at times, border lining on a horror novel.  I am definitely going to have to check out the rest of this series.
Thank you Netgalley, St. Martins Press & Minotaur Books for the extraordinary opportunity to read and review this one! 

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