Book description
The New Joe Dillard Novel.
A young girl vanishes without a trace in the dead of night.
Was her menacing absentee father involved? Or did something even more sinister occur?
In the tenth installment of the best-selling Joe Dillard series, Joe finds himself turning 50 and on the brink of…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked Last Resort as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The novel touches on the world of human trafficking and how often people go missing without anyone realizing it.
Its dark world is a burgeoning industry where children are abducted for profit and pleasure. The dogged protagonist follows a thin trail and unearths a huge ring of pedophiles. The pace and dialogue are excellent.
I learned how deep that world is and how easily it is for overwhelmed investigators to simply give up and relegate the files into cold cases.
From E.R.'s list on The most gutsy crime thrillers and exotic adventure reads.
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