Trey's appearance raises new questions about what secrets this small town may be hiding.Īuthor Megan Miranda has a real talent for creating highly atmospheric thrillers and with The Last to Vanish, she has done it again.

After ten years, she still feels very much an outsider in this tight-knit community. He is placed in the same cabin his brother had occupied and starts asking questions. Months later, the writer's brother Trey travels to Cutter's Pass and checks into The Passage Inn, the area's resort. Journalist Landon West headed to Cutter's Pass in 2022 to try and learn more about these disappearing hikers. A group of four students called The Fraternity Four disappeared in 1997 Alice Kelly in 2012 Farrah Jordan in 2019. Six tourists have gone missing over the last twenty-five years.

Megan Miranda brings her best writing to The Last to Vanish, a riveting thriller filled with taut suspense and shocking twists that will keep you guessing until the very end.Nestled in the Appalachians, Cutter's Pass, North Carolina has the unfortunate distinction of being described as the most dangerous town in the state. When she finds incriminating evidence that may bring them closer to the truth, Abby soon discovers how little she knows about her coworkers, neighbors, and even those closest to her. When Landon's brother Trey shows up looking for answers, Abby can't help but feel the town closing ranks. As the book begins, the string of unsolved disappearances that has haunted the town is once again thrust into the spotlight when journalist Landon West, who was staying at the inn to investigate the story of the vanishing trail, then disappears himself.Ībby has sometimes felt like an outsider within the community, but she's come to view Cutter's Pass as her home.

Cutter's Pass is best known for its outdoor offerings-rafting and hiking, with access to the Appalachian trail by way of a gorgeous waterfall-and its mysterious history. Ten years ago, Abigail Lovett fell into a job she loves, managing The Passage Inn, a cozy, upscale resort nestled in the North Carolina mountain town of Cutter's Pass.

New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda returns with a gripping and propulsive thriller that opens with the disappearance of a journalist who is investigating a string of vanishings in the resort town of Cutter's Pass-will its dark secrets finally be revealed? 'This eerie thriller.can stand next to Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and Stephen King's The Shining.' - Booklist (starred review)

The last to vanish