The Last Witness from a Dirt Road


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A moving coming-of-age story, written, possibly by one of the last of Southerners to grow up on a working sugar plantation in rural Louisiana. Told through the eyes and voice of the son of the white overseer, this is a unique portrait of a time and place on the cusp of dramatic change.




The Last Witness


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From award-winning author Claire McFall comes a chilling psychological thriller about the sole survivor of a camping trip gone wrong and the truth behind that weekend, perfect for fans of Natasha Preston. Heather agrees to go camping with Dougie and his friends because she's desperate to get closer to him, and a secluded beach sounds like the perfect place. But the trip takes a sinister turn that brings Heather's plans to a violent end. One by one, the group begins to vanish. A year later, Heather knows she's just lucky to be alive. And now, people are asking for answers, or else she will be the one to take the blame. But the truth about what happened on that trip is far more terrifying than anyone knows... A great pick for thriller readers looking for: paranormal suspense young adult horror mystery books best sellers Praise for The Last Witness: "A suspenseful thriller that will leave readers guessing until the end."—Kirkus Reviews "A taut story of survival...a fast-paced tale that is hard to put down."—Booklist "A page-turning tale with just the right amount of creepiness for readers who enjoy suspense and dark evildoing."—School Library Journal "This psychological thriller slowly ratchets up the tension to a nail-biting degree."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books




The Last Witness


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The last person Philadelphia homicide detective Matt Payne expected to hear from again was Texas Ranger Jim Byrth, with whom he’d broken a Mexican human trafficking ring. But Byrth isn’t making a social call. He’s found a connection between the Mexican drug cartels and the Russian mob. Russian girls are being smuggled through the Caribbean to work in the U.S. as prostitutes, and some of them are dying or just disappearing. The trail leads right to Philadelphia, where teenage girls are being lured from foster homes, police sources are turning up dead, and the lone living witness—the daughter of a prominent family—has gone into hiding. It’s up to Matt Payne and his Texas Ranger partner to find her—and hope like hell they get to her first.…




The Last Witness


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"Rick Morgan is a former Naval Officer with a secret past who has ""retired"" for the third time. All that is about to change when his daughter is commissioned to write a five-part serial adventure about the Federal Witness Protection Program. Although it is a fictional work, she includes information from an Anonymous Source pointing to a group within the US Marshals who makes witnesses disappear...for good! Now, someone is after her. They don't want her to finish the next part. Her father contacts a former Navy SEAL to help him find out who is out to get his daughter."







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