The Only One Left Novel by Riley Sager Author

The Only One Left Novel by Riley Sager Author

THE IMMEDIATE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Highlighted as a must-read summer book by The Washington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today, Oprah, Paste, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, and Nerd Daily.

"A compelling Gothic mystery with an irresistible pace." —New York Times Book Review

Riley Sager, the bestselling author, returns with a chilling Gothic tale featuring a young caregiver assigned to care for a woman accused of a massacre reminiscent of Lizzie Borden's decades ago.

At the age of seventeen, Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope

Once a shocking incident that reverberated along the Maine coast in 1929, the Hope family murders now linger as a schoolyard chant. While the majority assumes that seventeen-year-old Lenora was the culprit, the police never managed to substantiate the claim. Apart from her denial following the tragedy, Lenora has remained silent about that fateful night, never venturing beyond Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion where the gruesome events unfolded.

Stabbed her father with a knife Took her mother’s happy life

Fast forward to 1983, and home health aide Kit McDeere takes on the responsibility of caring for Lenora after her previous nurse abruptly departed in the middle of the night. Now in her seventies and confined to a wheelchair due to strokes, Lenora communicates with Kit by tapping out sentences on an old typewriter. One night, Lenora extends a tempting offer using the typewriter—I want to tell you everything.

“It wasn’t me,” Lenora said But she’s the only one not dead

As Kit assists Lenora in documenting the events leading up to the Hope family massacre, it becomes evident that there is more to the story than meets the eye. However, as new revelations about her predecessor's sudden departure emerge, Kit begins to suspect that Lenora might not be revealing the whole truth. The seemingly harmless woman under her care could be far more perilous than initially perceived.