The fantastic prequel to The Good Daughter, the stunning new standalone from the #1 bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County seriesProtecting someone always comes at a cost.At the age of thirteen, Charlie Quinn’s childhood came to an abrupt and devastating end. Two men, with a grudge against her lawyer father, broke into Charlie’s home-and after that shocking night, her world was never the same.Now a lawyer herself, Charlie has made it her mission to defend those with no one else to turn to. So when Flora Faulkner, a motherless teen, begs for help, Charlie is reminded of her own past, and is powerless to say no.But honor student Flora is in far deeper trouble than Charlie could ever have anticipated. Soon she must ask herself: How far should she go to protect her client? And can she truly believe everything she is being told?
Great book I loved this book! And very glad the next book is with the same people! The first part of the book is with Charlie helping a teenage girl who wants to be emancipated. The last part is the opposite. It was kind of refreshing for a book not to end the way most do with the good guys as the “winners” . Can’t wait for the next one to come out next month.
Who to believe the Girl Scout or Drug Dealers? I’ve read everything Karen Slaughter had written. She has never disappointed me. I always loved her Southern Charm. In the Last Breath there is a helpless 15 year old Girl Scout living with drug addicted red neck grandparents after she becomes an orphan. She contacts a local community rights attorney about herÂ
an excellent teaser Last Breath is a prequel to The Good Daughter, a stand-alone (?) novel by American author, Karin Slaughter. Lawyer Charlotte Quinn wasn’t planning to do any more pro bono work: she already has a client who owes her two grand. But Florabama Faulkner’s appeal for help strikes a chord with Charlie. This girl lost her mother at a young age too, and she has hopes of doing what would make her mother proud: going to college. But her guardians are her grandparents, a couple who seem intent on working…