The Last Move

The Last Move

by Mary Burton

4.5 (25,494)

4.5 stars from 25,494 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You love crime thrillers with a personal vendetta at the centre, where the detective's past is weaponised against them.
  • You want a standalone that doesn't require series commitment but still delivers complex character work and high stakes.
  • You're drawn to dual-POV investigations with genuine tension between protagonists who need to trust each other.

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  • You prefer cosy mysteries or procedurals without graphic violence and disturbing crime scenes.
  • You need romance to be the emotional core rather than a secondary thread in a thriller.
  • You get frustrated with unreliable narrators or plots that hinge on the reader being deliberately misled.

About this book

FBI agent Kate Hayden is called back to San Antonio, the site of her violent past, to investigate a brutal murder that bears the hallmarks of the Samaritan, a serial killer she previously caught. Either she made a deadly error, or a copycat killer is at work. Paired with homicide detective Theo Mazur, Kate discovers the murder is more complex than initially apparent. A second body surfaces, killed in a manner identical to a different case from Kate's past. As the investigation deepens, Kate and Mazur realize they are facing an enemy with intimate knowledge of Kate. The closer they get to the killer, the more apparent it becomes that in this case, nothing can be taken at face value.

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#448#12,582#24,716Apr '18Sep '23Dec '24May '26

Currently around #13K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.5★ from 25,494 reviews

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