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The Last Invitation

A Novel

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Darby Kane, the author of the critically acclaimed and #1 International Bestseller Pretty Little Wife, has crafted another gripping and twisty suspense about an invitation to an exclusive club that comes with deadly consequences.

They meet the second Tuesday of every month and vote...and then someone dies.

Over the last few years, prominent people—a retired diplomat, beloved basketball coach, the CEO of an empire—have died in a series of fluke accidents and shocking suicides. There's no apparent connection, no signs of foul play. Behind it all is a powerful group of women, the Sophie Foundation, who meet over wine and cheese to review files of men who behave very, very badly, and then mete out justice.

Jessa Hall jumped at the mysterious, exclusive invitation to this secret club. The invite comes when she's at her lowest, aching for a way to take back control. After years of fighting and scratching to get ahead, she's ready for a chance to make the "bad guys" lose. Jessa soon realizes, though, just how far she's willing to go and how dangerous this game has become.

Once in the group, it's impossible to get out. She has nowhere to turn except former friend Gabby Fielding who is investigating the mysterious death of her ex-husband. Aligned in their goal to take down the Foundation, Gabby and Jessa need each other but working together doesn't mean they trust each other...or that either will survive to tell the truth.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 31, 2022
      This gripping thriller from Kane (Pretty Little Wife) focuses on the Sophie Foundation in Chevy Chase, Md., a charitable organization set up by a group of influential women to fund special projects relating to women’s health and welfare. Some members, though, take a hands-on approach to dealing with men they consider risks to the community. Gabby Fielding, who’s in a contentious child custody battle with her ex-husband, Baines, arrives at his house one day to find him dead, blood oozing from a gunshot wound to his head. The police rule it a suicide, but Gabby is unconvinced. She begins to suspect that Baines’s demise is part of a string of suspicious deaths of prominent men. Meanwhile, divorce lawyer Jessa Hall, a law school classmate of Gabby’s, is at a low point when she receives an invitation to join the Sophie Foundation. Jessa jumps at the chance to be part of this powerful and well-connected band of sisters, but she soon has regrets. Skillfully intertwined chapters told from the viewpoints of Gabby, Jessa, and others keep the suspense level high. Only a too neat ending disappoints. Readers will be curious to see what Kane does next. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary.

    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2023

      Kane's (Pretty Little Wife) latest, a riveting and claustrophobic thriller, follows a group of powerful women, members of the Sophie Foundation, an ultra-secret organization that harbors dangerous secrets. Well-connected, prominent men are dying. On the surface, there is no connection among them, but once a month, Foundation members meet over wine and cheese to decide which of these awful men will die. Jessa Hall is searching for a way to reclaim her power and self. She jumps at the chance to join, but what she does not know is that there is no way out of this terrifying group. In a desperate attempt to escape, she turns to best friend Gabby to take down the Foundation. Jessa, Gabby, the women of the Foundation, and the men they prey on are expertly narrated by Lindsey Dorcus, Abby Craden, and Alyssa Bresnahan. The full-cast narration, along with the short chapters jumping among characters, adds an element of edgy tension and allows listeners to easily differentiate between characters. VERDICT Kane's fans as well as those seeking a thriller filled with empowered women will enjoy. This twisted, gripping listen will have listeners guessing until the end.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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