Last Light: A Beacon Falls Novel

Thriller Award–winner Lyons’s taut sixth Beacon Falls novel (after Bad Break) finds astute and determined Lucy Guardino retired from the FBI due to injuries sustained in the line of duty. She is now the director of a newly established field investigation team for the Beacon Group, an organization specializing in cold cases. On her first day on the job, after a cursory introductory meeting with her small staff, Lucy heads for Texas to investigate the 1987 torture murder of Lily Martin, her husband, and their eight-month-old baby. Lily’s son, Alan, then six years old, survived, but he suffered brain damage from his horrific ordeal. Lucy’s expert eye examines the case and finds that it’s anything but straightforward: facts are obscured by small-town gossip, fear, and maternal love. Her cold case heats up when she uncovers other crimes that are all too current, including fraud and evidence of a series of murders. Readers will eagerly look forward to Lucy’s next outing. [em](BookLife) [/em]