Review of Last Girl Standing by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush

 I received a copy of this title via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

The best of friends . . .
In the Portland suburb of West Knoll, Delta and her friends were the pretty, popular elite of the high school. That was fifteen years and a whole lifetime ago. Even then, backstabbing and betrayal erupted among the women in the group, a trio of which are now gathered around a hospital bed. And most of it revolved around the man lying close to death before them . . .

Until the day . . .
To Delta, it feels as if a nightmare unfolds every time they get together. It started at their senior year graduation party when a group of daredevils led by Tanner slipped under the safety rope and tumbled into the dangerous, fast-flowing river. One of their clique died following his lead. It all seemed spontaneous at the time. A thoughtless deed. But since then, there have been more deaths, more "accidents." And the question hovers, unspoken: who's next?

They die . . .
As the body count rises, Detective Chris McCrae, one of Delta's classmates and a long ago friend of Tanner's, realizes that stopping the terror means digging deep into the past. Hidden beneath the conflicting stories, gossip, and scandalous half-truths are secrets that someone will kill again and again to protect--until there is no one left to tell . . .

My Review:

5 Stars

Both authors are amazing in their own rights. I enjoy reading books by both. When they write together is a completely different experience. Having the best of both worlds if only for a short while. 

High school sucks. There are some who are charmed enough to get through unscathed, but for the vast majority everyone leaves with at least one skeleton in their closet. Something that they are ashamed of or are afraid will some day be discovered. For one group of elite girls their secret comes at a steep price. A price that could end up costing them their lives. 

A fast paced race to the finish, Last Girl Standing will have you up reading until the wee hours. So make sure you have coffee at the ready.