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FBI Special Agent arrives to investigate the double slaying, quickly becoming intrigued by the unsolved secrets of the Mills family. As more blood is shed, Zander and Emily must unearth long-buried town secrets and confront the possibility that the "closed" case from twenty years ago was never truly resolved. Key Highlights

(published in English as The Last Sister ) is the gripping first installment in the Columbia River series by bestselling author Kendra Elliot. This romantic suspense novel centers on the Mills family, whose dark history is resurfaced by a brutal new crime in their small Oregon logging town. Plot Summary

Known for its "taut and intense" writing, the book balances a fast-paced police procedural with a light, developing romance between Emily and Zander. Reader Reception