Cutter's Pass, NC is a bucolic mountain resort town, attracting guests from all over the state. Abby Lovett is not a local, but has worked at The Passage Inn for a decade, learning to love the town and all it has to offer. However, a string of disappearances over the years has drawn the attention of journalist Landon West, who subsequently makes a trip to the town to investigate the disappearances. In a shocking turn of events, Landon himself vanishes, leaving more questions for the town to answer. Shortly thereafter, Landon's brother Trey shows up, searching for answers about what has happened to his brother.

Abby also begins to search for answers about what is happening in Cutter's Pass, which somewhat alienates her from the locals. As the story progresses, the reader is never really sure what to expect, or where specifically the secrets lie. And to be quite honest, I found myself not caring very much. By the time the truth was revealed, I found myself thoroughly disengaged with the characters and their well-being. In my opinion, this is one of Miranda's novels that you can easily skip, missing nothing. Let this book vanish from your reading list!

I am a big fan of Megan Miranda, but this was not my favorite. I liked the setting: a remote inn set in the woods near the Appalachian Trail. I liked the unsolved mystery of the multiple missing hikers across decades. I found the execution to be lacking. The first 2/3 of the book dragged on and on for me, with a lot of unnecessary repetition. The last third fared better but not enough to save the overall sluggish and lackluster plot. It was all a little underwhelming. Fans of Megan Miranda must read this and decide for themselves, but, in my opinion, this isn't one of her better efforts.

Miranda’s latest thriller is a solid 3.5 stars. Abby has lived in Cutter’s Pass for the last 10 years, working at her aunt and uncles Inn. Celeste, her aunt, took Abby in shortly after her husband died. Cutter’s Pass is a tourist town known for its hiking as well as the large number of tourists that have gone missing from there. When the brother of the last missing tourist shows up in town to investigate, Abby finds herself digging deeper into the past and starts to discover things and people, are not what they seem.

I loved the setting of this book. I could vividly picture the Inn and many of the surroundings. I did feel the character development was a tad weak and that made it not quite the page turner I was hoping for. Overall it was good and entertaining book and I’d definitely recommend! A perfect summer read.

**Huge thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review

I really enjoyed the latest from Megan Miranda. It kept me guessing until the end. Setting was cozy but also instilled a bit of fear with the isolation small mountain town element. Solid 4 stars enjoyable.

My favorite days are the ones when Megan Miranda puts out a new book for me to devour. They are so good every time. What I enjoyed most about The Last to Vanish was that I really could not figure out how it was going to unfold until I was told.

Cutter's Path has had four missing cases in the last twenty-five years: one group and three individuals. The town itself holds many secrets, and the main character Abby, a worker at the local inn, is no different. Will the truth behind the disappearances be revealed?

I loved that this book was a true slow burn. It did get a bit slow in the middle, but when it picked up and the secrets were revealed, it became VERY interesting and difficult to put down when reading. I liked Abby as the main character; I was not sure if she was going to be an unreliable narrator or not, which added to the appeal. I also was unsure of the secrets, and I was not disappointed in them.

I think this is my favorite of Miranda's books, and I have read most of them! I highly recommend checking it out when it is released at the end of July.

Countless times out hiking in the woods, I’ve thought, this is the perfect setting for a book. Megan Miranda has created just that eerie location in her newest release, The Last to Vanish. Set in a small town close to the Appalachian Trail, Abigail has been managing a cozy inn frequented by vacationers, hikers and people attracted by the town’s notorious past. Six visitors have vanished in the past 30 years and now the town is back in the headlines.

I loved the main character and her relentless pursuit to solve the mystery. The book builds into a series of unpredictable twists and is hard to put down. Miranda’s detailed descriptions make you feel like you’re right on the trail and at the inn. Another winner for Megan Miranda! Thanks to Scribner and NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Thus book was amazing as always with her books . I highly highly recommend this thought thr book had a very good storyline abs the characters were very Interesting

I wanted to love this, but it was just okay for me. The Last to Vanish started off so promising for me. I loved the setting, the backstory of the disappearances, and the way the book was set up to tell each story. I couldn’t decide if the missing hikers/visitors were murders, paranormal, or just freak accidents and it kept me reading. The reason for the 3 stars was how rushed and almost messy the ending felt. There was so much fantastic backstory and character building and then all of a sudden…here is the murderer! It ended up falling a little flat for me at the end. I would still recommend it to friends and fellow reader, just not my favorite Megan Miranda!

I love Megan Miranda. She is a great summer read with mysery and thrills. The setting for this one was awesome. It had mysterious hotel, resort town, characters' pasts, outdoor adventure all combined. The pace of the mystery was well done with reveals at the right time. I appreciated how the book was divided into parts by each character who had disappeared and the solved mystery at the end connected all the threads. Loved the concept and will continue to read her.

Megan Miranda knows what she is doing when it comes to a good thriller. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. She is able to hook readers in from the get go and keep them wanting more.

The town of Cutter’s Pass, NC is a quaint resort town alongside the Appalachian Trail and ten years ago, Abigail Lovett found a home there, working at The Passage Inn. But Cutter’s Pass is also home to deep secrets and unsolved disappearances stretching back more than twenty years. But the most recent disappearance is brought back into the spotlight when Trey West comes looking for his brother Landon, a reporter who was in town asking questions about all those missing. Abigail and Trey are both seeking answers - but are they the ones they want?

A tale of secrets and small town alliances, Miranda provides a page turning mystery. However, it did fall a bit short and didn’t ramp up until the last few chapters - a slow burn, if you will. While the twists and turns were there, I did not get pulled into this one as much as I have her others. Descriptions of the town and its secrets did not disappoint, however and I was very surprised at the end!

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At the base of the Appalachian Trail sits the most dangerous town in North Carolina. It is from Cutter’s Pass that 7 people were last seen before vanishing over the past 25 years, and where Abby Lovett lives working at the inn. When the brother of the last to vanish arrives to investigate his brother’s disappearance the town closes in protecting its own and guarding its secrets.

I read “All The Missing Girls” a couple of years ago and I was caught up in Miranda’s telling of a story using a reverse timeline, which she does again in “Last to Vanish” and I love it. After stopping each night at the end of each segment my stomach was in knots and I wanted and did not want to continue. The suspense was growing with each preceding disappearance and me trying to figure out what was happening in this small town.

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This is the Megan Miranda I like: slow-burn with plenty of suspicions and then a loud, chaotic conclusion that satisfies. It was a fun book to read. There was a layering to the mysteries about people and the place. I thought the reveal worked and had a good time trying to figure out the twist. I will definitely recommend this to the customers that come into the library and to my friends!

And just like that I couldn’t fall asleep. Small town, hate tourists and strangers ( don’t we all?) this book has me on the edge of my seat, loving the description the author used, and also suspecting every character.

The Last to Vanish
by Megan Miranda
Pub Date: July 26, 2022
Scribner / Marysue Rucci Books
Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda returns with a gripping and propulsive thriller that opens with the disappearance of a journalist who is investigating a string of vanishings in the resort town of Cutter’s Pass—will its dark secrets finally be revealed?
I enjoy Megan Miranda as an author, but this one dragged for me.
The best part about this book was the atmosphere.
I will buy this for our library.
3 stars

Megan Miranda's Last To Vanish explores the secrets of Cutter's Pass. Around there, everyone has something to hide. This true crime mystery follows Abigail Lovett's curiosity and determination to piece together a town's history that is splitting at the seams.

I'll admit, at the start of this novel I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I ultimately did! While the beginning felt a tad slow, it quickly picked up and had me wondering where on earth this storyline was going. The events that took place did not seem the the least bit outlandish, but also were not immediately predictable. I truly couldn't piece together who did it or what happened 'til all was revealed at the end. My favorite aspect of the ending? It actually made sense! I hate when the truth suddenly comes out and readers are left scratching their head wondering how the author even came up with that resolution in the first place. Megan Miranda does an excellent job of swaying readers back and forth towards different theories and dropping plot twists without confusing her readers.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this novel. I look forward to recommending this to fellow true crime lovers when it officially hits the shelves!

Megan Miranda writes intricate plots full of well-developed characters and surprising twists that keep you guessing the whole time. The Last to Vanish is a story in which a journalist vanishes while investigating a North Carolina mountain town that’s home to several unsolved missing persons cases. His brother shows up looking for answers and teams up with local inn owner Abby Lovett to find out what happened. As they edge closer to the truth, however, Abby realizes that her tight-knit town may not be what she thought it was, and she may not know her neighbors as well as she thought she did. Atmospheric and thrilling, Megan Miranda does not disappoint!


Thank you to Scribner/Marysue Rucci Books & NetGalley for the eARC.

Megan Miranda definitely delivers with this book! While it wasn't as captivating as All the Missing Girls, it was still entertaining and fun to read. I was pretty invested from the start, and I finished it quickly.

Abby was a good character-- well written and easy to root for.

Well this was a mystery in a mystery and I definitely didn’t see the end coming at all. Abigail Lovett has for 10 years now worked and lived at The Passage Inn which is in the North Carolina mountain town of Cutters Pass with access to the Appalachian trail by way of a waterfall. A string of unsolved disappearances has haunted the town and attracted the curiosity of Journalist Landon West who ends up being the latest victim of vanishing trail. A couple months later Landon’s brother Trey shows up asking questions about what his brother was doing in the town and trying to follow the trail of where he was going when he disappeared and staying in the same room his brother stayed in as well. I really enjoyed the mystery and how it unraveled for Abigail and Trey and how the disappearances are connected. I really was surprised by how everything was explained and the ending was very satisfying and unsatisfying at the same time. Megan Miranda is a great writer and I am always eager to read her new book and this didn’t disappoint.

Thanks to Scribner and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form. All opinions in this review are my own.