The Last Nightingale
by Anthony Flacco
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Pub Date Mar 15 2022 | Archive Date Mar 01 2022
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Description
Nail-biting suspense and dazzling historical detail collide in this story of a bloodthirsty serial killer and the family he destroyed, set in San Francisco during the Great Earthquake.
In 1906, go-getters across the country flock to San Francisco as a center of skyrocketing industry—but it remains a city of unspeakable sin to many others, who see the Great Earthquake as a day of reckoning for the immoral masses.
While the disaster consumes the city, twelve-year old Shane Nightingale witnesses the violent deaths of his adoptive family—not from the earthquake, but at the hands of a serial killer. The tragedy links his fate with Sergeant Randall Blackburn, who is determined to track down the killer in the chaotic aftermath of the disaster.
But despite the Sergeant’s protection, Shane is far from safe in the streets of the ravaged city. The killer is dead set on finishing the job—and they won’t rest until the last Nightingale follows his family into the grave.
Charged with the electrifying atmosphere of the period, The Last Nightingale draws the reader into the natural destruction and moral depravity that ruled San Francisco at the end of its Gilded Age. Anthony Flacco shocks and dazzles in this immersive page-turner about a twisted killer whose rage burns brighter than Mother Nature herself.
Advance Praise
“Every historical mystery tries to hone in on the ideal setting at the perfect moment in time. Anthony Flacco succeeds on both counts in his first novel ….Flacco imagines the chaos in precise and vivid detail while contributing his own distinctive narrative touch." —Marilyn Stasio, NY Times Book Review
“…Dickens meets Hannibal Lecter. Brace yourself.” —Booklist
“Screenwriter Flacco nicely evokes the aftermath of San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake in his fiction debut, a novel of suspense.” —Publisher’s Weekly
“...a real page-turner and I look forward to more in this series. This book is highly recommended." —Nancy Eaton, EZineArticles.com
"A fast-moving tale of serial killing…. It's clearly deserving of a very wide audience." —Sarah Weinman, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
"...the beginning of what could be a fascinating series." —Fredricksburg News
"...leaves you anxiously awaiting the next installment." —The Freelance Star
"A marvelous page-turner of a thriller set against the fascinating aftermath of the great 1906 earthquake and fire." —James Dalessandro, bestselling author of 1906
"Set in a world on the edge of Armageddon, this is a gripping and completely original thriller that will raise the hair on the back of your neck.” —William Bernhardt, bestselling author of Capitol Threat
"...offers an abundance of those page-turning pleasures readers seek in historical thrillers: a time-trip through a richly imagined past, a story that never loosens its suspenseful grip, and a fascinating look at the roots of modern forensic science." —Harold Schechter, author of The Serial Killer Files
“Atmospheric, chilling, and with more twists and turns than crooked Lombard Street. The Last Nightingale has it all. I couldn’t put it down.” —Cara Black, author of Murder On The Ile Saint-Louis
Available Editions
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Featured Reviews
Jaqueline M, Educator
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy.
This year has definitely taught me that historical fiction mysteries and thrillers are in my wheelhouse! As a California native, being thrust into the wild setting of post-1906-earthquake San Francisco was absolutely riveting! The story was original and captivating, keeping me hooked until the last page.
Brenda B, Educator
This book was sent to me by Netgalley electronically for review. This is a book of murder and horror...it is difficult to put down but difficult to keep reading...this author has woven a story that reads like true crime...Read to discover the conclusion...
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