The Last Girl [Paperback]

When it comes to murder, nothing is as it seems

After being laid off from his job as a newspaper reporter in a coastal Florida town, Dexter Vega meets a wealthy retiree who hires him to find his daughter who is supposed to be attending the local college. When Vega visits his client to inform him that his daughter is in Mexico, he discovers the man has been murdered. And Vegas prints are all over the murder weapon.

As the police build a case against him, Vega flies to Mexico City to locate his clients daughter, hoping she will help him find the murderer and thus clear his name. But when he finds the woman, she tells him a very different storynothing is as it seems.

Beaten by thugs and ordered to leave Mexico, Vega returns home to find himself immersed in a web of blackmail, greed, and revenge. Still pursued by the copsand now a target of evil predators.

The Last Girlfeatures a masterful mix of murder; mystery, and mayhem as hot as its tropical settings. Danny Lopez's turn at postmodern noir evokes the very best from the likes of Elmore Leonard, Sandra Brown, and Don Winslow. This is crime writing at its level best, a twisty, turny tale that's smart, sexy, and sensational.

Jon Land,USA Todaybest-selling author ofStrong to the Bone

The Last Girlis a boozy, hard-boiled trek through the sun-drenched streets of Sarasota, Florida, to the darkened jungles of Mexico where everyone's playing an angle. A wild ride!

Matt Coyle, Anthony Award-winning author ofBlood Truth

A tightly written, beautifully paced thriller that doesnt stop revealing its secrets until the final page.

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Danny Lopezs novel about an out-of-work journalist drawn into a missing persons case hits all the right notes.The Last Girlis a fast and fun read.

James O. Born, best-selling author ofField of Fire