The Last Time She Saw Him by Kate White

This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

The Last Time She Saw Him

Summary: A young woman is left reeling after a broken engagement is followed by a shocking death—one she must prove was a murder, in the latest psychological thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kate White.

It’s summer in New York City, but Kiki Reed isn’t feeling very sunny. She recently broke off her engagement to Jamie Larsson, a great guy, but just not “the one.” And although she knows it was for the best, she feels guilty for hurting him.

When Kiki accepts an invitation to a party at a friend’s Connecticut country house, she knows Jamie will be there, too, but decides to get their first interaction over with. When they come face to face, their exchange is brief and pleasant, a huge relief for her.

Then, as the party is winding down, a shot rings out. The few remaining guests run outside to find Jamie inside his car, dead from a gunshot wound.

Shocked and grieving, Kiki soon hears that the police are leaning toward ruling it a suicide, but she knows that Jamie was moving on from their breakup, and truly doubts that he’s taken his own life. Determined to find the truth, she rents a house in the area to look for the missing link that will get the police to take her seriously. But as she peels away the layers, she uncovers something far more sinister than she had ever imagined—and it may be her life on the line next. . . .

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

I am a HUGE Kate White fan. Heck, I still remember when Kelly Ripa picked her first book, If Looks Could Kill, as part of her book club and I immediately went to Waldenbooks (does anyone remember Waldenbooks?) to get a copy. I loved it then and still love it now.

The Last Time She Saw Him had many red herrings and rabbit holes to go down and our main character, Kiki, went down all of them. It made for some good reading at times as Kiki would think she was getting closer to figuring out the truth and your senses would be tingling and then… you would realize it was a red herring.

Now, to be truly fair to Kiki- I had just recently completed a re-read of some of the Bailey White books by Kate White (Till Death Do Us Part) and our girl Bailey is a seasoned reporter. And not as easily fooled by red herrings. So I have to remind myself that Kiki was NOT a reporter. And her emotions were running high.

What I Liked:

The cover is cool and eye-catching. Plus I love that hot pink/magenta.

How the characters were so intertwined with each other. It made for some serious thinking about potential ulterior motives.

How we heard from an unknown character from time to time. Gave the book that little something extra.

Bottom line: Fans of Kate White will enjoy this book, especially as it approaches the end. It does start off a teensy bit slow, but there is some building of relationships that need to happen so you can understand Kiki and her motivations better.