The Last Star Standing
It takes talent to get away with murder. Piper Dunner should be America’s Sweetheart. After winning the iconic talent show American Star, she’s living her dream with a platinum album and millions of fans. But a series of disasters sends her back to obscurity. A decade later, she’s recovered with a new husband, house, and baby on the way. Asked to audition to be a judge on the talent show’s reboot, she even has a second chance at success. Then the first letter arrives. We have been watching you… We engineered your downfall. A mysterious stranger tells Piper the loss of her dream life wasn’t random—a powerful cult member had put a curse on her. Impossible. Curses aren’t real. But as more misfortunes happen, threatening those she loves, her baby, and her second chance, all signs point to a curse… or someone trying to drive her mad. Now the letters warn that the only way for Piper to win this time is… murder. For fans of Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, and Shari Lapena. Praise for The Last Star Standing: "The Last Star Standing has everything I love in a book and blended it together. It had a reality music competition. It was a thriller. It kept me guessing. I loved it!" —Brey's Reviews "A wild ride from start to finish!" — Books and Coffee Please Keywords: Domestic thriller, psychological thriller, crime thriller, mystery, amateur sleuth, noir thriller, talent show thriller, domestic suspense, psychological suspense, suspense fiction, dark psychology, cults, revenge, pregnant heroine.
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Piper Dunner's dream of being a star faded into the background after winning season 7 of the American Star. What started as a quick rise to the top quickly turned into “Piper who?” when multiple destructive events happened that knocked her out of the limelight.
Years later, she has a chance to be in the spotlight again as a judge for American Star. When she begins receiving letters that are essentially threatening her if she doesn't back out...Piper has a decision to make...give in or fight back, even if fighting back might put her in harm's way.
Even though I figured out early on where part of this story was headed (mind you I said part, not all) this was a fast-paced, easy and fun read. This author has a knack for taking sub-genres of thrillers that don't usually work for or interest me and I end up really enjoying them. The Last Star Standing is a mind-twisting thrill ride that I'm sure will leave some heads spinning. Definitely recommend.
I sincerely appreciate NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this psychological thriller. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.