Book Review: "The Last Party" by A.R. Torre

Wow. Just wow. I had been waiting for this book because everyone that had gotten ARCs of it was raving about it. All I can say is, again, wow.

“Breadcrumbs. Lay enough of them down on the ground, and even the stupidest of animals will find their way.”

Perla, her husband Grant, and their 11-year-old daughter Sophie live a comfortable life in Pasadena. Grant works too hard, but he loves his wife and daughter. While at times he’s not sure that he fully understands Perla, they’ve both overcome difficulties in their lives and have a strong relationship.

But while she plays her roles at home and in the community quite well, Perla has become obsessed with a convicted murderer and a crime he committed 23 years ago. Leewood Folcrum murdered two young girls at his daughter’s birthday party, but has never explained why.

The case has recently been the subject of a true crime podcast, and Perla isn’t the only person interested in it. A doctoral student and researcher is writing a paper on the crime, and hopes to get insights from Folcrum himself.

There’s so much more to this book that you need to read for yourself. I couldn’t get enough of it, and while this was my first book by A.R. Torre, I’m hooked and need to dig into her backlist!