The last kid left

About this book

"When a family tragedy goes viral, a young girl grapples with how to control her public persona just as she's coming to terms with her private self"-- When the police find two bodies in the trunk of his car after an accident, Nick Toussaint Jr. is arrested for murder. His girlfriend, Emily Portis is nearly consumed by a public hungry for every lurid detail, accurate or not. Among others whose lives come unmoored are a retired police officer; Nick's alcoholic mother; a young journalist who left her hometown behind. And Emily's father, the town Sheriff, is finally forced to confront a monstrous secret.