The Last Sinner (Rick Bentz/Reuben Montoya Series #9)

by Lisa Jackson

Overview

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Survived delivers a gripping novel of suspense featuring two veteran homicide detectives matching wits with a twisted serial killer lurking in the shadows of New Orleans.

There are killers so savage, so twisted, that they leave a mark not just on their victims, but on everyone who crosses their path. For Detectives Bentz and Montoya, Father John, a fake priest who used the sharpened beads of a rosary to strangle sex workers, is one such monster.

Bentz thought he’d ended that horror years ago when he killed Father John deep in the swamp. But now there are chilling signs he may have been wrong. A new victim has surfaced, her ruined body staged in deliberate, unmistakable detail. Either it’s a terrifying copycat, or Father John, the detective’s own recurring nightmare, has come back to haunt New Orleans.

Another death, and another. Bentz is growing convinced that Father John isn’t just back. He’s circling closer, targeting those Bentz loves most.

And this time, he won’t be stopped until the last sinner has paid the ultimate price…

“Jackson definitely knows how to keep readers riveted.” —Mystery Scene

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496739056
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	06/27/2023
Series:	Rick Bentz/Reuben Montoya Series , #9
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	17,640
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including Liar, Liar, You Will Pay, After She's Gone, Deserves to Die, Running Scared, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages. She lives with her family and beloved dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers can visit her online at LisaJackson.com.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Last Sinner

“Is the potential return of a series villain the end for a clever detective and his daughter, a true-crime author, in the last book in Jackson’s Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya series?...Excitement for series fans looking to revisit Bentz and Montoya’s greatest hits while promising something new for the future.” —Kirkus Review

Praise for Lisa Jackson’s New Orleans Series:
 
“Immediate and visceral, Jackson’s latest is a superlative beach book, guaranteed to keep you glued to your folding chair until the sunlight fades. Especially gripping are Zoe and Chloe’s struggle to survive their ordeal, which takes the narrative in surprising directions...Jackson definitely knows how to keep readers riveted.” —Mystery Scene on Never Die Alone

“Terrifying...a creepy thriller sure to please Jackson's many fans.” —Publishers Weekly on Devious
 
“A nail-biting tale of dangerous secrets and deadly passions...should prove irresistible to fans of gritty, graphic suspense.” —Booklist on Devious
 
“Filled with twists and secrets at every turn." —The San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Devious
 
“Explosively riveting… a stunning success.” —The Providence Journal on Devious
 
“Tense…suspenseful…shocking…will leave readers on the edge of their seats.” —Booklist on Absolute Fear
 
“If you love to be scared or you crave a good heart-thumping thriller, look for this one. Shiver is going to make you shudder.” —The Delaware Gazette on Shiver

From the Publisher

2023-03-28
Is the potential return of a series villain the end for a clever detective and his daughter, a true-crime author, in the last book in Jackson’s Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya series?

On the streets of the French Quarter of New Orleans, an unnamed killer is plotting his next crime with satisfaction. He’s been waiting a long time to go after Kristi Bentz and end her string of true-crime bestsellers. But when the murderer makes his move, he’s thrown off course by the unexpected arrival of Kristi’s husband, Jay McKnight. In the ensuing struggle, Jay is killed and Kristi left in shock. Her father, Det. Rick Bentz, wants to comfort his daughter, but he and partner Det. Reuben Montoya have other things to worry about when an earlier case resurfaces in a way that seems impossible. They’d thought Father John, a fake priest obsessed with killing women in the name of God, was dead after their last face-off, but their most recent string of cases follow his M.O. to a T: working girls choked to death by a string of sharpened rosary beads. Is Father John back, or do Bentz and Montoya have a copycat on their hands? The case is clearly linked to Kristi, who wrote a hit book on the so-called Rosary Killer and whose agent is demanding she do press and a follow-up volume. As Kristi worries that the unnamed killer may just be waiting to strike again, help arrives in the form of mysterious stranger Cruz Montoya, Reuben’s brother, who may need Kristi’s help.

Excitement for series fans looking to revisit Bentz and Montoya’s greatest hits while promising something new for the future.

Kirkus Reviews