Last Seen Alive: An unputdownable murder mystery novel, perfect for all crime thriller fans! (Detective Isabel Blood, Book 3)

‘This is a cracking page turner with twists galore. When I wasn't reading it I was thinking of this book trying to work out what was going on.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? Fans of Vera, Val McDermid and Elly Griffiths will love Last Seen Alive! When Anna Matheson fails to collect her son from the babysitter after a works party, the police are swiftly called. Anna is a stickler for time and a good mother – she would never abandon her baby. Her disappearance is totally out of character and DI Isabel Blood and her team soon suspect foul play. CCTV footage shows Anna was last seen at precisely 11.11pm, as she collected her coat to leave the party. But the cameras outside the venue have failed to pick up her exit from the car park – how could she have vanished in plain sight? Rumour has it that Anna was set to make big changes in the workplace, and Isabel can’t help but think someone wanted her out of the way. Everyone at the party is a suspect, and all the clues point to murder… Readers LOVE Last Seen Alive! ‘Just superb. Well written and so easy to read. Characters were well drawn and I just can’t tell you how good the end was. Brilliant!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘Jane does it again with another gripping read. I read this one in 24 hours and had me engrossed from page 1.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘Great story, thought I had it all worked out, turned out I hadn't. Thoroughly enjoyed it, once I got into it, did not see that ending coming.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘A cracking read with great characters.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘This book was very good. Great storyline so many twists in each chapter. I didn't see the conclusion coming at all. Was so well written. Would recommend this book to others.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘This was an easy read with plenty of twists and turns that kept me engaged throughout.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? ‘A well written and thoroughly enjoyable read congratulations to Jane Bettany for a great read. ’ NetGalley Reviewer, ????? Jane Bettany's Last Seen Alive is a riveting addition to the mystery fiction genre. The noir-infused narrative and the intricate detective procedural make it one of the best crime thrillers of the year. For fans of Katie Gayle (Murder in the Library), Clare Chase (Murder on the Marshes), Alice Castle (The Murder Affair), Marion Todd (Old Bones Lie), and Dee Macdonald (A Body at the Altar). HarperCollins 2022