The Last Invitation – Book Reviw

Darby Kane, the author of the critically acclaimed and #1 International Bestseller Pretty Little Wife, has crafted another gripping and twisty suspense about an invitation to an exclusive club that comes with deadly consequences.

They meet the second Tuesday of every month and vote…and then someone dies.

Over the last few years, prominent people—a retired diplomat, beloved basketball coach, the CEO of an empire—have died in a series of fluke accidents and shocking suicides. There’s no apparent connection, no signs of foul play. Behind it all is a powerful group of women, the Sophie Foundation, who meet over wine and cheese to review files of men who behave very, very badly, and then mete out justice.

Jessa Hall jumped at the mysterious, exclusive invitation to this secret club. The invite comes when she’s at her lowest, aching for a way to take back control. After years of fighting and scratching to get ahead, she’s ready for a chance to make the “bad guys” lose. Jessa soon realizes, though, just how far she’s willing to go and how dangerous this game has become.

Once in the group, it’s impossible to get out. She has nowhere to turn except former friend Gabby Fielding who is investigating the mysterious death of her ex-husband. Aligned in their goal to take down the Foundation, Gabby and Jessa need each other but working together doesn’t mean they trust each other…or that either will survive to tell the truth.

This is the third book I have read of this author. I enjoyed reading Pretty Little Wife and so I almost read nearly all her books.

For the past few years, elite and wealthy men die with what happens to be suicide. Behind their deaths, a foundation is responsible for their deaths as these men had been involved in spousal abuses and the foundation believed in justice. It is an elite foundation and to be a member, you need to have a special invitation. Jessa Hall is an upcoming lawyer who gets one way ticket to join the foundation although she has second thoughts after joining the foundation. Gabby Fielding meanwhile suspect that her ex-husband Baines did not commit suicide and that a foul play maybe involved. Together, the two women try to uncover the secrets of the foundation.

Honestly, the first half of the book was actually interesting. It was actually a slow burn thriller but there is some pacing. Not many twists and turns but still, there is a flow to the story. However the second half of the book wasn’t good as the first half, which made me give a lower rating. However, I do like the premise of the book–revenge and seeking justice from the wealthy men is too good to be true! Overall, this is not really her best book but worth reading–worth three star.