The Last Resort is a fantastic read. It really got me hooked from start to finish. I loved all the twists and turns and the extremely shocking ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

An excellent physiological thriller. A cast of characters that you find yourself shouting at in your head, a twisty turny plot that keeps you guessing and a true case of “Physician, heal thyself”

I’ve never read anything by this Author before. The blurb sounded good so I thought I’d give it a go.

It had a great storyline which kept me turning the pages to find out what was going to happen next. I wasn’t keen on some of the characters though, but my thoughts of these characters had changed by the ending. I really enjoyed reading this and I will definitely be reading more of this Author’s writing.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.

This is a fantastic, nail biting book that keeps you guessing right up until the last few pages. This is my favourite book by this author.

I was never sure where this one was going, but the end was worth waiting for!

Erin and Will had a happy marriage - until they didn't, and Will doesn't know why. Come to that, Erin's not sure either. Seeking couples counselling in order to save their marriage, they become clients of Maggie Day and even she struggles to work out whose truth is the real one . . .

I've read a few books by this author before and really enjoyed them which drew me to this but I admit to struggling a bit. However, it's well worth sticking with! There is a lot going on and I thought I had it all worked out; in fact, I was busy patting myself on the back for doing so when I realised that I had got it wrong (again). I do love a book which ticks all the boxes and leaves no unanwered questions, and this one does just that. A terrific thriller and, for me, 4.5*.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is - as always - my honest, original and unbiased review.

‘Therapy was meant to save them - what if it kills them?’ - cover tag line.

My thanks to Random House U.K. Cornerstone for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Last Resort’ by Heidi Perks.

Her latest domestic noir opens at an emergency department as 34-year-old Erin Harding is brought in following a hit-and-run accident. She was found on the roadside by Harberry Woods just after midnight. What was she doing there on foot at that time of night? Will she ever regain consciousness?

Five months ago Erin and her husband, Will, began couples therapy hoping to fix the rift that had appeared out of nowhere in their marriage. Their therapist is Maggie Day, who finds their case intriguing especially as Erin seems to have suppressed memories.

Maggie herself is haunted by the murder of her younger sister, Lily. The man who had been convicted of the crime has been in prison for the last twenty-three years and is up for parole. He asks to meet with Maggie and claims that he is innocent. This causes Maggie a great deal of stress.

As with many thrillers of this type, the story moves between various characters’ viewpoints as well as the past and present.

As with other novels by Heidi Perks I was quickly caught up in the lives of her characters. Once started it was difficult to put down and I finished it in a day.

Overall, I found ‘The Last Resort’ a slow burn domestic noir containing a number of satisfying twists.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

A brilliant thriller that keeps you turning the pages until the shocking ending. Tense and keeps you guessing. Really enjoyed it!

I was excited to read the latest book by Heidi Perks and this one didn't let me down. It starts with Erin in a coma, a victim of a hit and run car accident. Then it goes back to the 6 months leading up to the accident, told by various people. Lots of twists and a plausible story and characters. Satisfying ending.

The last resort by Heidi Perks.
Two people.
Two sides of the story.
Whose do you trust?
This was a really good read. Twisty and gripping. I couldn't put it down. The story is told across multiple timelines; the present day and from six months ago, working up to the present day. I had no clue who to believe. 4*.

This was such an enjoyable read, I’ve heard others describe it as a slow burn, but I thought that it built up really well & the way that it was written kept me guessing throughout the entire book. Whilst the revealing of the actual suspect was itself a slow burner, there was so much else going on with the characters that it kept the pace going really nicely.

I suspected Literally almost every single character involved in this book however, I never suspected a character who ended up being. Towards the end, the suspect was revealed in a twist, however, there was another twist, which was completely unexpected, but worked so well, and had me even more shocked than I was before.

I found this book to be quite fast paced, I’d say between medium and fast. It kept me gripped and I didn’t feel bored at any point whilst reading it.
The chapter lengths for longer than what I’m used to, and I struggle to keep focused on the chapters are relatively short. But the book was so gripping, but I managed to keep my focus!

This is only the second book I’ve read by this author, I’m really looking forward to reading more by her!

I have loved every one of Heidi Perks' previous novels, and The Last Resort is definitely up there with my favourites. The story starts with Erin, who is married to Will, and feeling that something is not quire right. Is it paranoia, as Will insists, or something more sinister?

Erin and Will seek help from counsellor Maggie, who has her own issues to deal with. Maggie's younger sister was murdered many years ago and the alleged killer has reached out to Maggie, wanting to speak to her.

The wonderful thing about Heidi Perks novel is that you're merrily reading away on one path, making your mind up about the different characters, and then bam, there's a massive twist that makes you question everything.

The Last Resort is one of those books that really keeps you hooked, and you'll find yourself thinking about it at random points during the day.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.


The Last Resort by Heidi Parks is a multi person two timeline psychological thriller that connects a hit and run, a missing dog, a couple going to marriage concealing and the death of a teenage girl a few years ago when her parents were away and she was being looked after by her older sister.

The Last resort by Heidi Parks, was for this reviewer was a pager turner of a psychological thriller, that had me gripped from the beginning when a nurse takes a call about a road traffic accident coming to the Hospital Emergency Room.

This leads the reader into a psychological thriller that had twists and turns all the way through, the novel as the two timeline story which may turn some readers off but Heidi Parks does use this technique in such a way that it enhances the plot rather than take readers out of the story.

If this was how the story was written with just the story switching from one timeline to the other then There would be no problem recommending this The Last Resort to any psychological thriller reader.

The only problem is that the way the book is written is not only having two timelines it has multiple perspectives as well which means for some readers including myself at times it feels difficult to keep up with whose or what timeline the narrative is in at the moment.

This had further difficulties when you had that there are two characters in the novel with similar names Maggie, and Margate (did not no this was a last name myself), however this could have been just me,

Having said that as the novel got further on it was also easier to track where the narrative was in the story.

In addition the way in which Heidi Parks brought all the different plot lines of the story together and had the odd red herring in their made The Last Resort a Psychological thriller a must read for readers who can handle a two timeline as well as a multi perspective novel.

A tense, though somewhat erratic thriller in which the unravelling marriage of one couple, and the unresolved trauma of their therapist's sister intertwines, leading to deadly consequences. There were people who made some very questionable decisions at various points, but perhaps I'm being too harsh. The murderer wasn't hard to guess, so that wasn't a great surprise.

(Review copy from NetGalley)

This book started off well and had me hooked however I felt it went off the boil towards the latter half of the book and the pace seemed to slow considerably. The two main characters were not that likeable and I found the ending slightly disappointing. Sorry but this book wasn’t for me. Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK Cornerstone and the author for the chance to review.

I enjoyed this book, I would look for reasons to go to bed just that little bit earlier so that I could read for a little longer. There was plenty of suspense in the pages of this book, the twists and turns kept me guessing right to the end. It was satisfying to see the story unfold through different characters and the multiple timelines made for an engrossing read. I could not figure out who to trust.

I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy of this book in exchange for this review.

Although I don't always get on with slower-paced domestic thrillers, I always find Heidi Perks's books so engaging. From the very start, The Last Resort had me fully invested with an interesting twist early on and strong characters who I was eager to peel back the layers of.

Told through two timelines, one before Erin's accident and one after, as well as through different characters, the narrative is a little complex but I liked getting snippets of information from all these different angles and slowly bringing them together.

I found it a little repetitive at times, so it could certainly have been condensed ever so slightly. But Perks takes you on a real twisty journey of lies, repressed memories, and dark pasts. I did kind of guess who was behind everything, but I had a lot of theories so my prediction changed frequently throughout.

Overall, this one was a thoroughly entertaining read, and a great thriller for anyone who enjoys slow-burning twists.

This is a cunning weaving of stories. With a number of narrators and splitting between the present day and the past, the author leaves you trusting no one. A tense and clever thriller following a client and her therapist who both have secrets.

This book is not for me. It swaps to and from different times, and from different characters' points of view. Quite a bit of repetition.

I thought this was an interesting read with twists and turns as to who is telling the truth and we know who is lying. I didn't expect the ending to unfold as it did, which makes it a good read.

This book was an incredible read which had me confused all the way about which of the narrators I could believe in which resulted in a jaw dropping moment towards the end as the truths start coming out!
The story is told to us by a few of the characters, mostly Erin and Maggie, over a few weeks in a then and now style where each chapter started by telling us who would be 'speaking' and when the events happened.
This is quite a difficult book to discuss without saying something that could be a spoiler due to the way the story weaves around itself in the telling and the reveals. The writing is just astounding, how the author wound this story without giving anything away that they didn't want us to know is an incredible talent.