Waiting on Wednesday - Her Last Breath

'Waiting on Wednesday' is an event where I feature an upcoming book that I am extra excited about.  I used to do this in the past and am making it a priority to do again.  Seriously, who among us doesn't have a book or two or twenty that we are excited about reading?  Plus, it lets us 'spread the word' about authors and series that we personally enjoy.

The book I'm featuring this week is by an author that I haven't read as yet.  However, the setting of the book drew me in.  I've mentioned that I love mountains and mountain settings.  I also have visited a few caves that can be toured - not that I'm a 'caver' by any means.  I have gone to Carlsbad Caverns several times and also gone on tours through mines in Colorado.  I will say that they don't necessarily make me super comfortable, but I can manage.  The description of the story here made me want to pick it up.  Have you read books by Taylor Adams (I do have a couple of others by him to read on my shelves)?  Have you toured caves or caverns and enjoyed them?  What do you think?

Her Last Breath

by Taylor Adams

Publication Date:  February 17th

From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition—and the dark truth of what happens deep underground.

After years of excuses, Tess has finally agreed to go caving with her best friend Allie. Their lives have diverged sharply since high school—Allie is a self-made travel influencer, while Tess is a shy (and claustrophobic) legal assistant struggling to pay for law school. Maybe she’s a little jealous of Allie's globe-trotting life. Who wouldn’t be?

As Tess and Allie descend into the depths, they realize they’re not alone. A stranger who claims to be a fellow caver harasses them. Confident, take-no-shit Allie insults the guy—and he retaliates. Soon, Tess is trapped inside a narrow crawl space hundreds of feet underground, fighting to stay alive.

Twenty-four hours later, as a hospitalized Tess recounts her harrowing story of survival, the detective interviewing her shares new and shocking secrets about Allie's true past. Together, they begin to suspect the brutal attack wasn’t so random after all.

Who was Allie, really? Why did this man target them? And did Tess really leave the danger behind when she escaped the cave?