Last Days: A Katerina
By Nike Chillemi (Crime Fictionista Press)
Release date: March 3, 2021
A spry elderly woman has died mysteriously in a Florida coastal town, and the head of a clandestine organization in Washington D. C is interested in the case. All evidence, or lack thereof, points to accidental death, but Detective Katerina \”Kat\” Andruko has nagging doubts. She also has doubts about a mysterious phone call profiler Dimitri Garmonin, PhD, her intended, took and hid from her. As if that wasn\’t enough, Kat\’s former fiancé and fellow law enforcement officer gleefully taunts her, predicting the demise of her relationship with Dimitri.
The Last Judgment (Chambers of Justice Series #5)
By Craig Parshall (Harvest House Publishers)
Release date: January 1, 2005
As a happily married husband and proud father of a nine–year–old son, the last thing attorney Will Chambers wants on his hands is a religious apocalypse. Will defends a Christian convert from Islam against charges of causing a religious riot. When the attorney next hears from his client, Gilead Amahn, the self–styled prophet is under arrest. The top of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount has been bombed into rubble, and Amahn is accused of having incited—by his fiery street preaching—a terrorist cult to do it. Now the lawyer must uncover both the evidence and the key truth about his client’s “mission.
Last Light (A Restoration Novel)
By Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
Release date: September 20, 2005
Today, the world as you know it will end. No need to turn off the lights. Your car suddenly stalls and won’t restart. You can’t call for help because your cell phone is dead. Everyone around you is having the same problem.
Last Light (Restoration Series #1)
By Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
Release date: September 3, 2013
Book 1 in a masterful what-if series in which global catastrophe puts a family’s very survival at risk—and both reveals the darkness in human hearts and lights the way to restoration. Birmingham, Alabama, has lost all power. Its streets are jammed with cars that won’t start, its airport engulfed in flames from burning planes. All communications—cell phones, computers, even radios—are silent. Every home and business is dark.
The Last Man: A Novel of the 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery
By Thomas Goodman (Mainsail Media)
Release date: September 1, 2023
When Santa Claus enters a Texas bank just before Christmas in 1927, no one expects him to pull a gun. The fake white beard hides his identity from his neighbors while he and three others take everything. But their easy heist goes sideways fast when armed lawmen and citizens assemble to claim a new reward for dead bank robbers. Taking hostages, the gang forces a path through a frenzied and bloody shootout, setting the whole Lone Star state on their trail. One bandit dies in the getaway.
The Last Plea Bargain
By Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: March 1, 2012
2013 Christy Award finalist!Plea bargains may grease the rails of justice, but for Jamie Brock, prosecuting criminals is not about cutting deals. In her three years as assistant DA, she’s never plea-bargained a case and vows she never will. But when a powerful defense attorney is indicted for murder and devises a way to bring the entire justice system to a screeching halt, Jamie finds herself at a crossroads. One by one, prisoners begin rejecting deals. Prosecutors are overwhelmed, and felons start walking free on technicalities.
The Last Sin Eater
By Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: June 1, 2013
The New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind pens a captivating tale of suffering, seeking, and redemption set in Appalachia in the 1850s. In the misty peaks and valleys of Appalachia roams the sin eater?a myth as much as a man, burdened with absolving the sins of villagers passing from this life to the next. But when a young girl uncovers the dark secret behind the tradition, she vows to show her village the truth. All that matters for young Cadi Forbes is finding the one man who can set her free from the sin that plagues her, the sin that has stolen her mother’s love from her and made Cadi wish she could flee life and its terrible injustice. But Cadi doesn’t know that the sin eater is seeking as well.
Last Stand Ranch (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Jenna Night (Love Inspired)
Release date: March 8, 2016
HER COWBOY HERO After crossing a mob lawyer, Olivia Dillon knows she has to run for her life. But on the way to her great-aunt’s remote Arizona ranch, she’s forced off the road. The message is clear. She can run, she can hide…but she’ll never be safe again. So with Elijah Morales—the rancher next door—by her side, she’s determined to face the danger head-on.
Last Stop (Peach Blossom Romantic Suspense Book 4)
By Karen Randau ()
Release date: March 5, 2024
Hang on for dear life as a couple – both craving redemption and a second chance at love – take you through perilous challenges to save a town from human traffickers. Imagine this: You leave your groom at the altar, stop to withdraw cash at a small town’s ATM, and accidentally trip a bank robber spouting threats against you and the town. Meet Savannah Douglas, a commit-averse woman haunted by a traumatic past, and Deputy Zach Gleason, a man scarred by abandonment and tragedy. Their lives collide amidst a bank robbery gone wrong, thrusting them into a dangerous dance with vengeful criminals. Experience the suspense and danger as Savannah and Zach forge a bond fueled by a desire to save the town and protect their loved ones.
The Last Storyteller
By Diane Noble (WaterBrook)
Release date: September 21, 2004
One Woman’s Choice, One Family’s LegacyTaite Abbot has always been a free spirit, and she has the tattoos and piercings to prove it. So when her boyfriend, medical student Sam Wellington, leaves for a fellowship thousands of miles away before he knows she is pregnant, Taite is unwilling destroy his chance of becoming a doctor. Completely unprepared to face parenthood alone, she decides to get an abortion. But without any emotional or financial resources, Taite first seeks solace from her Welsh grandmother, Naini. “Do you remember the stories I once told you, Taite? About the family? … There were some I didn’t tell you….