The novel implies that his savagery resulted, in part, from his parents’ hostile divorce. Kiernan has a different fate, but his motives make no more sense. “He’s been like a part of our family.” Mary Beth has no apparent religion to comfort her after Kiernan goes on his murderous rampage, but she survives the help from a generous inheritance from her slain husband and a referral to a grief counselor, although recent studies have shown that such therapy can make things worse. Mary Beth Latham dithers when her husband urges her talk to the troubled Kiernan, who is stalking 17-year-old Ruby. Random House, 299 pp., $26.Īn obtuse Vermont mother fails to see that her daughter’s creepy prom date is a potential sociopath who will slaughter several members of her family in this small-town soap opera by a Pulitzer Prize winner. Stop here if you don’t want to know them.Įvery Last One: A Novel. Spoiler warning: This review includes plot details.
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