num_pages: 336
description: The summer after a wealthy young summer guest dies under suspicious circumstances her best friend lives under a cloud of grief and suspicion.Littleport Maine has always felt like two separate towns: an ideal vacation enclave for the wealthy whose summer homes line the coastline; and a simple harbor community for the year-round residents whose livelihoods rely on service to the visitors.Typically fierce friendships never develop between a local and a summer girlbut thats just what happens with visitor Sadie Loman and Littleport resident Avery Greer. Each summer for almost a decade the girls are inseparableuntil Sadie is found dead. While the police rule the death a suicide Avery cant help but feel there are those in the community including a local detective and Sadies brother Parker who blame her. Someone knows more than theyre saying and Avery is intent on clearing her name before the facts get twisted against her. The Last House Guest is a smart twisty read that brilliantly explores the elusive nature of memory and the complexities of female friendships.
language: English
title: The Last House Guest
publisher: Corvus