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Last Witness

Last Witness

Summary

A terrifying serial killer thriller which fans of Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell, and Karin Slaughter will love.

'Like Patterson or Cornwell, Hoffman creates vivid, engrossing crime investigations'
Time Out
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Two years ago William Bantling was put on death row by Florida's Assistant State Attorney, CJ Townsend - for the torture and murder of eleven young women.

But now the three cops crucial to Bantling's conviction have been brutally slain.

And what's more, CJ knew them all - and the shocking secret they took to their graves.

But it's clear that somebody else also knows the truth - though their reasons for wanting it kept quiet are very different to CJ's.

Which leaves her with a terrifying choice: reveal the secret she swore to keep and stay alive - or be its last witness, and the next to die . . .

Praise for Jilliane Hoffman:

'Intensely readable'
Guardian

'Grim and gripping'
Crimespree

'Writes like an angel' Independent on Sunday

'Hugely readable' Daily Mirror

Reviews

  • Intensely readable
    Guardian

About the author

Jilliane Hoffman

Jilliane Hoffman was an Assistant State Attorney between 1992 and 1996. Until 2001 she was the regional advisor for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement advising special agents on complex investigations including narcotics, homicide and organised crime. She lives in Florida.
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