Review of Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

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Last Seen Leaving

Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

To be published on October 4, 2016
by Feiwel and Friends

Source: ARC for review from publisher

Synopsis from Goodreads: Flynn’s girlfriend has disappeared. How can he uncover her secrets without revealing his own? Flynn’s girlfriend, January, is missing. The cops are asking questions he can’t answer, and her friends are telling stories that don’t add up. All eyes are on Flynn—as January’s boyfriend, he must know something. But Flynn has a secret of his own. And as he struggles to uncover the truth about January’s disappearance, he must also face the truth about himself.

Review of Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

Flynn is dumbfounded when the police show up at his house one day. 
 
The cops tell him that his girlfriend, January, has been missing for nearly a week. (Flynn and January don’t see each other as often as they used to since January’s mom married a rich, up-and-coming politician and moved her to a fancy private school.)

Flynn doesn’t want to tell the police the whole truth: the last time he saw January, they fought and broke up. 

 
He doesn’t want to tell them what he and January fought about. But Flynn does want to know what happened to January, so he turns amateur detective. 
 
He talks to January’s annoying co-worker, Kaz. He talks to the sort-of friends she complained about at her new school. He pokes around and asks questions until he discovers some surprising things about January — but also about himself.

Loved Flynn’s guy POV and his friendship with Micah. Loved the flashbacks where we got a better idea of Flynn and January’s relationship. Loved Flynn’s parents. Loved Flynn’s personal journey. The solution to the mystery wasn’t the most surprising, but it worked for me.

Last Seen Leaving is my favorite kind of mystery – the kind that develops on multiple levels. There’s the literal mystery of what happened to January, and then there’s a more existential mystery. How well do we know others? How well do we know ourselves and what we’re capable of?

Definitely recommend this one for mystery fans!

 

Jen has been blogging about books since 2011. In that time, she has read and reviewed over 1500 books. She loves helping readers find their perfect next read and helping books find their audience.

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  9. Oh, I've read some good mysteries this year and this one sounds perfect for me. So glad you enjoyed it. I can't wait to read it!

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