La Hermana Ausente (columbia River 1) Kendra E... ◆

Set against the atmospheric and rugged backdrop of the Pacific Northwest , specifically the Oregon coastline.

Known for its "taut and intense" writing, the book balances a fast-paced police procedural with a light, developing romance between Emily and Zander. Reader Reception La Hermana Ausente (Columbia River 1) Kendra E...

(published in English as The Last Sister ) is the gripping first installment in the Columbia River series by bestselling author Kendra Elliot. This romantic suspense novel centers on the Mills family, whose dark history is resurfaced by a brutal new crime in their small Oregon logging town. Plot Summary Set against the atmospheric and rugged backdrop of

Twenty years ago, discovered her father’s body hanging in their backyard, a tragedy that led to her mother's suicide and drove her older sister, Tara , to vanish forever. In the present day, history repeats itself when Emily finds her employee murdered and the victim's husband hanging from a tree in an eerily similar fashion. This romantic suspense novel centers on the Mills

The story features Emily, the resilient lead; her sister Madison; and Agent Zander Wells (a fan-favorite character from Elliot's Callahan & McLane series).

FBI Special Agent arrives to investigate the double slaying, quickly becoming intrigued by the unsolved secrets of the Mills family. As more blood is shed, Zander and Emily must unearth long-buried town secrets and confront the possibility that the "closed" case from twenty years ago was never truly resolved. Key Highlights

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