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The Last Place You Look
- Author
- Nikki Smith
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 2 July 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
From the author of The Beach Party comes a glamorous and gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Lucy Clarke's The Hike.
LEO THOUGHT HE KNEW HIS WIFE. UNTIL SHE DISAPPEARED.
Leo Kennedy has it all: money, looks, the perfect marriage and luxury homes in the UK and South Africa. But when his wife Addison goes missing, his immaculate life detonates.
48 hours later, Leo arrives at their safari lodge to retrace her steps. Only there's no sign of Addison. Instead, Leo is met with a scene of blood and chaos, and on the wall a missing poster, with his face, his name and his details.
His wife may be missing, but someone wants Leo gone too . . .
'A treat of a thriller, where dangerous marital games play out in an impeccably evoked safari setting' Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House
'Totally unpredictable . . . the perfect summer read' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Family Friend
© Nikki Smith 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
Critics Review
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What a page-turner, a one-sitting read with incredible pace, a wondrously clever plot and a perfect ending
Andrea Mara
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Secrets, lies and betrayal turn deadly in the scorching safari heat of this page-turning summer thriller
TM Logan
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A heart-pounding, fast-paced thriller with twist after brilliant twist. Beautifully written and totally unpredictable, this is the perfect summer read. I loved it.
Claire Douglas
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You might be surprised to discover just who are the wilder, the animals or the humans, in this absolute treat of a thriller, where dangerous marital games play out in an impeccably evoked safari setting. Honestly, Nikki Smith just gets better and better
Louise Candlish
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Beautifully written and packed with nerve-shredding suspense, Nikki Smith has cemented her crown as the Queen of the destination thriller
Fiona Cummins
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Utterly gripping, this safari setting delivers the perfect atmospheric summer thriller. Smart, taut and twisty as hell
Ellery Lloyd
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Move over Harlan Coban, Nikki Smith is coming for your crown with this dark and twisty destination thriller
Jo Callaghan
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No one writes destination thrillers quite like Nikki Smith, and this is her best ever. All the thrills with beautiful writing to boot.
Helen Fields
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A breathtaking thriller. Everything about it - the searing safari setting, the complex characters and the white-hot tension - is superbly done. Like all of Nikki Smith's novels, it is impossible to put down
BP Walter
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A twisted and tricky timeline, a cast of red-blooded carnivorous characters, a rollicking pace, a stunning setting, dark in both humour and theme, and an edge-of-your-seat ending. So clever. So dark
Gill Perdue
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Details
- Author
- Nikki Smith
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson, Montserrat Lombard, Sam Swann
- Duration
- 8 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9781405982528
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
From the author of The Beach Party comes a glamorous and gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Lucy Clarke's The Hike.LEO THOUGHT HE KNEW HIS WIFE. UNTIL SHE DISAPPEARED.Leo Kennedy has it all: money, looks, the perfect marriage and luxury homes in the UK and South Africa. But when his wife Addison goes missing, his immaculate life detonates.48 hours later, Leo arrives at their safari lodge to retrace her steps. Only there's no sign of Addison. Instead, Leo is met with a scene of blood and chaos, and on the wall a missing poster, with his face, his name and his details.His wife may be missing, but someone wants Leo gone too . . .'A treat of a thriller, where dangerous marital games play out in an impeccably evoked safari setting' Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House'Totally unpredictable . . . the perfect summer read' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Family Friend© Nikki Smith 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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