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The Last Place You Look
  • Published: 6 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781405976121
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $28.00
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The Last Place You Look

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6 Oct 2026
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2 July 2026
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2 July 2026
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From the queen of the destination thriller comes a gripping new escapist novel, where the secrets of a marriage emerge against a sun-soaked and dangerous safari setting

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 . . .
  • Published: 6 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781405976121
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $28.00
Categories:

About the author

Nikki Smith

Nikki Smith worked in finance until 2017, when a 'now or never' moment prompted her to apply for the Curtis Brown Creative writing course. She is the author of six novels and co-host of the podcast In Suspense. She lives in Guildford with her family and loves to travel, ideally somewhere hot and sunny.
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Praise for The Last Place You Look

Beautifully written, and totally unpredictable

Claire Douglas

An absolute treat of a thriller, where dangerous marital games play out in an impeccably evoked safari setting

Louise Candlish

The perfect atmospheric summer thriller

Ellery Lloyd

Packed with nerve-shredding suspense, Nikki Smith has cemented her crown as the queen of the destination thriller

Fiona Cummins