Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon
Innocence doesn’t bail you out; it just makes you easier to trap.
Frida and Gabriel arrive seeking a fresh start at the stunning Ara Hotel in the secluded desert of Escalante, Utah. Once so close they were able to finish each other’s sentences, they’ve grown apart in recent years after a sudden, unspeakable tragedy. Now, at the luxe resort, they are ready to reconnect between dips in the pool and hikes on spectacular desert trails. It all feels like paradise—until the dead body of a beautiful young woman who was vacationing at the Ara with her powerful, much older husband is discovered.
When the local police arrive and suspicion quickly falls on Gabriel, Frida is forced to revisit memories from their upbringing in a cloistered cult in upstate New York, their dramatic escape, and the scandal that followed. Frida’s belief in Gabriel’s innocence never wavered at the time, but now even she can’t ignore the evidence mounting against him.
Alternating between past and present timelines, Our Last Resort builds toward a shattering climax that uncovers the fate of the murdered Ara guest and poses the question: how well do we ever really know those we love? Multi-layered, gripping, and intense, Clémence Michallon’s latest suspense novel is a nail-biter until the last page, cementing her status as a major new talent in the genre.
- File Name:our-last-resort-by-clemence-michallon.epub
- Original Title:Our Last Resort
- Creator:Clémence Michallon
- Language:en-US
- Identifier:9780593802779
- Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date:2025-07-08
- File Size:6.474 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Cover
- 2. Also by Clémence Michallon
- 3. Title Page
- 4. Copyright
- 5. Contents
- 6. Dedication
- 7. Epigraph
- 8. Chapter 1: Escalante, Utah
- 9. Chapter 2: Escalante, Utah
- 10. Chapter 3: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley
- 11. Chapter 4: Escalante, Utah
- 12. Chapter 5: Escalante, Utah
- 13. Chapter 6: Escalante, Utah
- 14. Chapter 7: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley
- 15. Chapter 8: Escalante, Utah
- 16. Chapter 9: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley
- 17. Chapter 10: Escalante, Utah
- 18. Chapter 11: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley
- 19. Chapter 12: Escalante, Utah
- 20. Chapter 13: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley
- 21. Chapter 14: Escalante, Utah
- 22. Chapter 15: Escalante, Utah
- 23. Chapter 16: The Only Town We Knew, Plus a Three-Mile Radius Around It, Hudson Valley
- 24. Chapter 17: Escalante, Utah
- 25. Chapter 18: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley, and Outside-Outside
- 26. Chapter 19: Escalante, Utah
- 27. Chapter 20: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley, and Outside-Outside
- 28. Chapter 21: Escalante, Utah
- 29. Chapter 22: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley
- 30. Chapter 23: Escalante, Utah
- 31. Chapter 24: Escalante, Utah
- 32. Chapter 25: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley
- 33. Chapter 26: Escalante, Utah
- 34. Chapter 27: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley, and Outside-Outside
- 35. Chapter 28: Escalante, Utah
- 36. Chapter 29: The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley, and Then, the World
- 37. Chapter 30: Escalante, Utah
- 38. Chapter 31: New York City
- 39. Chapter 32: Escalante, Utah
- 40. Chapter 33: Bloomfield, New Jersey and Spring Lake, New Jersey
- 41. Chapter 34: Escalante, Utah
- 42. Chapter 35: Spring Lake, New Jersey
- 43. Chapter 36: Escalante, Utah
- 44. Chapter 37: Escalante, Utah
- 45. Chapter 38: New York City
- 46. Chapter 39: Escalante, Utah
- 47. Chapter 40: New York City and New Jersey
- 48. Chapter 41: Escalante, Utah
- 49. Chapter 42: Escalante, Utah
- 50. Chapter 43: Escalante, Utah
- 51. Chapter 44: New York City
- 52. Epilogue: New York City
- 53. Acknowledgments
- 54. A Note About the Author
Clémence Michallon
