Publisher: Michael Joseph
Release date: 30 July 2026
Back cover blurb: It’s been years since Rain went home. To many, growing up on the Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream. But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted by what happened that summer. The wild party. The body… Now estranged from her mother, and all ties to Tanglewood, Rain thought she’d moved on. Yet when another dead body is found at Tanglewood, she knows she must face her past. Rain has long held suspicions that what happened that summer wasn’t an accident. It was murder. And now's her chance to prove it.
Tanglewood.
A name that conjures thoughts of Woodstock and Glastonbury - the usual 70's stuff. And also Karl Lund.
Famous for one epic vinyl album, Lily of the Valley.
Rain wanted to escape Tanglewood as soon as she was able. She has always had a poor relationship with her Mother, who was more interested in drugs and sex with Karl than looking after her own daughter.
Now Rain is working for Dan, who is making a documentary about the 70's music scene, and in particular events like 'the gathering' at Tanglewood.
Infamous for never actually taking place.
Now, 30 years on, Karl is planning a gathering anniversay, and a performance of 'the' album in full.
Rain doesn't want to go back to Tanglewood, but Dan doesn't know she grew up there, it isn't something that she ever speaks of, but he knows that she is local to the area and can potentially get something interesting for the documentary.
And then a young woman, Willow, is found dead on the Tanglewood estate and despite never wanting to return, Rain finds that she is curious.
Especially when it transpires that there was another death on the estate, some 30 years previously...
The Last Time I Saw Her Alive is available now via Amazon online and all good book shops.
Thank You to the publishers who approved my request via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.