The Last Session is quite a compelling psychological thriller with an incredible mystery which will have you compulsively reading! Not knowing who the good guys are and not trusting anyone, the story scans the past and present and then intertwines them leading to a jaw-dropping ending.
Thea is a social worker in a psychiatric unit. Her choice of career, twofold as she herself grew up with insecurity, bullying and intimacy issues.
But when a young woman shows up in a catatonic state Thea believes she may know but can’t place her Thea’s life as she knows it will change forever.
Through investigation Thea realizes the woman is an actress from a movie from years ago which had a cult-like following, including by herself. Thea wants to talk to her about her life and try and figure out how she got to the unit, but unfortunately the minute the woman wakes up her parents come to discharge her and whisk her away.
But Thea believes the woman left her clues before she left…was it to help her out of a bad situation? As she follows the pieces of the puzzle, she comes across a podcast which then changes her perspective on everything. She now feels the woman could be in danger and needs her help.
Thea decides to go to a retreat in New Mexico which is being run by a very strange couple. The retreat is for people who have intimacy issues. She can’t understand what the woman’s connection could possibly be to this couple or this sanctuary?
Forced to pretend, she soon discovers there is more going on than trying to help those with personal problems. It seems there are missing people, including the woman from the movie, and many dark secrets amongst the staff.
What will soon be discovered is the couple running the retreat are not who they say they are and Thea will become the next victim of their obsession. She realizes they will do anything to keep her there. She knows too much. And time is running out. And she’s learned she can’t trust anyone. Will she make it out alive?
The Last Session is a juicy exciting story in which you will not be able to tell who is helping or who wants Thea dead. Nor will you understand the incredible reason why until the last session!
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