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The Last House Guest
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Overview
Megan Miranda’s best-selling novel The Last House Guest (2019) is a murder mystery that navigates unlikely friendships and the nuances of grief. As protagonist Avery Greer works to uncover the truth behind her best friend’s death, the narrative examines the tension between appearance and reality, the nature of justice, and the divisions between classes in a small seaside town in Maine.
This study guide references the first edition Simon & Schuster trade paperback published in April 2020. Note that the content includes discussion of suicide and suicidal thoughts.
Plot Summary
The novel is divided into 30 chapters set in summer 2018, a prologue and series of interludes set in summer 2017, and an epilogue that flashes forward to summer 2019. The entire story is narrated from the perspective of Avery Greer, whose story begins the day of the Plus-One Party in 2017. Avery manages rental properties for the wealthy Loman family in her hometown of Littleport, Maine; the Plus-One Party is being held at one of these properties. Her best friend, Sadie Loman, is running late for the party. Though Avery tries to text Sadie, she gets no response.
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