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Ward and Natasha McCarty are doing their best to get on with their lives after their son died in a tragic accident. He's the head of a company that makes NASCAR memorabilia; she's a pediatrician. It's been a rough year, and it's only going to get rougher. Somebody is making a concerted effort to send them both off the deep end. It just might work, too. Natasha is a pediatric surgeon. When her hands start to shake, she is forced to step down from at least part of her practice. Flash Dibble is trying to buy Ward's company; Ward is not interested. Not even after someone sends his computer a virus that distributes child porn to all Ward's clients and anyone who has any connection to his computer - his wife and all her clients, for instance. There are lots of other things going on, little things designed to drive a wedge between Ward and Natasha, things meant to make them question their own sanity and the world around them. There is a sub-plot involving a troubled teenager and a piece of Ward's past - she steals it. Things start to turn around for the McCartys when Todd Hartman enters the picture. He's a private eye who is dating Ward's personal secretary. He helps in many ones, one of the most significant being his ability to work well with the FBI. Somehow the FBI is convinced that Ward did not, no matter how bad things looked at first, have anything to do with the child porno stuff. Of course, just when things look as if they are going to come out all right, things really start to heat up. That's why this is a suspense/thriller. Without giving away any more of the plot, I can only say that I wouldn't wish an enemy like this on anyone. He's truly a bad guy, with the brains and the skills to wreak a lot of havoc. And he does. Miller is very good at what he does. I put the book down more than once because I thought I could see what was coming, knew it wasn't going to be pleasant, knew I didn't want to read it. But then I had to find out, had to know what happened, kept on reading. That's a good thing. I cared about Natasha and Ward; I wanted them to come through this still a couple, still alive. So what didn't I like? It's hard to explain without giving away a whole chunk of plot, but I'll try. While I was reading the book, the suspense kept me reading and not examining too closely what was really going on. When I finished reading and started thinking about the plot, I'm not sure that I understood the connection between the beginning and the end of the book. One of the major characters does things that don't make sense for that person as a character, although they are essential for the plot to work. Again, while I was reading the book, this didn't matter. So if it's thrills you're after, THE LAST DAY is a great ride. If you are more interested why things happen, then THE LAST DAY may not work as well for you.
Reviewed by P.J. Coldren, December 2008
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