The Last Encore: A Gripping, Claustrophobic Australian Thriller With A Killer Twist

The Last Encore by Rebecca Heath is a tightly wound Australian thriller that drops a famous band reunion into the worst possible setting: a remote private island with no easy way out. Eighteen years after The Cedrics’ lead singer Jonny Rake died in a so-called accident, a documentary brings the surviving members back together for one last performance, with Jonny’s daughter Monet stepping into the spotlight.

What should be a cathartic comeback quickly turns prickly as competing memories of that night resurface and the band’s past is picked apart on camera. When a body is found, the island becomes a pressure cooker of suspicion, secrets and old grudges.

Perfect for readers who love claustrophobic mysteries, music-industry drama, and twisty whodunits with a distinctly Australian edge.

Add it to your stack if you’re ready for a reunion that hits all the wrong notes.