The Last Time We Met

Six former friends are forced to relive their deadly past in this psychologically charged and suspenseful locked-room mystery perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

Old friends. Old grudges. One evening back together again. The last time they all had dinner, someone wound up dead. What could go wrong?

Sophie Lind hasn’t seen her college friends in a decade when a dinner invitation from one of the friends, Ava, arrives on her doorstep. They used to all be inseparable, meeting for dinner every week, even after graduation. But the last time they all had dinner, ten years ago, someone was dead by the end of the night.

It was Sophie’s then-fiancé William who died that night in his apartment, just a room away from the friends he called family. Sophie isn’t sure if it’s curiosity—or guilt—that pushes her to accept Ava’s dinner invitation and unbury those old wounds. When the six friends arrive for the dinner, there’s a small box waiting for each of them by their plates. Each box uncovers secrets that the friends have kept hidden all these years, and with the door to the apartment locked from the outside, it’s clear that Ava didn’t plan this dinner just to reminisce about the past. 

What happened to William is buried beneath someone’s lies—and nobody’s leaving this dinner table until the truth comes out.Praise for The Last Time We Met:
“Captivating, tense, and cinematic, The Last Time We Met pinned me to the edge of my seat. Wahlgren artfully moves back and forth between a present-day dinner party and a suicide (or was it murder?) from the past. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!”
—Stephanie Wrobel, Sunday Times, USA Today, and Globe and Mail bestselling author

“Anna E. Wahlgren writes compelling, atmospheric and delightfully twisty psychological suspense. This immersive locked-room mystery kept me guessing until the very end.”
—Camilla Läckberg, No.1 internationally bestselling author of Trapped and Cult

“This locked-room murder mystery will keep you reading into the night.”
—Anne Mette Hancock, international bestselling author of the Kaldan and Scháfer Mystery series

“Intricate, cunning, and unpredictable. Unputdownable!”
—Helene Tursten, author of An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

“Years ago, Swedish nighttime radio host Sophie Lind’s fiancé died under puzzling circumstances while their close friends were right outside the door. Tonight, in a glossy penthouse apartment, the estranged group will reconvene to finally uncover the truth. Imbued with emotion and chilling atmosphere, The Last Time We Met elevates the ‘what really happened that night’ story to a whole new level. Locked-room mystery fanatics will be thrilled.”
—Tessa Wegert, author of Death in the FamilyAnna E. Wahlgren has a background as a pharmacist and chemical systems engineer. Her passionate interest in psychology is reflected in her cutting-edge psychological thrillers and locked-room mystery novels, which explore the darker shades of interpersonal relationships.