title: The Last Kiss Goodbye: A Novel (Dr. Charlotte Stone)
author:  Karen Robards 
description: <b>Praise for <i>The Last Kiss Goodbye</i></b><br /> <b><i><br /></i></b>"Top-notch . . . Suspense mixed with heart-pounding sensual tension."<i><b>Kirkus Reviews<br /><br /></b></i> Filled with gritty thrills and featuring a psychopathic madman, this suspense tale will truly have you on the edge of your seat!<b><i>RT Book Reviews</i></b><br /><br /><b>Praise for Karen Robards</b><br /> <b></b><br /> One of the most popular voices in womens fiction.<b><i>Newsweek</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Draw a line between two extremely popular genres, mysteries and romance novels, and in the middle you will find the bestselling Robards. She merges the two worlds like no one else, deftly interlacing plot and passion.<b>Albany <i>Times Union</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> <b>Praise for <i>The Last Victim</i></b><br /> <b></b><br /> [An] exceptional storyteller . . . Leave it to Robards to deliver the start of a series that is distinctive and unforgettable!<b><i>RT Book Reviews</i></b><br /> <i></i><br />Excellent . . . This story is going to haunt you.<b><i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> Thrilling . . . a fun and sexy read.<b><i>Booklist</i></b><br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
zlib_text: _The Last Kiss Goodbye_ is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and
  incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or
  dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  Copyright © 2013 by Karen Robards
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of The Random
  House Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, New York, a Penguin
  Random House Company.
  
  BALLANTINE and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Random House
  LLC.
  
  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA  
  Robards, Karen.  
  The last kiss goodbye : a novel / Karen Robards.  
  p. cm.  
  eISBN: 978-0-345-53583-2  
  1\. Women forensic scientists—Fiction. 2. Women psychiatrists—Fiction.  
  3\. Psychic ability—Fiction. 4. Serial murderers—Fiction.  
  5\. Serial murder investigation—Fiction. I. Title.  
  PS3568.O196L34 2013  
  813′.54—dc23 2013020861
  
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