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The Last Monument Kindle Edition

by Michael C. Grumley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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One small handwritten letter, sent from a distant corner of the planet and lost in the system for sixty years... is about to change the entire human race.


Outside Denver, Colorado, Joe Rickards stands over a small aircraft wreckage, studying burnt remains still smoldering in a field of freshly fallen snow...an investigator for the NTSB, working to carefully roll back the last several hours and identify the cause of the accident.

But this time, he can't.

The details behind this tragedy don't add up. Unlike every other investigation of Joe's career, the facts make no sense. Each new piece of information only makes the accident more mysterious, and more baffling.

Why would a person receive an age-old letter and suddenly disappear into the thick of night...paying to be flown out of a closed airport in the worst possible weather conditions, by a pilot who hadn't had his hand on the stick in years?

With the only surviving relative insisting her grandfather would never have climbed into a small airplane in the first place, even in perfect weather.

A bizarre string of events culminating in a horrible accident unlike anything Rickards has experienced. Leaving his only hope at understanding it in the hands of the victim's sole remaining relative. Beginning with how a mysterious letter could turn up after being lost in the system for sixty years. Sent by someone who should have already been long dead.

A single letter, Joe Rickards is about to discover, with a secret that will change the entire world.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086MBSPDK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (March 30, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3287 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 329 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B086MMPL24
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 20,675 ratings

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Michael C. Grumley

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For years, Michael Grumley dreamed of writing thrillers the way he thought they should be written; unique and complex stories with plots that 'move'. Enter BREAKTHROUGH, AMID THE SHADOWS, and THE LAST MONUMENT: all deeply human stories with endings you will never see coming.

Michael C. Grumley lives in Northern California with his two young daughters. He's an avid reader, runner and most of all father. He dotes on his girls every chance he gets. His website is http://www.michaelgrumley.com and his email address michael@michaelgrumley.com. He loves hearing from readers.

He is currently working on the next Monument story.

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Wow. So hard to put my emotions into words here. An absolute stunner of a novel. Riveting from start to finish. The suspense was perfect, keeping me glued just hoping to find out more. An excellent ending, perfect.
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Randy Rawls
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Writer
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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I have read enough of Mr. Crumley's books to declare him an excellent writer with an imagination that far surpasses mine. IMO, The Last Monument was the best. It earns 5 stars.
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J Frazier
4.0 out of 5 stars Gift
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Purchased this book for my grandson who loves to read adventure and intrigue stories. He loved it.
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William K
5.0 out of 5 stars My review
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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This is another great read in this series. I can not wait to start the next book in the series. This is one great author that can keep you in suspense until the conclusion.
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Diana D
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining blend of historical and speculative elements
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2023
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I enjoyed this for the most part, and it was a fast read. The story was an interesting blend of historical elements and plausible speculative ideas, and the protagonists were likeable even if not as fully developed as they could have been. Other characters were a little too sparsely developed, although there was some good detail included on the main villain/antagonist. Overall I did like the plot because it wasn't wildly out of the realm of possibility.

My 3 star rating is due to the presence of three pet peeves: while the writing was generally effective, there was an irritating (to me) overuse of fragments, especially when describing settings or moving the action forward. This may be a "thing" in thriller stories of this kind to provide a seemingly suspenseful fast pace, but I find it annoying when it's overdone. I keep on wanting to edit to make complete sentences. It's perfectly fine in dialogue - it's the way most people talk - but strings of fragmentary phrases in exposition narrative becomes irritating to read.

I'm not a fan of obvious, heavy-handed cliff hangers in books, and, while I understand the reasoning behind it - to get readers to immediately go out and get the next book in the series (or impatiently wait for the sequel to be published) - it smacks too much of the sensationalist television series season ending cliff hangers - a form of click bait. There are more subtle ways to lead into a next book and still provide some satisfying closure of loose threads for readers. Not letting us know more definitively what happened to Ottman is a prime example of this - and I hope it will be fully and clearly answered in the subsequent book.

And third, I am not a fan of throw away statements like "little could he know how this one action would change his life, and even the world, forever " - first, such statements are "telling not showing" (the novel should show us this fact), and second, it sets the reader up for possible disappointment if the story does NOT truly show how this comes to pass - let the story unfold on its own. Subtle foreshadowing is one thing; prophetic pronouncements are not as effective and feel too heavy handed.

Having said all that, this novel did intrigue me sufficiently to want to read the 2nd book in the series.
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Sherry.
5.0 out of 5 stars My nephew in Veteran's Hospita. Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2024
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Adam said he really could not put it down. I had not read it but on Best seller N. y Times.
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Karen F. Russell
4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally Well-Written
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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This is a surprisingly well written book. The phrasing, grammar, and sentence construction are superb. The plot is reminiscent of the first Indiana Jones film and hence my four-star rating; however, the book is well worth a read just for the sheer joy of experiencing the English language in rare form.
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John McAlexander III
5.0 out of 5 stars SPELLBOUNDING NOVEL
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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I wasn't quite sure when I bought this book ... but I am surely glad that I did ! ! Extremely interesting story concluding with a breathtaking ending . Very recommended reading. I will definitely be reading more of Michael C. Grumley's books !
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Linda Rhine
4.0 out of 5 stars a different read.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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If you like a little science-fiction twist to your mystery read, then The Last Monument is just what you are looking for.
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Victor F
5.0 out of 5 stars Chrichton meets Baldacci
Reviewed in Canada on October 7, 2023
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So excited I could finally give this book the time it deserves. Had it waiting in the wings for a while. At a time when many mass book series out there are pumped out lacking in developed writing and editing, it’s great to sit down with a really good read. Great story, well written and well edited with intriguing characters. Michael never disappoints.
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stevedhomer
5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative and easy to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2023
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An imaginative story with interesting characters. Perhaps a little too many scenarios that left the reader hanging until they were resolved. But the story drew me in and the ending was unexpected and satisfying.
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Marcos Luz
4.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, the plot is interesting but...
Reviewed in Brazil on July 14, 2020
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When I started the book, it had got me full attention. A letter found accidentally 60 years after sent, and all the mystery of it: who wrote, why and when exactly. 10 out 10. But after this first part, things began to be more of the same: another search for a lost Indiana Jones kind of City and from that point on the book was good but not the exceptional quality used to be on others written by this same author. The end - probably for personal reasons - was a spiritual one: a second chance to meet someone you love for a brief moment of time. I confess that I was expecting a lot more...If you have spare time, worth the shot.
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Steven Sheeley
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read
Reviewed in Australia on March 20, 2022
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Brilliantly written and a wonderful read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. The characters were memorable and well written and the plot was well thought out.
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Rob
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading
Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2021
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I liked this story. It ended not the way it began but in the way it should. Characters were real and realized. The plot was consistent and tautly written. I closed it quite satisfied.
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