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The Last Boy
A harrowing survival thriller set in a city controlled by a cult slipping into darkness.By Deena Thomson
Length18h 36m
About this audiobook
Northern Ontario, 1993. When the power goes out in the isolated city of Lex, its people are trapped in darkness and fear. Cut off from the world, the district falls under the control of cult leader Malcolm Gobbo, a man who takes whatever he wants—and now he wants Leah Hollen’s son.
Leah never imagined she would have to save Adam from his own father. With the help of Kai, a defiant young Indigenous man, she begins a desperate fight for survival as the cult tightens its grip and Lex descends into chaos.
Ordinary people are forced into impossible choices. Who will resist? Who will surrender? And who will find the strength to stand when everything falls apart?
A gripping psychological survival thriller about a collapsing city, a ruthless cult, and the unbreakable bond between mother and child.
This story isn’t just read. It’s survived.
Contains dark subject matter that may be triggering for some readers.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (156)
Includes Goodreads
GenrePsychology, Dystopia
Length18 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 26, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Last Boy
26Chapter 24: Tabitha
2Prologue: Leah 1990
27Chapter 25: Malcolm
3Chapter 1: Leah 1993
28Chapter 26: Summer
4Chapter 2: Leah
29Chapter 27: Lonnie
5Chapter 3: Leah
30Chapter 28: Kai
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6Chapter 4: Kai
31Chapter 29: Leah
7Chapter 5: Summer
32Chapter 30: Chris
8Chapter 6: Leah
33Chapter 31: Lonnie
9Chapter 7: Ben
34Chapter 32: Yasmeen
10Chapter 8: Summer
35Chapter 33: Summer
11Chapter 9: Leah
36Chapter 34: Yasmeen
12Chapter 10: Leah & Amanda
37Chapter 35: Ben
13Chapter 11: Ben & Yasmeen
38Chapter 36: Leah & Kai
14Chapter 12: Leah & Ben
39Chapter 37: Summer
15Chapter 13: Summer
40Chapter 38: Kai
16Chapter 14: Kai
41Chapter 39: Kai
17Chapter 15: Summer
42Chapter 40: Ben
18Chapter 16: Chris
43Chapter 41: Tabitha & Yasmeen
19Chapter 17: Lonnie
44Chapter 42: Yasmeen
20Chapter 18: Malik
45Chapter 43: Yasmeen
21Chapter 19: Lonnie
46Chapter 44: Summer
22Chapter 20: Amanda
47Chapter 45: Lonnie
23Chapter 21: Leah
48Chapter 46: Yasmeen & Lonnie
24Chapter 22: Summer
49Chapter 47: Leah
25Chapter 23: Ben
50Chapter 48: Amanda
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