Was it creative genius—or a descent into madness?
A haunting, twist-filled mystery from the award-winning author of The Bones of Amoret.
Pulitzer-nominated author Rulo Gatlin sought solitude in the lawless deserts of west Texas—where beauty, danger, and silence collide. In a crumbling adobe cabin, miles from the nearest soul, he hoped to tame his demons and finish his long-awaited novel.
Then he’s found hanging from the rafters, a completed manuscript at his feet. The door was locked from the inside. The sheriff calls it suicide. But not everyone is convinced.
Rulo’s literary agent, Abby Huxford, suspects there’s more to the story—and her search for answers draws her into a dust-choked border town hiding secrets of its own. The deeper she digs, the more tangled the truth becomes… and the more chilling the connections between Rulo’s fictional story and a real-life unsolved murder.
Set against the brutal, breathtaking backdrop of the Texas desert, Last I Saw Him is a gripping blend of literary suspense and psychological intrigue—where every page peels back another layer of truth, and every answer raises new, unsettling questions.
“I loved Last I Saw Him! Arthur Herbert highlights the stunning natural beauty of the border region’s desolate landscape with relentless plot twists, memorable characters, and a lot to say about the oddities of creative genius.”
—William Kent Krueger, #1 New York Times bestselling author
