01778cam a2200301 i 4500 1129879426 TxAuBib 20240122120000.0 231005s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781662510229 pbk. 1662510225 pbk. (OCoLC)1402273276 TxAuBib rda Strawser, Jessica,. The last caretaker [PB] : a novel / Jessica Strawser. Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2023] 327 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes a reading group discussion guide. "Katie's divorce was, in a word, humiliating. So when her friend Bess offers a fresh start--a resident caretaking job at a nature preserve--Katie accepts. No matter that she's not exactly a "nature person." How hard can it be? But from day one, something feels off. Katie's new farmhouse looks as if the last caretaker barely moved out at all. When a frantic, terrified woman arrives late at night, expecting a safe place to hide, it's clear caretaking involves way more than Katie bargained for. Suddenly, Katie is no longer sure who she can trust: the brooding groundskeeper, the daily regulars--hikers, dog walkers, bird-watchers, photographers--even Bess. As Katie digs deeper for clues in what the last caretaker left behind, she must discover courage she never knew she had--and decide how much she'll risk to do the right thing."--Publisher marketing. 20240122. Divorced women Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Natural areas Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) fast