Description

Taut, timely, and relentlessly gripping, Hope Dies Last is a pulse-pounding thriller that pits one family’s courage against a global web of corruption.

When a high-stakes photo surfaces—capturing a shadowy figure at the center of a long-unsolved $350 million Venezuelan military heist—Sara and Alvaro find themselves unwillingly drawn into a deadly conspiracy. What begins as a surprise visit from a cousin with a dangerous secret erupts into a terrifying assault, leaving Sara hospitalized and their young son shaken. As the bodies begin to pile up, the couple turns to Sara’s father, Cash—an ex-operative with a network of resourceful allies and a lethal skillset. To uncover the truth and protect their family, Callie and Cash must plunge back into a world they tried to leave behind. From the backrooms of Miami’s legal elite to the offshore networks of shell companies and hidden investors, the couple races against time to expose the powerful forces who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.

About the author(s)

From 1977 until 1986, Burt Weissbourd developed screenplays working with screenwriters including Frederic Raphael (Two for the Road), Alvin Sargent (Ordinary People), Andy Lewis (Klute), Stewart Stern (Rebel Without a Cause), and many others. During this time he produced films such as Ghost Story, based on the novel by Peter Straub and starring Fred Astaire, and Raggedy Man, starring Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard. Weissbourd lives in Long Island, New York, with his wife, Dorothy. He has three adult children and two grandsons.

Reviews

"A thrilling but deeply human tale of international intrigue."