One small handwritten letter,
Sent from a dark, remote 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.

Reader Reviews

Elwin Kline

(1/5)

Nov 21, 2024

This was a Xmas gift.At first it really grabbed my attention. Reading the back of the book and the cover page and even the first chapter... you have literally no idea what the book is about. Something I am totally not used to, as I generally know what I am getting into when I am reading something. It started off decent... but no exaggeration... 25 chapters in and I am still trying to figure out what the heck is going on. Also at first, the cliff hangers at the end of each chapter really did have...

Lynn Stinchcomb

(5/5)

Great readI have never read any books by Mr. Grumley, but will read some of his other books. I liked the characters and the storyline. Nice ending!

Kimberly Harding

Loved it. Grumley, you are quickly becoming a favorite!

Soo

(2/5)

Notes:Yay for libraries! - I usually enjoy Scott Brick's narration. However, it felt abrasively dramatic for this story. The story wasn't well constructed and the narration made it all the jagged parts more obvious. - There were a couple of nice scenes towards the end that saved this story from 1 star land. I can't recommend this one to anyone. Cool ideas, poor execution.

Lois

Started good but went downhill fastStarted with an interesting plot. What was her grandfather searching for when he died? But then the whole plot got tangled up with Nazis chasing them for lost papers and then meeting a former NASA engineering searching for a mysterious energy force. Whaaaattt? Then, (spoiler alert), the main characters somehow being reunited with their lost loved ones. One final fight with the Nazis and then all is right with the world. Don’t waste your time. I want my money ba...

Jackie

Had a lot of promise but there were some glaring errors that I imagine (or hope) a proof reader would have found. Then the story takes a supernatural turn which was out of place for me

Todd Lowe

I was disappointed when I found that Michael Grumley's latest book was not a continuation of the Breakthrough series. I bought it anyway. The Last Monument was as original in concept as Breakthrough. I read it in one sitting and at the end, Like Breakthrough, I wanted more.Grumley’s next book is a continuation of Breakthrough which I will order as soon as it is announced. I will also be waiting for a continuation of The Last Monument.Will some one please buy the movie rights to Breakthrough so t...

Joy Korones

Not sure who recommended this but they owe me twelve bucks 😠

Kristi

(4/5)

I have not read a Michael Grumley book that I have not liked. They have always been a surprise and fun to read. Joe and Angela made a good team even if it didn't start out that way. I did feel like I got lost in some of the explanation of certain topics, but overall this is a great book and I'm looking forward to reading more about the "last monument".Rating: PG -some violence, use of deityLanguage: use of deity a couple of times, very little profanity (if any)Recommend: Yes

Sharon

This book should be made into a movieThis book starts a little slowly and then picks up speed. I think it would be a fine movie and I already have the name “Monument Men 2”. The plot of the story concerns one of the monument men who left the group in Germany and, went to South America to discover a bigger treasure. The who’s, what’s, and why’s are the plot of the story and what makes it so intriguing. I can only imagine what Hollywood could do with it.

Denise Wellington

Poorly written and an even worse plot. No wonder he had to self publish.

Melissa

(3/5)

3.5 stars. Kind of Indiana Jones meets Ghost. Not a bad story. Held my interest, just the escapism I needed.

Marshunt

Nope. Don’t bother. The ending was especially unsatisfying and vague and there were so many lose ends left hanging.

Karen Brooks

Having read and thoroughly enjoyed his Breakthrough series, which is imaginative, bold and well-written, I was so excited to see another Grumley book published. I bought it straight away and read it swiftly. This time, Grumley steps away from his almost other-worldly action series and gives the readers what is an unashamedly Indiana Jones type mystery involving an air-traffic inspector, Joe Rickards, with a sad secret, and a young female academic, an anthropologist, who also bears a heavy burden...

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