Last Dance

Last Dance is a novel written by author/illustrator Hannah Bottenberg. It is a spinoff of the&#160;Johnny Thumb Series, and is&#160;a suquel to&#160;The Kookie-Kutters. The novel revolves around the life of&#160;Anthony Meyers, and is set in New York city in&#160;the disco era of the 1970s.&#160;

Plot Premis&#160;
The plot centers on the exploits of 19-year-old Anthony Meyers as he attempts to turn his loser-life around. It also details his interacial romance with dancer Lexa Cane

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Plot
At the beginning of the story it's 1978 and&#160;Anthony Meyers is a cocaine addicted high school dropout who can keep a minimum wage job. When his girlfriend,&#160;Amy Cooper, is murdered at the local discotheque, the investigating detective,&#160;Henry Hwang, takes Anthony in for questioning. Even though Hwang discovers that Anthony isn't&#160;the killer, he still holds Anthony in custody until&#160;he promises to check into rehab for his cocaine&#160;habit. After completing five months of rehab, Anthony - now a new&#160;person - returns to&#160;his home in the&#160;Bronx. Despite the disdain of his&#160;estranged father,&#160;Stanley, Anthony moves back in under the promise that he'll get a job and keep it. Searching for a job,&#160;Anthony returns to the&#160;Pomegranate Room, the discotheque where his girlfriend's still unsolved murder was comitted five months before. At the Pomegranate Room,&#160;flamboyant proprietor Lorenzo Fantini&#160;agrees to hire Anthony as a dance instructor if he will also become Lorenzo's personal errand runner.

A week after being hired, Anthony meets newcomer Lexa Cane on a friday night at the discotheque. The two of them become fast friends and soon afterward they begin dating. After having their first real date at Coney Island, Lexa and Anthony both agree to enter the anual dance contest being held by Lorenzo.

Meanwhile, more murders similar to Amy Cooper's occur and everyone in the Bronx begin to suspect that a serial killer is on the loose. most people at the discotheque suspect that the place's dark and morbid DJ, Max Beller, is responsible. However, when the real killer is exposed it turns out to be the last person anyone ever expected.

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