Last Seen Online: Chapters 13–17

by Lauren James
In this murder mystery, 17-year-old aspiring actress Delilah meets the son of a famous actress and becomes involved in his search to clear his godfather's name.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1–3, Chapters 4–7, Chapters 8–12, Chapters 13–17, Chapter 18–Epilogue
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  1. stilted
    artificially formal or stiff
    When Nida dropped Delilah back home in a stilted silence, Mom was in the conservatory, repotting some baby succulents.
  2. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
    She looked somewhere halfway between a Victorian goth and a sardonic teenager.
  3. livid
    furiously angry
    Mama never made her livid like this.
  4. invasive
    gradually intrusive without right or permission
    It was so invasive and weird to do it this way, using a picture that she’d clearly not known was being taken.
  5. racket
    an illegal enterprise carried on for profit
    Because our good friend Rob seems to have gotten himself involved in an illegal racket.
  6. legitimate
    authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
    Clearly that money didn’t come from any legitimate source.
  7. audit
    examine carefully for accuracy
    if nothing else, the IRS is going to want to audit this in case it really is a money laundering situation.
  8. corroborate
    support with evidence or authority or make more certain
    You can corroborate all of this for yourself with the IP addresses.
  9. flourish
    a showy gesture
    He dropped a giant folder of papers onto her bed with a distinctive flourish that Delilah recognized from Anya’s character work from one of her old movies.
  10. monotone
    an unchanging intonation
    “Gee,” she said in a monotone.
  11. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
    Meanwhile we’re over here grappling with the meaning of good and evil to decide on the inherent moral value of holding rob accountable for past unethical behavior.
  12. fixate
    pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
    She’d been fixated on their emotional states, trying to work out how they felt and if there was any way she could make them happier.
  13. unassuming
    not arrogant
    The cabin was a squat one-story wooden structure, nondescript and unassuming.
  14. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
    She tentatively slid past the curtains hanging from the window—they were rotten entirely through, and she was absolutely not keen on touching them in any way.
  15. preclude
    keep from happening or arising
    The fact you have received this message does not preclude you from prosecution.
Created on Wed Sep 09 07:14:30 EDT 2026 (updated Fri Sep 25 12:50:11 EDT 2026)

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