Last Seen Online: Chapters 4–7

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. lucrative
    producing a sizeable profit
    It is hugely popular and has spawned a huge online fandom (read: very lucrative and important to the network!).
  2. proliferation
    a rapid increase in number
    The proliferation of false and inaccurate information online has made the timeline of events incredibly muddled, so I want to establish the truth.
  3. extrapolate
    gain knowledge of by generalizing
    Some of this is extrapolated from observed events, making logical assumptions about what happened.
  4. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
    As Mama regaled her with the story, Delilah skimmed through the court transcripts from Rob’s trial, which she’d found online.
  5. trawl
    search or sift through in order to find something
    Sawyer clapped her on the shoulder while she was trawling through the data from a Twitter hack.
  6. sordid
    unethical or dishonest
    Like I said, they also reveal some…let’s say sordid elements of Rob’s pre-fame history that I think he’d prefer stayed private.
  7. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
    I mean…it still seems kind of tenuous at best?
  8. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
    We’re not doing anything wrong, we don’t need this kind of sanctimonious crusade from some random lurker.
  9. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
    your gerbil-obsessed sister sounds so precocious!
  10. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
    Gottie, I requested to be added to one of the defunct communities on LiveJournal that silentwakes was a member of, just on the off chance.
  11. canape
    appetizer made of a piece of bread or toast with toppings
    Then the canapés were brought out, and everyone broke off into chatter.
  12. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
    I’m not going to enforce any strict commenting rules, but please keep the volume of vitriolic hate to a minimum.
  13. painstakingly
    in a very careful manner
    It would take more time to go through my bookshelves looking for a book with a scene that matches, and then painstakingly type it up, than it would to actually write it from scratch.
  14. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
    We are writing on behalf of RBC, who have filed for a permanent injunction against your website for unsubstantiated claims about the cast members of their TV show Loch & Ness.
  15. libel
    a false and malicious publication
    If the account and all associated uploads aren’t deleted within 48 hours, you will be liable for prosecution on grounds of libel and slander.
Created on Wed Sep 09 07:13:56 EDT 2026 (updated Fri Sep 25 12:49:56 EDT 2026)

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