The Last Contract will be the last book in the Vlad Taltos series. The obvious question is, what's the contract? Presumably, the "contract" refers to work that Vlad will perform, but on whom? One obvious suggestion is, one of the gods. After all, he's picked up Godslayer, it seems logical that at some point he'll use it. (Plus there's always Chekhov's Law) Based on speculation that Godslayer is rumored to someday kill Verra, it would make sense that she would be the intended target. If Verra was killed, there is a character that is already in place to take over her place as a Lord of Judgment.