This thriller follows the story of a woman who is in search of her husband after he has suddenly disappeared.

My reviews would probably be better if the expectations were appropriate.Author Laura Dave's new novel ' The Last Thing He Told Me' released in May 2021 and became an instant bestseller. I’m also confused about why books like this keep showing up in the psychological thriller section. The book probably would have been about 2 hours shorter if it weren’t for the looooong sleepy passion-free narration and all the repetition. She just makes me feel so relaxed and sleepy, which isn’t what I’m going for while doing chores and listening to entertainment. I’m thinking Lowman tells a mean bedtime story, because I liked this most right before bed. I really enjoyed the last few chapters, but I’m not sure if that makes it worth it for me. This book is pretty good, interesting, unique, mildly entertaining, but I’ve heard better. I am honestly surprised the reviews aren’t more mixed. Very gently, I put my drink down.” So much repetition throughout. She called me a hypocrite, and she wasn’t wrong.” “A chair, a deep leather chair.” “I am alone. No spoilers: “She wasn’t wrong” is certainly the favorite line for the first 2 chapters.

With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a riveting mystery, certain to shock you with its final, heartbreaking turn. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they’re also building a new future-one neither of them could have anticipated. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity-and why he really disappeared. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.Īs Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers-Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. “A fast-moving, heartfelt thriller about the sacrifices we make for the people we love most.” - Real Simpleīefore Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. The instant #1 New York Times bestselling mystery and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick that’s captivated more than a million readers about a woman searching for the truth about her husband’s disappearance…at any cost.

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