The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel
Written by Laura Dave
Narrated by Rebecca Lowman
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A Goodreads Top 60 Book of the Last 5 Years
Don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that’s sold over 3 million copies—now streaming on Apple TV+ starring Jennifer Garner!
The “page-turning, exhilarating” (PopSugar) and “heartfelt thriller” (Real Simple) about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life—until he disappears.
Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.
As 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. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared.
Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. 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.
With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a “page-turning, exhilarating, and unforgettable” (PopSugar) suspense novel.
Laura Dave
Laura Dave is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The First Husband, The Divorce Party, London Is The Best City In America, and her latest book Eight Hundred Grapes. Dave’s fiction and essays have been published in The New York Times, ESPN, Redbook and Glamour.
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Reviews for The Last Thing He Told Me
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Readers find this title to be a captivating and intriguing story with well-paced suspense. The characters and mysteries kept readers on the edge of their seats, despite some compositional shortcomings and a slow ending. The narrator's performance was praised for bringing the story to life. Overall, readers recommend this book for its entertainment value and as a satisfying read."
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I kept my attention all the way to end. But for me I didn't enjoy the plot. It didn't make since to me. It worth the listen. And had me guessing until the reveal, and than i was just confused how the plot made any since or why the characters acted the way they did. Anyway not a bad book but not for me, and I wouldn't recommend it to my friends. But for someone who likes polite, romantics sure.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Suspenseful, twist, love, parental struggles- hope there is a sequel.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was not expecting the emotional roller coaster I just went on!!
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5What!? That’s it??? The end left me hanging, completely unsatisfying, and far too simplistic.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story wasn’t that interesting to me or believable. Bailey got on my nerves the whole time.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was okay. The mystery was interesting enough to finish. Although the repetition of repeating what Owen values felt overdone and I found myself annoyed the story kept breaking with it.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful book! The reading for me was slow so I kicked it up to 1.2x and it was even better. The ending was… everything I wanted it to be!!!
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Quite a stupid plot…… It had potential but it failed
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Boring. I have no idea why this is a thriller.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So complex yet simple. What would you do for the people you love? The narrator was amazing. Highly recommend.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The main character did nothing but whine while trying to make her stepdaughter like her. The stepdaughter Bailey is extremely rude and disrespectful and needed to be thrown in the river. There was nothing thrilling about this book. It just makes you never want to hear the words "protect her" ever again.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very engaging and entertaining read. Enjoyed “meeting” the characters. The kind of book I like to read before I fall asleep.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Repeating dialogue to fill pages. Started good ending is flat
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Too much hype for a poorly written, very boring book.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was okay I was say read listen to it
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I found it did not live up to the hype
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book kept me entertained, but I found it quite unrealistic. The ending was anticlimactic and very disappointing.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The beginning got me hooked, but about 2/3 of the way through I just wanted it to be over.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Yeesh. Really? Writing style is super repetitive where the two words of one sentence is the first two of the next. Over and over again. "She looked out the window. Out the window to the world." "He took a bite. A bite of dinner." UGHHHHHH. Plot wanted so badly to be a twisting and turning mystery but was more like one twist. Maybe two. Didn't have me shocked at all. I think the author wanted to delve into the human condition and write about unconditional love and family and loyalty, but I think severely missed the boat. The characters' actions were often portrayed as loving, selfless, brilliant...when they were actually more like codependent, unrealistic, or unhealthy.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Too many “he said,” “she said” I didn’t find it engaging or intriguing.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story is good enough to keep you interested. The one thing I couldn’t stand was the way she wrote the word “said”... it written WAY too much.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5For me, this is one of those books that are better in audio format. I liked the narrator a lot. I think she was well suited for the book and her delivery was very good.
I had, however, two major issues with the book itself:
- the way the author kept repeating phrases and only adding 1 or 2 more words each time. Drove me nuts! I would have probably dnf-ed the book had I read it as an ebook.
- the ending was unsatisfying. It was realistic but so sad!1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed the story, the characters and the originality of the relationships. I liked the voice of the reader except when she did the male voices. They were abnormally slow, deep and had unnatural drawls.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book sounds better when you listen it on 1.2x speed.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very compelling and well-written! I read it in one day.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I couldn't finish. The narrator and the plot are meh. The teenage daughter's bad attitude and constant disrespectfulness are truly irritating. As is Hannah patiently and continually being the daughter's doormat. I kept wishing Hannah would stand up for herself and jerk a knot in that bratty kid.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I listened to this halfway and was getting invested but the audio started cutting out and is now just silent?? Someone please fix the bug so I can finish the story…
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Extremely underwhelmed with the story line. There was literally no action the entire book, and left with no answers.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I was expecting better after reading the reviews. Just wasn’t captivating.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A little weak...storyline was ok, everything was "ok". Definity surprised this was a bestseller.
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