The Last Thing He Told Me: Now a major Apple TV series starring Jennifer Garner and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

by Laura Dave

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'The ultimate page turner' - REESE WITHERSPOON
'A master storyteller. Gripping, big-hearted and twisty' - GREER HENDRICKS
'Powerful, intense and beautifully observed' - T.M. LOGAN
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IT WAS THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME: PROTECT HER

Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his new wife, Hannah: protect her. Hannah knows exactly who Owen needs her to protect - his teenage daughter, Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. And who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.

As her desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, his boss is arrested for fraud and the police start questioning her, Hannah realises that her husband isn't who he said he was. And that Bailey might hold the key to discovering Owen's true identity, and why he disappeared. Together they set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen's past, they soon realise that their lives will never be the same again...

A beautiful and thrilling mystery, perfect for readers of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng.
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'Cancel all your plans before you start this one' - CHRIS WHITAKER
'I adored this beautifully written thriller' - JO SPAIN
'A massive page-turner, really gripping' - LAURA MARSHALL

• ISBN10: 1788168577
• ISBN13: 9781788168571
• Publish Date: 4 May 2021
• Publish Status: Inactive
• Out of Print: 24 November 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Viper
• Edition: Main
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Kim Deister]

The Last Thing He Told Me had me from the very beginning. I love a good, twisty domestic thriller, and this had everything I want in one!

Laura Dave’s writing is wonderful. The way the story is told, the characters, the pacing, the plot… all of it felt entirely authentic. The story is told primarily from a present narrative from Hannah’s perspective, intermingled with flashbacks. It really enhances the story. It was paced extremely well, keeping me turning the pages.

But the strength of the story lies in its characters. Hannah’s character felt entirely like someone I could know. She doesn’t feel sorry for herself, caring more for her stepdaughter. Her emotions are hardly dulled, though. They’re just more subtle. Interestingly, although Owen’s disappearance is the driving motivation of the story, it’s Hannah’s relationship with Bailey, more than with Owen, that really drives the story.

This is very much a character-driven story, one that is extremely well done.

[aschlue96]

Ahhh this was so good...traveling through the book to figure who her husband really was/is. Plus the ending was just the cherry on top! Such a quick read and incredibly engaging.