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The Last Thing He Told Me

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The Last Thing He Told Me

By: Laura Dave
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
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A 2022 Audie Award Finalist

A Goodreads Top 20 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 5 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.

Accolades & Awards

Goodreads Choice Award
2021
Goodreads Choice Award Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Emotionally Gripping Family Life Suspense Fiction Exciting Marriage Genre Fiction Scary Feel-Good

Critic reviews

"Rebecca Lowman's methodical performance will hook listeners until the very end of this contemporary mystery. Hannah wakes up one day to find her husband of one year, Owen, has vanished, leaving her a puzzling note: "Protect her." Hannah assumes that "her" refers to Owen's teenage daughter, Bailey, who has despised Hannah from day one. While this is a typical story of two individuals who are at odds being forced to work together, Lowman's portrayals of the characters and the mystery surrounding Owen's secret life will intrigue listeners."

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The story was good. The narrator killed it fir me. If “Bailey” with emphasis on B was said once, it was said 2000x. It was not as good as it was built up to be.

Could have been better

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Felt like this could have been a short story. The bulk is filled with the main character’s internal monologue which constantly repeats sentences. “This terrible impossible thing… the terrible impossible thing that…” over and over like filler. I wanted to care about Hannah, Owen and Bailey, but I didn’t find them believable. Hannah went 40 years looking for the perfect partner and then falls for a guy that lied to her about his life, but she “knows” him after just 2 years so she forgives him for everything, solves a 15 year old mafia problem in 24 hours, and agrees to never see him again to care for his rude daughter??

That stops me…

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the story is okay but the narration wasn't the best. She tends to drag out her words and I can't stand that.

Narrator's voice drove me crazy

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This is the first Larua Dave book I have listened to, the narration is great the story is a bit shallow I did not buy into the main character or the story. Many novels have what seem to be implausible plots but if I can buy into the characters. This is not a horrible book by any means but it did not make the top of my list.

It is okay

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I liked the narration, but the story was a bit silly. I think it could’ve been a better story, but the details were so random. However, I don’t regret taking the time for this book.

Just okay!

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