Catching up on the books I read while in Hawaii on vacation.
When her husband disappears following a federal raid at his company, Hannah Hall tries to keep things together for her stepdaughter. But when the FBI and the US Marshalls show up, Hannah decides to take things into her own hands, digging into her husband’s past and learning the truth about who he was and what her future holds.
Winner of the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Mysteries and Thrillers, The Last Thing He Told Me is my first introduction to Laura Dave. I’m not sure how much of a thriller it was, but the mystery was a fun ride. I’m not sure what else Dave has released, but it might be worth checking out.

[…] Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Mysteries and Thrillers. Just like my last experience with her work, this fell much more on the mystery side of the house than the thriller. It looks like she has a […]
[…] Dave returns with The First Time I Saw Him, a sequel to 2021’s best-selling The Last Thing He Told Me. I don’t know that a sequel was narratively needed, but I suppose its success, both in […]