The First Time I Saw Him – Laura Dave

Five years after her husband disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have acclimated to their new normal.  When Bailey’s grandfather Nicholas is reported to have died, though, they quickly find themselves back in danger and on the run once again.  Thanks to mysterious messages Hannah has received from her missing husband, they head to France, where a surprise reunion leads them to a final gambit to ensure their safety and freedom forever.

Laura 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 book-form and on Apple TV, meant one was inevitable.  It was an enjoyable, if somewhat predictable, tale and a good ending for these characters.  I look forward to her next original work and seeing where that takes us.