Monday, March 7, 2022

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Morning!  I did not do a written review of the last book I attempted to read (To Sleep in a Sea of Stars).  I only did a video review because that novel was so bad!  So I know it seems like a while since my last blog post.  

This, however, was awesome!  I could not put it down.  The weather was pretty blah Saturday evening into Sunday afternoon, and I was able to finish it in that time.  I had it out on my desk while I'm typing and Ms. Callahan said she loved it too!  So....

Owen and Hannah are happy newlyweds, adjusting to sharing a home with Owen's 16 year old daughter Bailey.  Owen is a widower, having lost Bailey's mother in a car crash years ago.  Hannah is a woodworker, and Owen is involved in a tech company developing online privacy software.  As news breaks that Owen and his partner have been defrauding investors, Owen disappears with a note "protect her".  

All kinds of law enforcement descend on Hannah, Bailey is taunted at school, and friends refuse to speak to them.  The only clue Hannah has is Owen's aversion to Austin, Texas, where the first US Marshall looking for Owen shows up from. 

I don't want to spoil too much, as this is really a crime drama whodunit.  But I promise you, you will not want to stop reading until you find out the truth!  

I will be adding this to our collection very soon!

A friendly reminder that all opinions expressed on this blog and the video version of it are solely those of Mrs. W.