BOOK DESCRIPTION
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 sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. And who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.
As her increasingly 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 Lianne Moriarty and Celeste Ng.
Like everyone, Hannah had experienced many changes over the course of her life so far. Being abandoned by her mother, the death of her beloved Grandfather, meeting, falling in love and marrying her beloved husband Owen and suddenly finding herself in the role of stepmother to his daughter Bailey. All perfectly normal changes in the unpredictable journey called life. But I don't think that many people could predict that their lives would be changed forever by the suddenly appearance of a young girl on their doorstep. Someone who insisted that she had been paid twenty dollars by Owen to deliver a note to Hannah's address, a note bearing only two words Protect her. Hannah instantly knew who the note referred to, Owen's beloved daughter Bailey but she had absolutely no idea what or who she was supposed to protect her from. Hannah suddenly finds that her life has turned into the plot from a action movie, Owen has completely disappeared, the boss of the tech firm that Owen worked for has been arrested for fraud and embezzlement and law enforcement agencies keep turning up and asking Hannah questions that she has no idea how to answer. Overwhelming with conflicting emotions and with no idea who she can trust, Hannah decides that the only way that she is going to learn the truth is by digging into her husband's life but she swiftly discovers that Owen wasn't the man she thought he was. She finds herself battling to save her family and facing tough decisions and all the while the last thing that he told her is at the forefront of her thoughts and actions.
This gripping story that slips back and forth in time is told entirely from the perspective of our main character Hannah as we follow her quest to discover the truth behind Owen's disappearance. I thought that Hannah was a really likeable, strong willed,feisty individual who I found easy to connect to and experienced feelings of anxiety about as her story unfolded and she came into contact with some untrustworthy, dubious characters. Her attempts to forge a connection between herself and Bailey who was a believable mix of conflicting emotions and raging hormones were so sweet. They were both so different character wise and yet their circumstances were strikingly similar, both had lost their mother's and now the man that they both loved had disappeared and they were learning that he had hidden secrets and wasn't the man they both thought he was. Could they find a way to work together? What were Owen's secrets and why had he disappeared? WHat will Hannah have to sacrifice in order to protect her family and keep them safe from harm?
I can fully understand why this beautifully written,captivating story had been be commissioned for a tv adaptation and I really hope they do justice to the gripping story and the intricacies of the plot. It's a story about families, acceptance, love and revenge that hooks the reader in from the first page, keeps you guessing and frantically turning the pages. It has a cast of vivid, realistic characters and a heart warming, satisfying conclusion. I thought this was a very enjoyable, entertaining thriller and would happily read more of this author's books in the future.
AUTHOR BIO
Laura Dave is the national and international bestselling author of Eight Hundred Grapes and other novels. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times; O, Oprah Magazine; Ladies' Home Journal; Glamour; Redbook; Self; and the New York Observer. She resides with her family in Santa Monica.
Reviews:
'I adored this beautifully written thriller' - JO SPAIN
'A massive page-turner, really gripping' - LAURA MARSHALL
'Exactly what you want from a thriller' - C.J. SKUSE
'It literally grabs hold of you and runs' - EMMA CURTIS
'Dizzying suspense and gorgeous prose' - RILEY SAGER
PUBLICATION DATE: 4th May 2021
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