THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM
Laura Dave
The last night they saw him was not the night they lost him. He’s been gone for a long time now.
Nora and Sam have a complicated relationship with their father. He loved them always, just not always in the way they needed or wanted.
And now he’s dead and whatever wants or needs that Nora and Sam have they’re going to have to fulfill on their own.
They’re calling it an accident. And Nora and Sam have a lot of questions about his final days and what they feel is his untimely death. They are having trouble reconciling the facts that have been presented to them. Instead of taking things as they are, they decide to investigate his death on their own.
What they discover will change them and their memories of their father forever. They will never allow their dad to be a ghost again. Regardless of him being alive or dead.
I liked this one a lot. A lot more than her most recent one, THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME. It is slow, so know that going in. It won’t wow you with its pace, and it won’t run you over with expediency. It is more of a family drama than a true thriller but I appreciated it for what it was. Not for what it isn’t and never will be.
Laura Dave does an excellent job creating characters you feel like you know and love. Her storylines are built around the mysteriousness of people you think you know well. And she surprises you by showing you what’s behind the curtain. It’s never what you expect it to be, it’s usually much more.
This one is out now and it’s one backlist title from 2024 that I recommend you make space for in your end-of-the-year TBR.
Thanks to Librofm for the advanced listening copy and Simon and Schuster for the physical arc for me hold!
THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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