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We all have stories we never tell. Before Owen Michael disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: “Protect her.”
Regardless of her disarray and dread, Hannah Hall knows precisely to whom the note alludes: Owen's sixteen-year-old girl, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mom sadly as a youngster. Bailey, who needs literally nothing to do with her new stepmother.
As Hannah's inexorably urgent calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI captures Owen's chief; as a US Marshal and FBI specialists show up at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah rapidly understands her significant other isn't who he said he was.
What's more, that Bailey just may hold the way to sorting out Owen's actual character—and why he truly vanished.
Hannah and Bailey set off to find reality together. Yet, as they begin assembling the bits of Owen's past, they before long acknowledge they are likewise fabricating another future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey might have expected.
Introduction
Book’s name - The Last Thing He Told Me
Author - Laura Dave
Genre - Mystery, Suspense, Domestic Fiction
Language - English
About the Book
Hannah, as of late wedded and another stepmom, opens her front door to see an understudy at the school where her better half Owen works. The young lady says Owen disclosed to her his telephone was broken and paid her $20 to give a note to Hannah. Hannah opens Owen's note, which says: Protect Her.
Hannah leaves and calls Owen but there's no reaction. Hannah at that point hears on the news that the product fire up where Owen works is being explored for extortion by the SEC and the FBI.
At the point when Hannah gets Bailey from play practice that evening, Bailey is conveying a huge sack that she says Owen left in her storage. The sack contains a conciliatory sentiment note from Owen to Bailey and is loaded up with moves of cash.
Grady Bradford, who professes to be a US Marshal, appears at Hannah's home. As she hasn't embraced Hannah, he encourages her to get a legal counselor and suggests one. Grady inquires as to whether she hears from Owen and proposes that she ought to be cautious who she trusts.
Hannah looks through Owen's PC and finds photographs of Olivia, Bailey's mom, some work records, and a will. Two FBI specialists (Naomi and Jeremy) appear to question her. Hannah specifies Grady Bradford to the FBI and they appear to be confused about what his identity is.
Hannah calls her ex Jake, a New York City attorney. He advises her to attempt to sort out where Owen may have gone.
In view of the space code of Grady's telephone number and a few recollections, Hannah inquires as to whether she at any point was in Austin, Texas. Bailey was in a wedding there, so both of them flew to Austin.
In light of Bailey's recollections, they attempt to discover temples close to the UT Austin football arena, however hit a stopping point.
Jake calls and reveals to Hannah that "Owen Michael" is a phony personality. He thinks Owen was running from a person or thing well before the SEC examination. Hannah recalls a person coming up to Owen and thinking he was somebody he knew from Texas. Hannah discloses to Bailey that she is likely additionally living under a phony name.
Hannah looks over her memory for stories Owen may have enlightened her regarding his past, stories that may be valid. She recollects a tale about a school teacher and discovers him in Austin at the University.
They go to converse with the educator, who doesn't perceive a photograph of Owen or recall him, however together they sort out what year Owen was in his group and get the class list. Bailey and Hannah begin investigating every one of the names on the rundown.
After more exploration on Charlie and Kate, Hannah recalls a story from quite a long while back about a legal counselor named Nicholas who engaged in coordinated wrongdoing. Nicholas' girl Kate was killed, either by individuals he worked for or an adversary bunch.
Ethan, Kate's significant other, helped out the specialists. Ethan, Nicholas' child in-law, is Owen. Bailey is Ethan's and Kate's girl, Kristin. Ethan/Owen and Kristin/Bailey needed to self-isolate as Nicholas and his bosses were out for retribution.
Hannah requests that Charlie assist her in speaking to Nicholas, his dad. Charlie drives Hannah to Nicolas' home. Nicholas contends that Ethan/Owen assisted him with his work for coordinated wrongdoing, which is the way he adequately realized to affirm.
He asserts Kate, a state Supreme Court assistant, was slaughtered as a result of a random case she was dealing with. Hannah says she simply needs his affirmation that she and Bailey will be protected.
That Hannah will allow Nicholas to have a relationship with Bailey in return. She discloses to him Ethan would prefer not to see Bailey again however know she's protected.
Personal Verdict
Directly from the beginning, the storyteller has a mood that pulls you in, the words stream so easily that you nearly neglect your perusing. It resembles somebody reading to you.
While you don't know whether the narrator is solid or where the story is going, that is all important for the interest. By all accounts, things appear to be sweet. Yet, there is a demeanor of secret.Presently you're snared.
I particularly enjoyed this thrill ride for its very much paced plot, all around created not very fantastical with the perfect measure of interest characters, every one of whom is confronted with a choice about which slippery way to take.
The Last Thing He Told Me is an immersing story of tension and family dramatization with female characters who are doing it for themselves.
My Ratings for the book - 3 on 5
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