Laura Dave returns with an intriguing new mystery
After successful hotel magnate Liam Noone suddenly dies, two of his estranged and grieving children, Sam and Nora, team up to look for answers. They find out more than they expected about their father's life as they try to determine if their father's death was an accident or not.
Different from Dave's previous book, this is a combination of literary mystery and family drama. It is character-driven, with lots of different relationship dynamics and emotions that play out in a dual timeline before the answer to what happened to Liam comes to light. Through flashbacks, we learn things that led to the crucial events of the night Liam died. We also see various relationship issues in the current timeline that mirror Liam's past.
I especially enjoyed the realistic way Nora and Sam work on their uneasy sibling relationship. Their dynamic became the one I was most invested in, and I was rooting for them to strengthen their bond. The characters are complicated, and there are themes of heartbreak, loss, and grief.
The descriptions of Liam's home on the stunning California coast are very atmospheric. The slow-burn mystery is intriguing, with some red herrings and one big twist I did not figure out that showed everything in a different light. I enjoyed this one!
The fabulous Julia Whelan narrates the audiobook and, as usual, does a stellar job! Her voice is incredible, and binging a book she narrates is easy because you get so caught up in the story as she brings it to life. Her narration elevates the emotion, drama, and moments of suspense in the story. The audiobook is very entertaining!
Thank you to Marysue Ricci Books and Simon and Schuster Audio and Libro.fm for the gifted book and audiobook!
My steep was Cinnamon Plum black tea from The Republic of Tea
PUBLISHER'S SYNOPSIS:
In this riveting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, estranged siblings discover their father has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, one that may have been fatal...
Liam Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-
made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush and his families carefully separated. To Nora, he was a father who often loved her from afar - notably a cliffside cottage perched on the California coast from which he fell to his death.
The authorities rule the death accidental, but Nora and her estranged brother Sam have other ideas. As Nora and Sam form an uneasy alliance to unravel the mystery, they start putting together the pieces of their father's past—and uncover a family secret that changes everything.
With Laura Dave's trademark combination of soulful suspense and evocative family drama, The Night We Lost Him is a riveting page-turner with a heartbreaking final twist that you will never see coming.
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