Nora's father has died and she is grieving. Her half-brother Sam shows up and thinks the death in suspicious. They go in search of the truth about their father. This is a family drama with a mystery. It is not a thriller. It is two grieving siblings who go on a quest together. Their father had kept his children from different marriages apart so they don't know each other well. During this journey they learn about each other and who their father was.
If you like family drama with a side of mystery then this is a book for your. I did enjoy the family dynamics portrayed in the book.

Thank you to #NetGalley, #LauraDave and #MarysueRucciBooks for a copy of this book.
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Thank you for the ARC ! I enjoyed this book by Laura Dave as much as the others ! Good story and easy to follow.

A family centered mystery with duel timelines that will keep you invested!

Nora and her brother don’t have the closest relationship, but when her brother is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding their father’s recent death, she decides to investigate with him. None of the siblings were very clear on their father’s life, before or after they came into it. Their investigation into his death turns into an investigation of his entire life, and into their own.

I enjoyed this story and the characters we got to know throughout. I would recommend it more so as a family drama/mystery than a thriller.

Thank you to the publisher for the gifted ARC

Thank you Netgalley and Simon and Schuster for an advanced copy of " The Night We Lost Him" by Laura Dave. I remember reading " The Last Thing He Told Me" and I couldn't put it down! While I enjoyed this book, I didnt feel the need to come back to it as much as I did with her previous work. Liam Noone is a wealthy hotelier who plummets to his death one rainy night. While the authorities felt that nothing was amiss about this, his children have other ideas. Together, Sam and Nora start looking into their fathers last weeks before he died, and if his death really was as black and white as it appeared. This book definitely intrigued me, but it fell a little short for me.

I did enjoy this book although probably not quite as much as The Last Thing He Told Me. I’ve read a few of her books and that one is still my favorite

I love everything Laura Dave writes, and this book was no different. I am so grateful for NetGalley and Simon Element for this advanced reader copy. In The Night We Lost Him, estranged siblings Nora and Sam are drawn together by the mysterious death of their father, Liam Noone, a successful businessman with a hidden past. While authorities deem his death accidental, the siblings suspect otherwise. As they investigate, they uncover a family secret that has been buried for over fifty years. With a blend of suspense and emotional family drama, the story builds to a heartbreaking and unexpected final twist. This book was the perfect mystery, would highly recommend.

📜The Night We Lost Him
✍️Laura Dave
📠Simon Element
📚Mystery/Thriller Fiction
🗓️Pub date: September 17, 2024

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✨Thank you @NetGalley and @simonelement for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

✨Liam Noone, self-made hotel tycoon, falls to his death at his cliff-side California home. The local authorities believe the death to be an accident, but Liam’s kids have other suspicions.

✨Nora and Sam, estranged siblings, team up and chase down answers to questions that aren’t being solved by authorities.

✨With three ex-wives, an evasive brother, and potentially new business partners, Liam may have been harboring some secrets. Nora and Sam have their work cut out for them.

✨Laura Dave is such an amazing author. I’ve always enjoyed her books, and she nails family drama like no other. The tension of an on-going investigation as well as juggling family and relationship dynamics and heartbreak, this is definitely one to add to your list!

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The mystery here is more of an uncovering of a father’s private past, and less about how he actually died, although that is a mystery as well. Are there romantic relationships between people that can span a lifetime, despite their other partners and obligations? A daughter sets out to uncover her father’s secrets due to the circumstances of his death. Good descriptions of atmosphere, architecture, landscapes. Decent read but not as gripping as I’d hoped.

I listened to my first novel by Laura Dave as an audiobook and loved it. I was thrilled when I had the opportunity to read the physical copy of her next novel!! The Night We Lost Him did not disappoint! I highly recommend,

This was not the page turner mystery that I was expecting as the follow up to The Last Thing He Told Me. Other reviewers echo the opinions that I have about this book. It is told in dual timelines and was sometimes hard to follow. The story was slow to build but kept my interest. It is part love story, part family saga, part mystery as Nora tries to find out what happened to her father Liam. Did he fall, did he jump, was he pushed? Nora realizes that there was much more to her father's life and story than she ever knew and the mysteries will keep. you reading to find out how it all fits together. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Dual timeline. A mystery that kept me intrigued, an unexpected love story and an end I didn’t expect.

I was so grateful to be an ARC reader for this book. Thank you Laura Dave, Net Galley and Simon Element, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

Having read and loved The Last Thing He Told Me, I was very excited to get my hands on Laura Dave's newest book. The Night We Lost Him, read more like a family drama than a mystery/triller, sure there was a "what happened" / "who done it" thread, but it wasn't the main one. The back and forth between narrators and in time, gave a different view of father and daughter. This was a slow read, something I could easily put down and pick up, but always held my attention. Fans of Laura Dave should look into The Night We Lost Him.
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Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Maybe I was expecting too much—more of a page-turner—and that's why I had unreasonable expectations for this book. While there was a certain element of mystery, it lacked the excitement of author's other book "The Last Thing He Told Me".

The writing was excellent as always, but the pace felt a little slow because there were a lot of internal monologues. I didn't find the characters or the plot itself to be as engaging as I could have. It was a good read overall, though I found the plot to be a little predictable and uninteresting at times.

Personally, I didn't think the flashbacks were all that essential to the plot, especially considering how frequently they occurred. Although I thought the whole plot twist was unexpected, I still found the conclusion to be a little underwhelming.

Those who appreciate romance and family drama books should read this, but those seeking a fast-paced thriller shouldn't. Fans of Laura Dave might also appreciate this one.

Read if you like:
🐌 Slow Burn Mysteries
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Domestic Suspense
🏘️ Complex Family Dynamics
👴🏼 Unexpected Death
⏳ Past and Present
❤️ Themes around love and loss

First and foremost, Julia Whelan’s narration of this story, like all her other narrations was a 10/10! The way she narrated this story, truly brought it to life, especially with the emotional aspects of this domestic suspense about two half siblings investing their father’s suspicious and untimely death especially adter it was ruled an accident so quickly.

I really appreciated the look through another lens that these adult children did around their father, their own lives, love, and loss while trying to identify if there was more to his death than the accident it was ruled to be.

I also really appreciated how the half siblings that never really had a relationship grew their relationship throughout the book.

All in all, if you are looking for a thriller, I definitely wouldn’t call this that. But if you are looking for a story with slight suspense about the life and loss of a father with his own life and secrets, then I think you will enjoy this one as I did!

Thank you so much to S&S for my gifted ARC and audiobook in exchange for my honest review!

More of a romance than a mystery. For that reason it’s not what I expected when I chose it. It’s interesting and a light read just not right for me. If you like romance and light family drama and if you liked her previous book than I think this would be a good fit .

I was so excited when I found that Laura Dave was releasing a new novel. I really enjoyed her previous book, The Last Thing He Told me, as well as the series. After finishing The Night We Lost Him, it’s clear that Laura Dave has found her niche in writing suspenseful, thrilling novels.

Nora is distraught over the death of her father, Liam Noone. They’ve always had an interesting, sometimes strained relationship, but his death leaves her reeling. When one of her half brothers contacts her regarding his questions in their father’s death, Nora starts to realize there’s more to this “accident” and more to her father’s life than she ever knew. The book then follows the siblings as they slowly unravel the mystery of what happened the night he died.

The Night We Lost Him is very much a suspense novel, however, I feel it’s more of a love story. While there are absolutely twists & turns in this novel, it never quite hits the exhilarating levels of The Last Thing He Told me. I did enjoy the chase for information on Liam’s death and while I wasn’t blown away with the twist, it did keep me guessing until pretty much the very end.

I really enjoy Dave’s writing and I definitely think this book is worth the read! Many thanks to Netgalley and S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books for allowing me to review an ARC!

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Davis grabbed me from the start. It is the second book I have read by this author and I enjoyed it better than the first. I really enjoyed the whole book but especially the end. Love the title too.

When you have loyalty and love you have everything, but then you have everything to loose and you will loose it one day. When you do, the pain will be unbearable. Who had this kind of love in The Night We Lost Him and who had love without loyalty. It’s worth reading to find out.

If you’re looking for a feel good book, a book about true, deep love, a book about family bonds you won’t be disappointed in The Night We Lost Him. Than you NetGalley and Simon Element for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave is a bittersweet story about finding the truth behind someone’s life and death after all the clues seemingly have disappeared. It is about realizing what matters in relationships and finding out how to move those forward - or not. It is part mystery, part love story, part family drama and most importantly, part redemptive to re-balance once life tilts too far off center.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon Element for the opportunity to read this ARC.

The Night We Lost Him follows Nora and Sam Noone, brother and sister on a mission to find out if their father's death was accidental or something more sinister. Nora and Sam are not super close siblings, and their relationship seems a bit disjointed. One thing that bothered me about the plot was how Liame's children all found him to be their hero, although Liame was married to 3 different women and had children with 2 of them. The way the ex-wives and children still held Liame in high regard seemed to be unlikely and unrealistic. Other than that plot hole, overall, I really enjoyed this book and found it very fast paced.

I enjoyed this book but it was slow moving at times. The writing was good and the author did a great job of building the characters.