Another edge of your seat mystery thriller by Laura Dave!

Okay. This guy! All the families? Loves? Children? and just hopping between them? Weird to me. It couldn't be me. And the fact that all the families just kind of went with it?

But of all the characters Sam was my favorite. I don’t know he just hooked me in. I wanted to give him a hug or something constantly.

Cory was not for me. Like at all.

Did I think I figured everything out a million times? Yes. Was I ever right? No. Wouldn’t have guessed the end. At all.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave had potential with an intriguing premise, but ultimately fell short in execution. While the storyline started strong, it became predictable and lacked the emotional depth that would have made the characters more compelling. The pacing felt uneven, with some parts dragging while others were rushed. The ending, though meant to be suspenseful, left too many loose ends, making it feel unsatisfying. Overall, it wasn’t as gripping or memorable as expected, and it didn’t quite live up to its initial promise.

Estranged siblings Nora and Sam are reunited by tragedy when their father Liam is found dead at the bottom of a cliff. Originally thought to be an accidental fall, their questions around his death lead them to a realization that their dad had a lot of secrets…and as they continue to unravel, one of those secrets was likely enough to kill over.
A mix of family dynamics and suspense, this novel is a quick read that’s hard to put down. I appreciated Laura Dave’s slow burn mystery style with a few extra surprises (and resolutions) before the end.
Thank you to Simon Element for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Laura Dave is turning into an instant read author for me. "The Night We Lost Him" is a domestic drama told through converging timelines as two of the characters investigate the suspicious death of their father. The mystery did not keep me on the edge of my seat, but it was beautifully written, and I recommend everyone give this book a try.

Thank you to Simon Element and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

I was excited to get an eARC of this one after loving her last book! However, this one fell flat for me. I found it slow and slightly boring. There was way too much architecture and decoration talk and very little action or even talk of mystery. I just needed more plot.

Thanks to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

At times I was a bit confused about the timeline until I figured out what was happening, but I absolutely loved this book.. Nora's mother, whom she was very close to, died. Then her father died, and though her parents were divorced, Nora was very close to her father. Then her estranged half brother contacts her to say he thinks her father was murdered. The two of them begin an investigation into Dad's past to discover what really happened. In the process the two of them become reconciled, they discover past secrets, and begin to understand themselves. The mystery is a good one with an unexpected twist. I highly recommend. Thanks to NetGallry for an arc with no pressure for a positive review.

This book does not have the same magic as ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’, but it’s pretty darn close.
My biggest issue that it’s more of a family drama than a thriller, so the marketing is a bit off on this one.
Enjoyable, but not the same as her prior blockbuster.

Thank you so much for this ARC!

An interesting mystery being investigated by two disconnected siblings. Readers will enjoy two mysteries - what really happened to Liam Noone? And who is the mystery woman from the past flashbacks and how does it impact his death?

I enjoyed traveling the country with Nora and Sam as they looked for answers. For Nora, I really hated the way she treated her love interest, very unlikeable.

I did not fly through this book. It is by no means an edge of your seat suspense but it was a great book to explore family issues and truths.

Liam Noone as a hotel magnate with three ex-wives. to Nora he was a distant father. When he fell to his death from his cliffside cottage, his death is ruled accidental. But Nora and her estranged brother Sam form an uneasy alliance to find out the true cause of his death. In doing so they uncover family secrets. and gives you a final twist that you didn't see coming.

Disconnected siblings come together to try to solve a mystery hidden by their father for the last 50 years.

While there were a lot of mysterious aspects, I struggled to get into this one at first. It did get better as far as keeping my interest but I had high hopes for this after The Last Thing He Told Me and this was a bit of a letdown to me personally.

I enjoyed the reconnection between siblings. It brought depth to the story and the character's grief.

How well do you really know your family members? That is the question asked in this one. You will be surprised at the things it makes you think about.

Liam Noone was incredibly successful in his professional life but from the outset would seem unsuccessful in love. Three failed marriages with children from two, he managed his love and family life like one would schedule meetings. Or did he?

Nora and Sam have formed an unlikely alliance to investigate seemingly suspicious circumstances surrounding their father, Liam’s, death. Both have their own reasons for doing so. Along the way they discover their father didn’t compartmentalize his personal life the way they thought. Liam had a secret love affair that spanned decades. Was he killed because of this or because of a lucrative business dealing?

The ending was a surprise, I’ll have to admit. There were parts that dragged a bit with Nora and Adam’s personal lives, but overall it was a good light thriller.

Just as with The Last Thing He told Me, this was a slow burn mystery. It’s a slower paced novel about two siblings investigating what happened to their father when he passed unexpectedly. I enjoyed this book because it truly kept me guessing until the very end. Each character was layered and complicated in their own way. It’s told through alternating timelines and POVs and by the end each storyline wraps up satisfyingly. Definitely recommend giving this one a read!

Huge thanks to NetGalley and The Simon Element & Marysue Rucci Books for the arc!

Although I gave this book a 4 star review, I’m going to round down and call it a 3.5. An entertaining read, but I found it more of a fictional novel than a mystery because there really wasn’t a resolution at the end of the book.

The beginning of the story opens with Nora’s father’s recent death, which is deemed to be accidental or suicide by authorities. Knowing her successful businessman father, Nora isn’t satisfied with this explanation and begins her own quest for answers. How did her father fall to his death from that steep cliff on the property he was so familiar, or was he pushed?

Nora pairs up with her mostly estranged half brother Sam, as they question family and close business associates about their father’s private life and his mysterious death. They inquire about some important personal family secrets and mysteries surrounding their father’s life and uncover the truth of what really happened that night.

Firstly for me, the mystery was not how Liam died, but why their father remained in love with the same woman for over fifty years and never completely consummated that relationship. We really never learn why Grace didn’t want to marry Liam. She chose to be intimate with him over a life time (even though she married someone else) through Liam’s multiple marriages and divorces, and she chose to be business partners embroiled in some of his most important life decisions, but she would never honor their love enough to call him husband! Why? In all intents and purposes the book portrays them as soul mates, but we never learn why Grace always said “no” to his proposals. I really needed this answered!

Secondly, why would children of a murdered man let the murderer confess to them and then not go to the authorities? I just don’t believe children of a slain man could be that accepting of a murderer’s confession, or be that empathetic to a murderer’s plight.

Although I had some serious issues with the storyline, it was an entertaining book and I look forward to what Laura Dave writes next!

This was my first book of Laura Dave's and I have to say...I LOVED IT!!!! I would say it wasn't a typical "thriller" book, but still kept me guessing until the very end! I will definitely encourage my friends to check this book out! I can't wait to read another book of Laura Dave's.

Thanks to Net Galley and Simon and Schuster for an early copy.
A complicated family with a plot that becomes a mystery when the patriarch dies..
Was it truly an accident or had his past caught up with him?

Many thanks to the publisher for the gifted copy.

This was a solid thriller that I enjoyed. I did like her first novel a little better, but I still recommend this one also.

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

I’m a little backlogged with my ARC’s but working diligently to get caught up. I liked how I never knew where this story was going! I swear I suspected everyone at different points in time but when all was revealed, it definitely made the most sense. The characters and scenes are well formed and thought out, leaving just the right amount to the imagination. I would recommend to anyone who enjoys family fiction and mysteries!

This was a breezy, engaging read. I found the characters of Nora and Sam to be really compelling—especially in how searching for what really happened to their dad they're able to see the clarity as to why they were never really able to bond growing up. I really enjoy Laura Dave's writing style and while I think this could have gone a more juicy thriller route I think the novel was best served with a more delicate, thoughtful conclusion,