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The First Time I Saw Him
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The long-awaited follow-up to the global bestselling The Last Thing He Told Me, soon to be a major series on Apple TV+ (coming 2026). "GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. NOW." A text from an unknown number. It's from Owen, Hannah's husband, who left her and his...
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The long-awaited follow-up to the global bestselling The Last Thing He Told Me, soon to be a major series on Apple TV+ (coming 2026).
"GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. NOW."
A text from an unknown number. It's from Owen, Hannah's husband, who left her and his daughter Bailey without warning five years previously, and hasn't been seen since.
Hannah saw him the previous evening though and although they didn't talk or even acknowledge each other, she knows she and Bailey are in danger. And that they need to leave their home in Los Angeles - and run.
But why has Owen come back now?
As Hannah drives north up the Californian coast, along minor roads where she and Bailey won't be seen, she wrestles with this question as well as who can be hunting them.
Finally they come to an airport where they board a plane to Paris where Hannah has been told someone is waiting for them.
Paris, a special city where Hannah and Owen had honeymooned; where she hopes she and Bailey will be safe; and where her and Owen's enemies are plotting their revenge...
Acclaimed author Laura Dave is back with an adrenaline-fuelled thriller you will never want to end. The gripping follow-up to the global bestseller, The Last Thing He Told Me.
Love for The Last Thing He Told Me:
- 'You won't want to miss this one' - HARLAN COBEN
- 'A tour de force of emotion' - REBECCA SERLE
- 'The ultimate page turner' - REESE WITHERSPOON
- 'Powerful, intense and beautifully observed' - T.M. LOGAN
- 'A brilliant thriller' - JANE CASEY
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529912074
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Century
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Laura Dave is the global number one bestselling author of several novels, including The Last Thing He Told Me and Eight Hundred Grapes. Her novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and six of them, including The Night We Lost Him, have been optioned for film and television. She resides in Santa Monica, California.
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