The First Time I Saw Him

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. 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