The long-awaited sequel to the global blockbuster The Last Thing He Told Me — a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, and independent booksellers' top choice for the January 2026 Indie Next List.
Five years after her husband Owen disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter Bailey have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together they have built a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas, and are putting the past behind them.
Then Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition — and she knows at once that she and Bailey are in danger again. The two are forced to run, in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As the drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety, and finds there might just be a way back to Owen, and to the second chance they have waited so long for.
Picking up exactly where the epilogue of The Last Thing He Told Me left off, this is a gripping and deeply moving novel about forgiveness — and the book behind Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series starring Jennifer Garner.
Praise for the Indie Next top pick
“What an incredible ride! An exciting, action-packed novel that kept me on the edge of my seat rooting for Hannah the entire way.” — Kathy Morrison, Newtown Bookshop, Indie Next List
About the author
Laura Dave is the author of The Last Thing He Told Me — a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, Goodreads Choice Award winner and worldwide bestseller — and The Night We Lost Him.
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Best read after The Last Thing He Told Me: this one begins the moment that book ends.
