The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
Synopsis
Estranged siblings discover their father has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, one that may have been fatal...
Liam Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-
made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush and his families carefully separated. To Nora, he was a father who often loved her from afar – notably a cliffside cottage perched on the California coast from which he fell to his death.
The authorities rule the death accidental, but Nora and her estranged brother Sam have other ideas. As Nora and Sam form an uneasy alliance to unravel the mystery, they start putting together the pieces of their father’s past—and uncover a family secret that changes everything.
With Laura Dave’s trademark combination of soulful suspense and evocative family drama, The Night We Lost Him is a riveting page-turner with a heartbreaking final twist you’ll never see coming.
My Thoughts
There were a lot of characters in this novel. Too many characters to keep track of and to remember how everyone was connected to each other. The jumping back and forth in time made this even more difficult. There was a lot of unnecessary repetition. Nora was the only character that made the novel remotely interesting. I didn't find the love element of the story to be significant at all and the back and forth and the push and pull kind of annoyed me.
I borrowed the ebook from the library via the Libby App as a skip the line 7 day loan. I was debating about buying this book, and I am so glad I decided to borrow instead of buy.
My Rating: 3/5
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Book Details
Author: Laura Dave
Publisher: Simon and Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books
Publication Date: September 17, 2024
Genre: Mystery. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Suspense. Fiction.
Edition: Ebook
Pages: 361
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