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The First Time I Saw Him

by Laura Dave

Published: 2026-01-06T00:0
Hardcover : 288 pages

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Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall's pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV show, The Last Thing He Told Me.

How far would you go for a second chance?

Five years after her husband, Owen, ...

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Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall's pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV show, The Last Thing He Told Me.

How far would you go for a second chance?

Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them.

But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again.

Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety—and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance.

A gripping, rich, and deeply moving novel about the power of forgiveness, The First Time I Saw Him picks up right where the epilogue for the "genuinely moving" (The New York Times) The Last Thing He Told Me left off, giving readers the eagerly awaited and absolutely exhilarating sequel to Dave's global blockbuster.

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by ebach (see profile) 01/17/26

I can usually count on the editors at a certain online retail site to make good book recommendations. Not always but usually. In the case of THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM, while their recommendation agreed with many others, I'm not as impressed as they are. It's not a bad book. But it depends too heavily on THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, the first book in this series. I'm sure that THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM would have bored me if I hadn't already read THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME. Every book in a series ought to be able to stand on its own. THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM too often lacks reminders of what happened in the previous book. Plus, there are contradictions. Or maybe I misunderstood the first book in the series. For example, in THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, I thought I was not supposed to like the head of the crime family. But in THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM, he becomes a nice guy. This book is short. I was glad. THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME is a very good book of mysteries. I would suggest that you read this first book in the series before you read THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM. See if you don't agree with my, apparently, minority opinion.

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by ELIZABETH V. (see profile) 01/17/26

I can usually count on the editors at Amazon to make good book recommendations. Not always but usually. In the case of THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM, while their recommendation agreed with many o... (read more)

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