The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
Publication Date: September 17th 2024 by Simon & Schuster Audio
Pages: 298
Audio Book Length: 7hrs 48min
Narrator: Julia Whelan
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★
My
Thoughts:
The Night We Lost Him was more fiction with a bit of
mystery, but engrossing even so.
I don’t get why Liam and Corey just didn’t get together
years earlier. What was stopping them? Not anything that was explained properly,
in my opinion. The chapters set in the past were my least favorite part of the
story. I was more invested in Nora and her brother Sam’s present-day mission to
discover what actually happened to their father the night of his death. Both
are at a crossroads personally and I enjoyed them connecting over their shared
grief and sorting out their futures together.
There is one twist that caught me off guard, and I had to
re-listen to the spot just to make sure I was hearing right before it all came
together.
I did enjoy the sound of all the places, décor and aesthetics
mentioned. From Santa Ynez/Central Coast California to the neighborhoods in New
York. What Sam’s girlfriend wanted to do to that gorgeous Brownstone was a
crime!
Julia Whelan’s excellent audio performance enhanced my
enjoyment for sure!
4 Stars
Book Description:
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.
This one is new to me but I love Julia Whelan. Is it a mystery / thriller?
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
Ha she must have ruined that brownstone! I listened to Laura Dave's last one ... so I'll probably go for Whelan again (though I just heard her narrate The Women). Got to go if there's a Calif cliffside cottage. thx
ReplyDeleteThis sounds good.
ReplyDeleteSometimes books that takes place in two different time settings are tricky. They need to be equally good
ReplyDeleteI like people's choices to make sense to me, too. Glad the present day investigation really caught on with you.
ReplyDeleteAnother one for my list. :D
ReplyDeleteI love Whelan as a narrator (and author, for that matter). I think Dave is a fiction writer (I have read all her other books). Glad to hear you enjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteI often get hung up on aspects that make no sense to me or are not properly explained (like finding no logical reason why the couple could not be together). Sometimes I can force myself to just go with it, but I'm always questioning it in the back of my mind. lol
ReplyDeleteYeah, I feel the same way. I did enjoy the story overall and I'd like to try another story by Dave for sure.
DeleteI was curious about this, especially with the narrator. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI put this book on my TBR last summer, but made not effort to get my hands on it. I do love Julia Whelan so will see if I can find the audiobook. Nice review, Rachel.
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