The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

 The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave-320 pages

This has been on my to-read list for a while now and I wasn't disappointed. Owen Michaels disappears after the start-up tech company where he's employed is implicated in a fraud scheme and the CEO is arrested and charged. His wife of 1 year, Hannah Hall, and his daughter, Bailey go on a journey to find out the truth about Owen and his past and his involvement (or not) in his company's scheme. The clues from the past take Hannah and Bailey to Austin, Texas, where a shocking revelation awaits. I enjoyed reading this page-turner and couldn't put it down. I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars. 

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

320 pages / 9 hrs

"Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.

"As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss; as a US Marshal and FBI agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared.

"Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they are also building a new future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have anticipated."  --from the publisher

I really enjoyed this story of intrigue. I give it four out of five stars.