In the shadow of his father’s official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own.
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But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself.Ĭork’s father, Liam O’Connor, is Aurora’s sheriff and it is his job to confirm that the man’s death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to twelve-year-old Cork O’Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat.
The author of the instant New York Times bestseller This Tender Land returns with a powerful prequel to his acclaimed Cork O’Connor series-a book about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the events that echo through youth and shape our lives forever.Īurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota’s Iron Lake. This propulsive thriller with a heart is for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes. With its breakneck pacing, dazzling plot twists, and unforgettable characters, The Last Thing He Told Me is bestselling author Laura Dave’s finest novel yet, certain to shock you with its final, heartbreaking turn.
One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have anticipated.
But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they are also building a new future. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity-and why he really disappeared. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.Īs 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. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey.
Read more of Staff Picks: The 10 Best Books We’ve Read This Year (So Far)Īllow us to present the most popular thrillers on Off the Shelf from the past year!įind out which reads resonated the most with your fellow booklovers! ? ❤️ /QhufVKRtt7įrom internationally bestselling author Laura Dave comes a riveting new suspense novel about a woman’s search for the truth about her husband’s disappearance-no matter the cost.īefore Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Laura Dave’s discussion-worthy thriller was not only a perfect beach read, but it also made me wonder how I would react if I were in Hannah’s shoes. Because while they may not agree on much, they’re on the same page about one thing: Owen Michaels’s disappearance must be solved. Guided only by a cryptic note from her husband that simply reads “Protect her,” Hannah assumes responsibility for her moody teenage stepdaughter, Bailey, and together the two of them try to figure out what on earth is going on. What would you do if, out of the blue, you learned that your new husband’s company was under federal investigation and he was nowhere to be found? It’s not a hypothetical question for Hannah Hall, whose idyllic life turns nightmarish in the space of a day in THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME.
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