The Night We Lost Him

I am a longtime Laura Dave fan and I think this might just be my favorite of hers yet? It’s what I would call, a “heartwarming thriller.” That is a genre I really enjoy, but can be hard to find? The Maid (while totally different!) also belongs in that genre. When wealthy businessman Liam Noone falls to his death at his cliffside home, it is ruled as an accident. But things feel a little bit strange to his son Sam, so he enlists the help of his estranged step-sister Nora to help him figure out what really happened on the night of Liam’s death. As Nora and Sam fly between New York and California to try and make sense of Liam’s death, they uncover secrets (one of which spanned over fifty years!). As they put together the pieces of their father’s past, they realize that they may not have known him at all. I couldn’t put this down and did not see the final twist coming. This is a thriller but it is also a family story (I love seeing estranged siblings come together) and a romance (there are a few). It was so good!