Writing style
Conversational · Direct
Apple BooksLast Thing He Told Me
Mystery and thriller
- First published
- 2021
- Print length
- 336 pagesScribner, 2023
Description
Before Owen disappears amid an embezzlement investigation, he leaves his wife, Hannah, a note telling her to protect his teenage daughter, Bailey. A bag containing more than $600,000 prompts Bailey to look to Hannah for answers as the FBI investigates. Hannah soon discovers that Owen concealed his true identity, and clues connected to Texas lead the two women into his past. Their search links Bailey’s resemblance to a woman in old photographs with a violent family history, organized crime, and a failed witness-protection arrangement. When Bailey vanishes, Hannah searches for her and seeks a direct negotiation with the criminal figure tied to the family.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Brisk
Tone
Dark · Intimate · Suspenseful · Tense
Structure
Linear
Focus
Mystery · Plot · Relationships
Emotional intensity
4 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 2 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 3 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781501171352
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