The First Time I Saw Him

By: Laura Dave

Published by Scribner, 2026-01-06

<b>Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall’s pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, <i>The Last Thing He Told Me</i>.</b><b> </b><br><br>Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they’ve forged a relationship with Bailey’s grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them.<br> <br>But when Owen shows up at Hannah’s new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again.<br> <br>Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety—and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance.<br> <br>A gripping, rich, and deeply moving novel about the power of forgiveness, <i>The First Time I Saw Him</i> picks up right where the epilogue for the “genuinely moving” (<i>The New York Times</i>) <i>The Last Thing He Told Me</i> left off, giving readers the eagerly awaited and absolutely exhilarating sequel to Dave’s global blockbuster.