Laura Dave’s sixth novel and thriller debut, The Last Thing He Told Me, hit bookshelves earlier this month, and by far, it’s already one of the most talked about thrillers of 2021. And it’s not just us who thinks so — the novel has already been optioned as a limited series for Apple TV+. The series will star Julia Roberts, who will be coproducing alongside Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine company. The Last Thing He Told Me was a Reese’s Book Club pick for the month of May. Needless to say, it’s getting the full Hollywood treatment.
Based off our own post-book mood, we’re guessing TLTHTM might have possibly left you with one of the most monstrous book hangovers ever? We figured. So we rounded up a list of similar titles packed with family drama, lies, disappearances, and domestic tension. Find your hair of the dog in one these equally riveting, suspense-filled thrillers!