The Night That Wasn’t
About
A woman must navigate two parallel lives to find her missing husband in a mind-bending psychological thriller by the author of Mindy’s Book Studio pick I’ll Stop the World.
It feels like serendipity when forty-three-year-old clinical psychologist Jamie Li runs into her teenage crush, Caleb Jackson. She’s always wondered what would have happened if they’d gotten together, instead of drifting apart after high school.
Then the strangest thing happens. Jamie starts experiencing vivid dreams of a life in which she and Caleb have been happily married for twenty years…until Caleb disappears, his cryptic final words regarding the brutal murder of a classmate decades ago. The same night as their first kiss—or, in her other life, the last time they ever saw each other.
Is she going mad? Or could both lives somehow be real? All Jamie knows for sure is that to save Caleb in one world, she must uncover clues in both, in search of a killer who may still be on the loose.
As her realities become increasingly entangled, Jamie must decide who she can trust…and who might be destroying her world to protect their own.
Praise for this book
"An intricately structured thriller with a sci-fi edge and surprising emotional depth — anchored by a heroine in two timelines as sharp and funny as she is human, and a cast so vividly drawn they feel like people you already know. Equal parts genre-bending mystery and tender love story, this is a novel about the paths not taken, and what it costs to finally choose one."
"Lauren Thoman has a knack for flipping ordinary on its head. The Night That Wasn’t is part mystery, part love story, and part metaphysical romp, filled with bold questions and electrifying what-ifs. It’s an irresistible, unforgettable mindboggler of a book, and I’d fall for these characters in any dimension."
"In two alternate but entangled lives, a thrilling mystery unfolds. Twisty and page-turning but also introspective, The Night that Wasn’t explores how a single event can shape the course of our lives, and who we might be if things had happened differently. A fun and fascinating read for anyone intrigued by parallel universes."
"If you've ever wondered about your life in a different timeline, and how the choices you make shape you, read this book. Part mystery, part Many Worlds Theory, THE NIGHT THAT WASN'T will keep you up past your bedtime. Lauren Thoman delivers again."