When searching for the first record, you can perform some actions

When searching for the first record, you want to perform some actions, when you don't find it. firstOrFail() throws a 404 Exception.

You can use firstOr(function() {}) instead. Laravel got your covered

1$book = Book::whereCount('authors')
2            ->orderBy('authors_count', 'DESC')
3            ->having('modules_count', '>', 10)
4            ->firstOr(function() {
5                // THe Sky is the Limit ...
6 
7                // You can perform any action here
8            });

Tip given by @bhaidar