"A small-town murder with big truths about power and silence."
When a teenager is found strangled in a field in a small town, everyone becomes a suspect. The title’s question - What Have You Done? - could apply to many of the men in the community who have wronged the victim or others in ways both overt and insidious.
Told through multiple viewpoints - including those of the victim's ghost, the diary of her friend, the teacher she accused of sexual harassment and his fiancée, other teen almost-victims, and their parents - the narrative unfolds in a clever, layered way.
Beneath the whodunit lies a sharper commentary: how women and girls often endure inappropriate behaviour from men in their lives, how their voices are doubted, and how such acts are downplayed or excused as harmless.
Lapena weaves a suspenseful story that also reflects uncomfortable truths about complicity, silence, and the cost of being disbelieved.
** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **The unputdownable new thriller from the 'queen of the one-sit read' and No.1 bestselling author of Everyone Here is Lying'I inhaled this book in less than 48 hours . . . What Have You Done? exceeded all expectations.' LIZ NUGENT'When the murderer is revealed, you'll want to read it all over again.' Woman & Home'The queen of page-turners.' ANDREA MARA--------Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill. The teenagers get their kicks telling ghost stories in the old graveyard. The parents trust their kids will arrive home safe from school. Everyone knows everyone. Curtains rarely twitch. Front doors are left unlocked.But this morning all of that will change.Because Diana Brewer isn't lying safely in her bed where she belongs. Instead she lies in a hayfield, circled by vultures, discovered by a local farmer.How quickly a girl becomes a ghost. How quickly a town of friendly, familiar faces becomes a town of suspects, a place of fear and paranoia.Someone in Fairhill did this. Everyone wants answers.And one innocent question could be deadly._______'Captivating.' Publishers Weekly'The novel's emotional heft will linger with readers.' Kirkus'Lapena is a master of suspense, and she doesn't disappoint here.' Library JournalPraise for Shari Lapena:'A modern master of the psychological thriller.' STEVE CAVANAGH'Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page.' PAULA HAWKINS'The undisputed queen of dysfunctional families.' CLARE MACKINTOSH'An expert in both pace and the placing of clues and misdirections.' Literary Review'Shari Lapena is the queen of the "just one more chapter" read.' SARAH VAUGHANShari Lapena, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024Shari Lapena, Sunday Times bestseller July 2024Not a Happy Family, Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Spring 2023
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** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **The unputdownable new thriller from the 'queen of the one-sit read' and No.1 bestselling author of Everyone Here is Lying'I inhaled this book in less than 48 hours . . . What Have You Done? exceeded all expectations.' LIZ NUGENT'When the murderer is revealed, you'll want to read it all over again.' Woman & Home'The queen of page-turners.' ANDREA MARA--------Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill.
What Have You Done? features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Family Drama, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Contemporary lifestyle fiction
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What Have You Done? was written by Shari Lapena and published by Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld
What Have You Done? has 341 pages
