You Know What You Did
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
K. T. Nguyen
In this heart-pounding debut thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell and Celeste Ng, a first-generation Vietnamese American artist must confront nightmares past and present. . . . Annie “Anh Le” Shaw grew up poor, but seems to have it all now: a dream career, a stunning home, and a devoted husband and daughter. When Annie’s mother, a Vietnam War refugee, dies suddenly one night, Annie’s carefully curated life begins to unravel. Her obsessive-compulsive disorder, which she thought she’d vanquished years ago, comes roaring back—but this time, the disturbing fixations swirling around in Annie’s brain might actually be coming true.A prominent art patron disappears, and the investigation zeroes in on Annie. Spiraling with self-doubt, she distances herself from her family and friends, only to wake up in a hotel room—naked, next to a lifeless body. The police have more questions, but with her mind increasingly fractured, Annie doesn’t have answers. All she knows is this: She will do anything to protect her daughter—even if it means losing herself.With dizzying twists, You Know What You Did is both a harrowing thriller and a heartfelt exploration of the refugee experience, the legacies we leave for our children, and the unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters.
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Author
K. T. Nguyen
Pages
384
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2024-04-16
ISBN
059347385X 9780593473856
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"This was a deliciously terrifying read -- the inexorable slow-building tension, the raw emotionality of Annie's struggles as she struggles with so many external and internal factors, the introspective and hauntingly crisp prose. I felt like I knew Annie on a deeply personal level and felt all her pain and her fear right along with her. Usually I prefer fast-paced thrillers but it's impossible to argue with how expertly Nguyen has paced this particular tale -- it's the perfect blend of urgent and meandering that makes it impossible to look away or stop turning pages. A fantastic read!"
"2.5~ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄ<br/><br/>ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ's ᴡᴇʟʟ-ᴄʀᴀғᴛᴇᴅ ʟɪғᴇ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. ʜᴀᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғɪxᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀʟ, sʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇs ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ sᴄʀᴜᴛɪɴʏ, ʀɪsᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ.<br/><br/>sʟᴏᴡ ʙᴜʀɴ sᴛᴏʀʏ. ᴋ.ᴛ ɴɢᴜʏᴇɴ ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ. ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ɢʟɪᴍᴘsᴇs ᴏғ ᴀɴɴɪᴇs ʙᴀᴄᴋ sᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇʟᴘs ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴄᴅ. ᴀɴɴɪᴇs ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴀɴɴᴏʏɪɴɢ! ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ʙɪɢ ᴛᴡɪsᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ sʜᴏᴄᴋ."