You Know What You Did

In this heart-pounding debut thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell & Celeste Ng, a first-generation Vietnamese American artist must confront nightmares past & present. . . .

Annie “Anh Le” Shaw grew up poor but seems to have it all now: a dream career, a stunning home, & 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, & the investigation zeroes in on Annie. Spiraling with self-doubt, she distances herself from her family & 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 & a heartfelt exploration of the refugee experience, the legacies we leave for our children, & the unbreakable bonds between mothers & daughters.

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K. T. Nguyen is a former magazine editor. Her features have appeared in Glamour, Shape, & Fitness. After graduating from Brown University, she spent her twenties & thirties hopping from New York City to Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, & San Francisco. She’s now settled just outside Washington, D.C. with her family & their adopted terrier Alice.

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“A dizzying thriller that centers around mental illness, generational trauma, & how much we really know even those closest to us.” —People

“With unflinching determination, Nguyen keeps readers pinned to the page in this dark, devastating psychological horror.” —Elle