What Have You Done?

Name: What Have You Done?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (34 reviews)
Author: Shari Lapena
ISBN: 9780593908624

Bestseller

Author: Shari Lapena

Narrator: January LaVoy, Jorjeana Marie, Barrett Leddy

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 07/30/2024

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Women

Synopsis

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Dark · Addictive · Twisty · Chilling · Domestic Suspense

“Lapena is a master of manipulation.” —USA Today

The new unputdownable novel from the “queen of the one-sit read,” and New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill, Vermont. But this morning that will change. And one innocent question could be deadly. What have you done?

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 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.

About The Author

Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of eight thrillers, including The Couple Next Door, which have all been New York Times, Sunday Times, and Globe and Mail bestsellers. Lapena’s books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives on a farm outside Toronto. She Didn’t See It Coming, her ninth thriller, is forthcoming.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joey on August 12, 2024

3.5 stars — I can’t believe I am writing this, but this is the 8th Shari Lapena novel I have read. Although I’ve never rated any of her books 5 stars, I keep coming back for more. The reason why I keep reading her books is that Ms. Lapena is very talented at writing dialogue between characters and b......more

Goodreads review by Laura on August 03, 2024

Another solid thriller delivered by Miss Lapena What Have You Done is about a small community in Fairhill, Vermont, where nothing ever really happens. Until one day when teenager Diana Brewer is found de@d in a hayfileld by a local farmer. What the hell happened?, Who did this? This is the mystery w......more

Goodreads review by Jayme on August 01, 2024

What Have You Done? by Shari LaPena Expertly narrated by January Lavoy (main text) with narrator Jorjeana Marie as Diana and narrator Barrett Leddy as Evan 8 hrs 49 min at 1.0x speed, 5 hrs 53 mins at 1.5x speed The turkey vultures found her first. Roy Ressler thought it would be a deer that the vulture......more

Goodreads review by Sydney Books on September 04, 2024

3.5 rounded up. Not my favorite from Shari but definitely still a fun mystery! Binged it in a couple sittings and I really liked the paranormal POV from our MC/murder victim. Wasn’t too crazy about the ending but I still recommend!......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 26, 2025

Shari Lapena is another author who pretty much does no wrong in my book ;) For me, all of her books have been fast-paced, suspenseful, full of twists- and this book was no exception. I had lots of fun with this book, and kept myself guessing until the very end (well I did kind of think I knew where......more

Quotes

Praise for What Have You Done?:

“A brilliant thriller.”
—Cara Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of Murder in the Family

“I inhaled this book. Lapena can always be relied on for great plotting, characterization and structure, and What Have You Done? exceeded all expectations. Entertaining and enjoyable as ever, a total pleasure.”
—Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond

“Incredible atmosphere, breathless pace, and perfect plot. . . the queen of the one-sitting read has done it again. I adored What Have You Done—the inimitable Shari Lapena is at the top of her game!”
—Andrea Mara, international bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing

“Shari Lapena knows how to pull you in with a title: Everyone Here Is Lying, Not A Happy Family and now, What Have You Done? Pages will turn when a small community is upended by the murder of a girl in once-sleepy, now tense Fairhill, Vermont.”
—Parade

“Lapena is a master of suspense, and she doesn’t disappoint here. Her many fans and those who enjoy domestic suspense, small-town crimes, and twisty thrillers will flock to this one. Very highly recommended.”
—Library Journal (starred review)

“Creepy masterpiece . . . A proper page-turner.”
—Daily Mail

“What Have You Done? is a masterpiece of human emotion that compassionately engages with all its subjects even as it makes no excuses for terrible behavior.”
—Criminal Element

“Lapena rolls out a story unique and timely in its telling . . . astutely observed . . . As much a commentary on how women’s concerns and accusations are often dismissed as it is an intense crime story, Lapena’s novel excavates the ways so-called responsible adults don’t do enough—a crime in itself—to keep young women like Diana safe . . . The novel’s emotional heft will linger with readers. A tragic death and a slew of suspects ignite this incendiary tale.”
—Kirkus

“Captivating. . . What begins as a straightforward mystery gradually blooms into a portrait of a community coming apart at the seams.”
–Publishers Weekly

“Lapena does a great job of showing how thin the line is between wanting the truth and wanting to protect those we love, no matter the cost. If you enjoy small-town murder mysteries, you should read this book.”
–San Francisco Book Review