It Should Have Been You
A Novel
-
- Pre-Order
-
- Expected Jan 13, 2026
-
- $14.99
Publisher Description
A gripping new thriller from Andrea Mara, the #1 international bestselling author of ALL HER FAULT, now streaming on Peacock
Your neighbors have secrets. How far would they go to keep them?
“A simple, ordinary mistake explodes into a suburban nightmare in this hugely compelling, one-sitting read packed full of thrilling moments and genuinely surprising twists. Andrea Mara is at the very top of her game.” —Catherine Ryan Howard
You press send and your message disappears. Full of secrets about your neighbors, it’s meant for your sister. But it doesn’t reach her – it goes to the entire local community WhatsApp group instead.
As rumor spreads like wildfire through the picture-perfect neighborhood, you convince yourself that people will move on, that this will quickly be forgotten. But then you receive the first death threat.
The next day, a woman has been murdered. And what’s even more chilling is that she had the same address as you – 26 Oakpark – but in a different part of town. Did the killer get the wrong house? It won’t be long before you find out…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mara (Someone in the Attic) delivers a rattling domestic thriller set in the glossy South Dublin neighborhood of Oakpark. At the outset, exhausted schoolteacher and new mother Susan O'Donnell accidentally sends a snarky text meant for her sisters to a WhatsApp group used by her entire housing estate. The message—which insinuates that snobby queen bee Celeste Geary's husband, Warren, is cheating on her with a "PR Girl"—immediately sends a shockwave through the neighborhood, but a mortified Susan hopes the whole thing will blow over quickly. Instead, it leads to several acts of shocking violence. By the end of the novel, four people are dead, and most Oakpark dwellers—including brooding bartender Venetia and Susan's sister, Greta—have been swept up in at least one scandal they've tried to keep buried. Mara sets a relentless pace from the moment Susan sends her fateful text message. Readers will hold their breath as the plot's puzzle pieces click into place, exhaling only after the absurdly satisfying finale. It's a blast.
