All Good People Here: A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In the propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie, a journalist uncovers her hometown's dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor--and the disappearance of another girl twenty years later.

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You can't ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors.

Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January--and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist. But she's always been haunted by the feeling that it could've been her. And the worst part is, January's killer has never been brought to justice.

When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after he is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, she feels like she's walked into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembers--genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who's gone missing under circumstances eerily similar to January's. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and to solve January's murder once and for all.

But the police, Natalie's family, the townspeople--they all seem to be hiding something. And the deeper Margot digs into Natalie's disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder January's case feels. Could January's killer still be out there? Is it the same person who took Natalie? And what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night twenty years ago?

Twisty, chilling, and intense, All Good People Here is a searing tale that asks: What are your neighbors capable of when they think no one is watching?

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336 pages

Average rating: 7.25

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courtgambino
Oct 23, 2024
8/10 stars
This book kept me guessing all the way through. I didn’t not expect the ending.
ljzsreadsandreviews
Oct 22, 2024
6/10 stars
I have a weird love for true crime podcasts so this was a must read as a Crime Junkie, and I was not disappointed! I was rivoted by this story. The split POVs kept me on my toes and had me trying to figure out who committed the crimes just right alongside Margot. By the end of the book I was seriously wishing there's going to be a sequel!
Mrs.KeilyMarie
Oct 15, 2024
8/10 stars
My daughter and I picked up this book after hearing about it on Crime Junky, and wow, were we in for a wild ride! We were glued to every page, constantly trying to piece together the mystery, but nothing could have prepared us for the jaw-dropping twist at the end. We were so confident in our theory—and so wrong!
brueckta
Oct 14, 2024
9/10 stars
Love the author’s podcast and was super excited to read a book by her. This book had all the twists and turns you want in mystery novel. I was a little disappointed at the ending, as it left you on a major cliffhanger. I would love to know what happened to the main character but do not know how she could write a sequel since the story has already been played out.
ashleyreadssometimes
Oct 10, 2024
8/10 stars
Thrilling, suspenseful. Lots of good twists and turns. Ending was disturbing. And a cliff hanger.

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