It Should Have Been You: A Novel
“Andrea Mara is fantastic. If you love short chapters and cliffhangers and nonstop suspense, this is for you!” —Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestseller of The Housemaid
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?
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…
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Community Reviews
I would have given this 5 stars for its fast paced chapters and gripping story, but it felt a little too long to me, and didn't keep my interest the entire time. There were almost too many things thrown at the wall in this, and I was just hoping for a bit more clarity, without confusing the plot. It was a gripping thriller, though, and I got through it in two sittings.
*3.75 / 5 Stars*
This novel delivers a fantastic, high-stakes premise that hooks you from the start. The core storyline is brilliant—it’s a clever, unsettling "what would you do?" scenario that keeps the tension high and the pages turning.
However, the execution is weighed down by an overcrowded cast of characters. Keeping track of everyone is a genuine challenge; the sheer volume of names and connections makes the plot unnecessarily hard to follow. While the mystery itself is compelling, I spent too much time trying to remember who was who, which pulled me out of the story.
Great concept, but a bit too chaotic. It’s a solid thriller if you don’t mind a complex web of people, but it would have been much stronger with a tighter, more focused group of characters.
This novel delivers a fantastic, high-stakes premise that hooks you from the start. The core storyline is brilliant—it’s a clever, unsettling "what would you do?" scenario that keeps the tension high and the pages turning.
However, the execution is weighed down by an overcrowded cast of characters. Keeping track of everyone is a genuine challenge; the sheer volume of names and connections makes the plot unnecessarily hard to follow. While the mystery itself is compelling, I spent too much time trying to remember who was who, which pulled me out of the story.
Great concept, but a bit too chaotic. It’s a solid thriller if you don’t mind a complex web of people, but it would have been much stronger with a tighter, more focused group of characters.
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