What Have You Done?: A Novel

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.

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Published Jul 30, 2024

320 pages

Average rating: 6.7

93 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

rccohill
Aug 18, 2025
9/10 stars
This was a great read! Most of the characters were likable! I did speculate who the killer was! I did really like the slight supernatural features throughout the book. I wish it would have been more of the supernatural theme. I truly enjoy Shari Lapena's books!
Bri's reviews
Jul 14, 2025
10/10 stars
I love her writing style
oshamy
Jun 04, 2025
8/10 stars
Loved this book, couldn’t put it down! A little disappointed with the abrupt ending and loose ends.
rebecca5
Sep 05, 2024
4/10 stars
Felt predictable. Not my favorite by Lapena
CharleyB
Aug 28, 2024
6/10 stars
Eh. It was okay. The twist was good but the slow build up got a bit boring. 6/10

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