You Killed Me First

"Electrifying and page-turning, John Marrs is not to be missed."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden

"I am such a fan of John Marrs' books and You Killed Me First is another five star read."--#1Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Pinborough

"This is trademark John Marrs and then some."--Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara

Three women. Three smouldering secrets. Who will make it out alive?

It's 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in - she's moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this?

Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret - and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.

As cracks widen in the veneer of perfection and lies escalate out of control, tension ignites. Bonfire Night is approaching and someone is set to burn...But who will it be?

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Published Mar 4, 2025

399 pages

Average rating: 7.22

212 RATINGS

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Readers say *You Killed Me First* by John Marrs is a gripping, twist-filled thriller with morally complex characters who rarely inspire sympathy, whic...

EMMlE
May 16, 2026
7/10 stars
Here for womens rights AND womens wrongs
Karla
Apr 10, 2026
8/10 stars
It was a fun thriller, nothing too crazy.
3 crazy ladies with an intertwining path and tons of twists and turn.
I liked it.
rccohill
Jan 11, 2026
8/10 stars
This book right here was awesome! John Marrs is such a great writer! So many great twists! It constantly makes you think one way and it goes just the opposite! Great ending!
Janicks
Feb 02, 2026
4/10 stars
First John Marrs book that I just didn’t enjoy! I couldn’t have cared less about any of the characters, and that for me is a big turn off for a book. It had such a promising opening, and then I just slogged my way through the book to the end. So disappointed!
SCUBABRAT
Oct 06, 2025
7/10 stars
This was slightly difficult to read, and I had a little bit of a hard time following what was going along it did have an interesting ending

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