I Know You Know: A Novel

by Gilly Macmillan Narrated by Steven Brand, Steve West, Imogen Church

Overview

From New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan comes this original, chilling and twisty mystery about two shocking murder cases twenty years apart, and the threads that bind them.

Twenty years ago, eleven-year-olds Charlie Paige and Scott Ashby were murdered in the city of Bristol, their bodies dumped near a dog racing track. A man was convicted of the brutal crime, but decades later, questions still linger.

For his whole life, filmmaker Cody Swift has been haunted by the deaths of his childhood best friends. The loose ends of the police investigation consume him so much that he decides to return to Bristol in search of answers. Hoping to uncover new evidence, and to encourage those who may be keeping long-buried secrets to speak up, Cody starts a podcast to record his findings. But there are many people who don't want the case-along with old wounds-reopened so many years after the tragedy, especially Charlie's mother, Jess, who decides to take matters into her own hands.

When a long-dead body is found in the same location the boys were left decades before, the disturbing discovery launches another murder investigation. Now Detective John Fletcher, the investigator on the original case, must reopen his dusty files and decide if the two murders are linked. With his career at risk, the clock is ticking and lives are in jeopardy...

Editorial Reviews

NOVEMBER 2018 - AudioFile

Gilly Macmillan's new audiobook capitalizes on the growth of true-crime podcasts and the reopening of cold case investigations. This mystery is told from three distinct perspectives by narrators Steven Brand, Steve West, and Imogen Church. Swift, a filmmaker portrayed by Brand, is haunted by the murders of his best friends 10 years before. His new podcast seeks to discover what really happened to them. His investigation opens old wounds and uncovers sinister secrets for Detective John Fletcher, portrayed by West, and Paige, mother to one of the murdered boys, portrayed by Church. Told partly in flashback, partly in the present day, and partly in podcast form, the plot can be difficult to follow at times. However, those who stick with it will enjoy an ending they won't see coming. K.S.M. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

Publishers Weekly

★ 07/30/2018
Podcaster Cody Swift, the protagonist of this exceptional psychological thriller from Edgar-finalist Macmillan (What She Knew), was best friends with two boys—11-year-old Scott Ashby and 10-year-old Charlie Paige—who were beaten to death in Bristol, England, in 1996. In February 2017, Sidney Noyce, a mentally challenged adult who was convicted of the killings, commits suicide in prison. Two months later, Cody returns to Bristol to reexamine the murders in a series of podcasts that raise doubts about Sidney’s guilt. The people he angers include Jess Paige, Charlie’s mother, who turns to wealthy Felix Abernathy to control Cody’s probing; Det. Supt. Howard Smail, whose career was ended by the case; and Det. Insp. John Fletcher, who built the case against Sidney. The podcasts draw increasing threats as Cody’s interviews reveal more and more new details. Macmillan skillfully marries this information with revealing scenes from the original investigation. A brilliantly clever ending caps this riveting thriller. Macmillan remains a writer to watch. Agent: Nelle Andrew, Peters, Fraser and Dunlop (U.K.). (Sept.)

Rosamund Lupton on What She Knew

A wonderfully addictive book with virtuoso plotting and characters — for anyone who loved Girl on the Train, it’s a must read.

Shari Lapena

Subtle, nuanced writing and a compelling, timely story taut with tension—Odd Child Out is a hugely satisfying and thrilling read. Highly recommended!”

RT BOOKReviews

This is a fascinating book focusing on the aftermath of the Somalian concentration camps and the effect it held on those who were involved… Macmillan changes the course of direction of the story several times, which makes for interesting reading. The characterizations are vivid and come alive on the page.

Bookreporter.com

hard to put down the book... The storyline is intriguing, full of twists and turns, and readers will become fully invested in these characters, all of whom are interesting in their own right.

Sullivan County Democrat

intricately worked out and impossible to put down

Lisa Unger

Gilly Macmillan digs in deep and gets right to the heart of her characters in this rich and engrossing novel. Vivid, smart, and propulsive, I KNOW YOU KNOW [is a] thoroughly immersive thriller of the first order.

Birmingham magazine

[A] taut psychological thriller

Birmingham magazine on What She Knew

…a clever, dark, compulsive read… If you liked All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda, you’ll also enjoy this one.

NOVEMBER 2018 - AudioFile

Gilly Macmillan's new audiobook capitalizes on the growth of true-crime podcasts and the reopening of cold case investigations. This mystery is told from three distinct perspectives by narrators Steven Brand, Steve West, and Imogen Church. Swift, a filmmaker portrayed by Brand, is haunted by the murders of his best friends 10 years before. His new podcast seeks to discover what really happened to them. His investigation opens old wounds and uncovers sinister secrets for Detective John Fletcher, portrayed by West, and Paige, mother to one of the murdered boys, portrayed by Church. Told partly in flashback, partly in the present day, and partly in podcast form, the plot can be difficult to follow at times. However, those who stick with it will enjoy an ending they won't see coming. K.S.M. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173807243
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/18/2018
Edition description:	Unabridged

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