K. T. Nguyen

If thoughts could kill… Artist Annie Shaw seems to have it all: a dream career, devoted husband and whip-smart teenage daughter, even a lavishly restored Virginia home complete with a cottage for her elderly mother, a Vietnam War refugee. But when her mother dies suddenly one night, Annie’s carefully curated life starts to unravel. Her obsessive-compulsive disorder, which she thought she’d vanquished years ago, comes roaring back, and this time, the disturbing fixations swirling around in Annie’s brain might actually be coming true. Annie has spent her adult life trying to escape a difficult childhood, raised by a single mother in small-town Ohio, isolated by poverty and race. Though Annie has tried her best to create a completely different, idyllic experience for her own daughter, she might not be able to protect Tabby from the strange things that have been happening. When a prominent art patron goes missing, the investigation zeroes in on Annie. Under mounting police scrutiny, her grip on reality slides, and she begins to question her own involvement in the disappearance. Is Annie somehow bringing her nightmares to life? Terrified for their safety, Annie pushes away her family and friends, only to wake up in a hotel room—naked and next to a lifeless body. The police have more questions, but with her mind increasingly fractured, Annie doesn’t have answers. All she knows is this: She’d do anything to protect her daughter—even if it means losing herself. With dizzying twists and unexpected turns, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID is both a harrowing thriller and a heartfelt exploration of the refugee experience, the legacies we leave for our children, and the unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters.

A Novel

You Know What You Did

Lindsay

It’s astounding what the brain can do to protect you from harm, especially when you have no control over what’s happening. Especially when you’ve been displaced by bloody wars you’re too young to understand.

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