You Should Have Known

by Jean Hanff Korelitz

First published 2014

Grace Reinhart Sachs has it all: a thriving therapy practice, a loving husband, and an upcoming book that promises to help women avoid disastrous marriages. But when a grisly murder rocks her wealthy Manhattan community, Grace's carefully curated existence begins to crumble. As the police investigation exposes her own web of secrets, Grace must confront the truth about her marriage and her own past. With her reputation and her future at stake, she must decide how far she'll go to protect the life she's built.

Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller

Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: secrets, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Manhattan

Period: 21st-century

439 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing

Content warnings: murder

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