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I Did It For You

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From the bestselling author of The Roanoke Girls comes a riveting mystery and poignant exploration of guilt, loss and devastation.

‘A blistering page-turner…deeply chilling and beautifully written’ Chris Whitaker

‘Fans of Gillian Flynn will love this’ Good Housekeeping

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Everything changed the night Eliza Dunning died.

The residents of Ludlow turned on their neighbours, the Dunning family fractured, and Eliza’s sister Greer moved away, grieving and unconvinced by the police’s version of events.

Now, fourteen years later, there has been another murder. It’s time for Greer to go home.

But will she finally find the answers she has been searching for? Is it a copycat killer, or one that never went away?

‘Sleek writing, insight into the complexity of terrible crimes, and a plot that will keep you guessing’ Julia Heaberlin

‘A heart-breaking crime story’ Laure Van Rensburg

‘A riveting mystery’ Woman’s Own

What readers are saying about Amy Engel:

‘One of my favourite reads of the year’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This is the most compelling murder mystery I have read for a long, long time’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A gripping read right from the very first page’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Twists galore. Brilliant. Highly recommended’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A cracking combination of small town crime story and domestic noir that draws you in from the very first page’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Critics Review

‘A deeply chilling, beautifully written mystery. I Did It For You is a blistering page-turner, and a complex study of grief and the power of guilt. Amy Engel is a huge talent’ CHRIS WHITAKER

‘A heart-breaking crime story about the need to make sense of the senseless acts of violence that rip your life apart and how you can’t choose who you love…Amy Engel is the queen of the small-time mystery’ LAURE VAN RENSBURG

‘If you’re looking for an engrossing thriller, this one ticks all the boxes: sleek writing, insight into the complexity of terrible crimes, and a plot that will keep you guessing and turning “just one more page” late into the night’ JULIA HEABERLIN

‘I Did It For You kept me glued from page one to the end and has stuck with me since. It’s my first Amy Engel novel and I’m off to read the others…’ LESLEY THOMSON

‘Fans of Gillian Flynn’s gritty novels will love this dark thriller’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘A riveting mystery…In this devastating thriller, Amy Engel explores guilt, grief and the secrets buried in one small community’ WOMAN’S OWN

‘In this stellar standalone…Engel elevates the already tantalizing mystery with an uncommonly raw portrayal of Greer’s grief – her palpable inner struggles form the backbone of the novel. Mysteries don’t come much better than this’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred)

‘Multilayered and engrossing…A tense and immersive novel that considers the delight and darkness of living in a close-knit small town’ BOOKPAGE

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