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When We Were Evil: Are you ready to confess your sins?
Baby Reindeer meets Death of a Bookseller in this dark thriller set two decades after one of the most infamous murders in British history – the Vincent Street Incident. The woman who was imprisoned for the crime is approached by filmmakers who want to tell her side of the story for the first time...
They locked her up. Now, they want to hear her story.
At fifteen, Ruby Wilcox was involved in the Vincent Street Incident – one of the most horrific murders in British History. Despite protesting her innocence and claiming that someone else was responsible, she was convicted.
Two decades after being released, Ruby has done everything she can to move on and create a new life. But that all threatens to crumble once she learns that a streaming service is creating a series about the murders, and her alleged role in them.
When Ruby is given the opportunity to share her version of events, she knows that it’s now or never. The only question is, has the world made up its mind about her, or will people believe her story?
The consequences of speaking out might cost her more than she thinks, because Ruby wasn’t the only person on Vincent Street that night…
They locked her up. Now, they want to hear her story.
At fifteen, Ruby Wilcox was involved in the Vincent Street Incident – one of the most horrific murders in British History. Despite protesting her innocence and claiming that someone else was responsible, she was convicted.
Two decades after being released, Ruby has done everything she can to move on and create a new life. But that all threatens to crumble once she learns that a streaming service is creating a series about the murders, and her alleged role in them.
When Ruby is given the opportunity to share her version of events, she knows that it’s now or never. The only question is, has the world made up its mind about her, or will people believe her story?
The consequences of speaking out might cost her more than she thinks, because Ruby wasn’t the only person on Vincent Street that night…
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 13, 2026
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S.B. Caves
5 books83 followersS.B. Caves was born and raised in North London. He loves crime and thriller novels, classic horror movies, Korean/Japanese thriller films and true crime documentaries. He is also a huge boxing fan.
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December 31, 2025
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for an ARC of When We Were Evil.
What an absolutely CORKING read to finish 2025 on! Wasn’t sure I’d finish it in time, but I literally could not put it down. Been reading in the car, in bed, in the bath… you name it!
I picked this up thinking maybe it would be written as a podcast or interview style, but it reads as a standard novel. There are excerpts from books written about the incident and the epilogue is an email, but that’s it.
I must admit that I figured out one of the twists, but didn’t see the major one coming at all! And was kept guessing until the very end as to whether the twist actually was a twist, or if it would flip back to the original story.
A brilliant, 5 star story to see out the year.
What an absolutely CORKING read to finish 2025 on! Wasn’t sure I’d finish it in time, but I literally could not put it down. Been reading in the car, in bed, in the bath… you name it!
I picked this up thinking maybe it would be written as a podcast or interview style, but it reads as a standard novel. There are excerpts from books written about the incident and the epilogue is an email, but that’s it.
I must admit that I figured out one of the twists, but didn’t see the major one coming at all! And was kept guessing until the very end as to whether the twist actually was a twist, or if it would flip back to the original story.
A brilliant, 5 star story to see out the year.
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