Blood is thicker than water. It's also harder to wash away.
After years of struggle, Raven Kendrick is giving up on her dream of a theater career in New York. Returning to her home town, she moves back in with her parents and resigns herself to a quiet life.
But that humble dream is shattered when her tyrannical father is murdered. Even worse, Raven is convinced her beloved mother killed him while sleepwalking. So instead of calling the police, she decides to cover up the crime.
But as detectives close in, Raven's carefully constructed lies begin to crumble. Her alibi isn’t holding up and her father's business partner is asking way too many questions. And she’s pretty sure her mother knows more than she’s saying.
With the police circling, Raven is shocked to find that she herself has become suspect number one. She needs to get to the truth of what happened that night—and fast.
But as she digs, Raven uncovers a tangled web of buried resentments and festering revenge. And behind that web, a horrifying secret that will change her life forever.
What We Did - a gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and Freida McFadden.
This book has a good plot, but I found it a little slow. It is amazing what we will do to protect family, and what family will do to protect us. I would have liked a trigger warning of GBV, perhaps it could be included in the final printing. I certainly was not impressed by the police work - no forensics - just a check over the residences!
I did enjoy the book, and I was intrigued about the culprit. There were a few suspects.