I Know You Know

Starred review from July 30, 2018
Podcaster Cody Swift, the protagonist of this exceptional psychological thriller from Edgar-finalist Macmillan (What She Knew), was best friends with two boys—11-year-old Scott Ashby and 10-year-old Charlie Paige—who were beaten to death in Bristol, England, in 1996. In February 2017, Sidney Noyce, a mentally challenged adult who was convicted of the killings, commits suicide in prison. Two months later, Cody returns to Bristol to reexamine the murders in a series of podcasts that raise doubts about Sidney’s guilt. The people he angers include Jess Paige, Charlie’s mother, who turns to wealthy Felix Abernathy to control Cody’s probing; Det. Supt. Howard Smail, whose career was ended by the case; and Det. Insp. John Fletcher, who built the case against Sidney. The podcasts draw increasing threats as Cody’s interviews reveal more and more new details. Macmillan skillfully marries this information with revealing scenes from the original investigation. A brilliantly clever ending caps this riveting thriller. Macmillan remains a writer to watch. Agent: Nelle Andrew, Peters, Fraser and Dunlop (U.K.).

Gilly Macmillan's new audiobook capitalizes on the growth of true-crime podcasts and the reopening of cold case investigations. This mystery is told from three distinct perspectives by narrators Steven Brand, Steve West, and Imogen Church. Swift, a filmmaker portrayed by Brand, is haunted by the murders of his best friends 10 years before. His new podcast seeks to discover what really happened to them. His investigation opens old wounds and uncovers sinister secrets for Detective John Fletcher, portrayed by West, and Paige, mother to one of the murdered boys, portrayed by Church. Told partly in flashback, partly in the present day, and partly in podcast form, the plot can be difficult to follow at times. However, those who stick with it will enjoy an ending they won't see coming. K.S.M. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

April 15, 2018

Debuting with the New York Times best-selling and Edgar, Thriller, and RT Reviewer's Choice-nominated What She Knew and following most recently with the rave-reviewed Odd Child Out, Macmillan sends filmmaker Cody Swift back to Bristol to reexamine the childhood murders of his best friends Charlie and Scott. Not everyone welcomes his intrusion. With a 25,000-copy hardcover and a 100,000-copy paperback first printing.

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