Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by KT Nguyen. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!

Annie has worked hard to keep her childhood trauma and resulting issues at bay. But when her elderly mother dies suddenly, things seem to spiral out of control. Annie finds herself in the middle of investigations into crimes where Annie doesn't remember details - or does she? Is she having dreams or memories?

This is a wonderful book with a very unreliable narrator that will have you questioning everything as well. It's a look into the refugee experience, childhood trauma, mental illness, and the bonds between mother and daughter. Told mostly in the present, we go back in time to Annie's childhood experiences that have shaped her life and relationships. I didn't see all those twists and turns coming - especially the very end! Great read - kept me glued to the pages!

Thank you NetGalley and Dutton for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED this thriller!!! I've never encountered a character like Annie before. She had so much self-doubt in the beginning of the book and then totally blossomed into a strong, confident character. The flashback chapters of Annie growing up with her mother and the trauma that she endured really made this story feel so real. The mental health representation is strong in this thriller, and I thought it was really well done. I have been diagnosed with anxiety and OCD and I don't know that I would do without my sertraline! As soon as I read K.T. Nguyen's description of the pill Annie took every day, I knew exactly what it was.
I was so glued to this book. It also had me guessing and I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen. The end was mind blowing!! There's a lot to unpack in this thriller. It's dark, twisty, and one of my favorites of 2024!

I really enjoyed this one! As someone with a lot of familiarity with OCD, I was curious to see how a character with OCD would be incorporated.

You Know What You Did was one part immigrant daughter story, one part "is this an unreliable narrator?" story and one part domestic horror (I have been studying domestic suspense and I now feel certain that it can veer into horror.)

Having OCD can feel like your own brain is gaslighting you, and I thought that element of the story was used very effectively. You're never quite sure if Annie's obsessive thoughts are reflective of reality, or just the way an OCD brain can work.

Very interesting; something a bit different and I look forward to what KT Nguyen writes next!

I really enjoyed this book and will watch for more from this author! Great writing with so many questions and layers. It took me a while to get into but the characters were fascinating and if you like a twisty mother daughter thriller you will enjoy this. Thank you NetGalley!

This engrossing and wrenching story traces the downward spiral of Annie Shaw, the first generation American daughter of a Vietnamese refugee, after her mentally ill mother's death. Annie believes she has her own psychological problems under control, but the loss fractures her facade as a happy wife and an understanding mother to a willful young daughter. When Annie wakes up in a strange place next to a murdered man, she no longer knows what to believe about herself. Multigenerational conflict and the harrowing aftereffects of war add depth to a harrowing thriller plot.

You Know What You Did was a powerful debut thriller, making K.T. Nguyen someone to watch! Her writing ability in these pages is absolutely stunning. The layers. The character building. The unreliability. The questions. It was all expertly executed!

I happened to read a review before I jumped into this one stating that this was definitely a slow burn and not your typical gasp-inducing, twisty thriller right from the beginning and I completely agree with that. You have to settle in and get ready for the ride. The build up is part of the fun and it had me questioning our main character the whole time!

Pick this one up if you like:

-Unreliable narrators
-Complicated relationship dynamics
-Bingeable, slow burn thrillers
-Mental Health Rep (OCD and PTSD)
-Multiple timelines
-A dive into generational trauma

Put this one on your radar!

You Know What You Did by K. T. Nguyen is a highly compelling, instinctually unsettling debut thriller. The author brilliantly explores complex themes of the mother-daughter relationship, mental illness, the immigrant experience, generational trauma and abuse. I was completely enthralled and on the edge of my seat until the very end of this book. A huge thank you to Penguin Group/Dutton Books, K. T. Nguyen and NetGalley for the advanced electronic copy of the book.

Annie Shawn (Anh Le) is a first generation Vietnamese-American that seemly has the perfect life. She is an artist married to her husband Duncan an award winning journalist and they have a 15-year old daughter, Tabitha. They live in a beautiful home in Virginia and are quite comfortable. But what seems like perfect rarely ever is. When Annie’s mother passes away suddenly it sends her into an emotionally downward spiral, and her life quickly starts to unravel. The OCD she thought she had under control is back and worsening. The relationship with her daughter is strained and unstable. Her beloved dog dies, and her husband is being unsupportive wants to go on an extended assignment to Syria. And when her art patron goes missing Annie is struggling to actually remember what happened and doubting her fractured mind. What did she do? Can she confront her past and survive her present situation?

You Know What You Did is a propulsive, heart pounding thriller with so many dizzying twist and turns. With an ending that will totally shock you. It is certainly a debut novel not to be missed out on.

This book took me a loooooong time to get into. Personally, it hooked me with the prologue, dragged a bit and then picked back up toward the end. I kept getting these little nuggets of excitement in the beginning but then would quickly go back to dragging. it goes over the same thing over and over again and that annoyed me. interesting "twist" if you don't get it from just reading. Not terrible for a debut and I would read another book from her. Would recommend if you want a slower read.

I am a SUCKER for mother/daughter relationships and relationship-driven suspense, so this book was RIGHT up my alley! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID is a stunning debut—I was rapt from the very first page (from the dedication, actually). I loved the balance between character development and action, and the tension felt taut and present the entire time. Cannot recommend enough.

You Know What You Did by K. T. Nguyen was a wonderful suspenseful read!
This author does an excellent job of creating an atmospheric setting that adds to the tension of the story.
The writing itself is well done, and the pace keeps you turning pages.
The author's ability to create suspenseful settings and well-written characters makes this book worth reading. The setting & descriptions really put the reader in the action.
You Know What You Did is one I found myself pulled into quickly and unwilling to put down.

Thank You NetGalley and Dutton for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This debut psychological thriller follows Annie Shaw, an artist living in Virginia with her husband and teenage daughter.  When Annie's mother dies, the obsessive compulsive disorder that she has had under control for years starts getting worse. Annie is falling back to her compulsions and can't trust what she's seeing/hearing. When a local heiress Annie was working for suddenly disappears, can Annie trust her memories that she had nothing to do with it?

I really enjoyed this debut thriller. KT Nguyen explores many different themes, from mental health, to immigration, to childhood trauma and family relationships. I really liked Annie as an unreliable narrator, and I found her experience with OCD to be really interesting. What made it even more interesting is how the author used her personal experience with OCD to shape some of Annie's experience. The chapters alternate between present and past, and I found the chapters dealing with Annie's childhood and her mother's perspective fleeing during the Vietnam War to be heartbreaking. 

Though I wasn't totally shocked by the twist, and I felt like parts of the story were a bit slow, I still really enjoyed this one.

In K.T. Nquyen's debut psychological thriller she tells of Annie who seems to have her life together until you peek behind the curtain to find her life spiraling after the death of her mother. Her OCD and mental health issue only seems to get worse with each challenging event in her life. Including her defiant daughter and her marriage that seems to be a loveless one.
This book was good but it was hard to get past the beginning which was slow and sometimes confusing but if you push on the story becomes easier and fascinating. Can't wait to see more from K.T. Nguyen.
Thanks Netgalley and Penquin Group DUTTON for the opportunity to read this book.

You Know What You Did is beautifully written and is a novel that stays with you long after you close it. It’s never boring but engaging!

You Know What You Did is Kt Nguyen's debut mystery psychological thriller!

Annie Shaw (Anh Le) is the protagonist, she is a Vietnamese American woman, a daughter, a mother, and a wife; she is an artist affected by OCD from her childhood and PTSD. She lives with her family and her dog Deja in Mount Pleasant, Virgina in a beautiful estate! She has a 15-year-old daughter, named Tabitha (Tabby) which looks too American in the eyes of her grandma.

At the beginning of the book, Annie is in mourning for her mother's death. No funeral, just cremation, handled by Duncan Shaw, Annie’s Rich Pulitzer War Reporter, and supportive husband. She is also planning an interview with a lifestyle magazine, a national reach!

Things fall apart when Ducan is going away for a war assignment and Tabby has a summer camp away from home. Annie, at home by herself, must deal with the disappearance of Byrdie (art patron and her friend) and the poisoning of her lover in a hotel room.

Annie is suspect number one!

Is Annie really a monster?

You Know What You Did is an intriguing, surprising, thrilling, and disorienting novel in a good way based on a true story that has been fictionalized.

You Know What You Did is about motherhood, a journey towards reconciliations between mother and daughter, between two different cultures. It’s a journey to reunify, abandoning the depths of darkness towards the light, it is a message of hope.

You Know What You Did refers to women, strong women who manage through their tenacity to make the difference. They didn't let themselves be discouraged by men's world.

It's highly recommended for adult readers interested in the Vietnamese Diaspora in Us, the trauma of the war and their Legacy and for avid thrillers.
Read it, I Know you will love it!!

Thank you so much for e-Arc copy to read and review it and thank you so much to Dutton Book and Net Galley.

Thank you, Netgalley,  K. T. Nguyen, and Penguin Group Dutton for the ebook! This book had me getting so frustrated and just feeling like I'm going insane. The twists and turns will have your head spinning.

This is a psychological thriller that dives deep into mental health and childhood trauma and its lasting effect. It is also a look into the refugee experience and how close the bond of motherhood is. There are some nightmarish elements that I think could be triggering for people, involving bugs/animals that thoroughly had me freaked out and left me squeamish! Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I think Nguyen does a great job setting this plot, keeping the reader in suspense and developing the characters and their backstories. That being said, some may find it a slow burn for that reason, but I didn’t mind that at all! I was in the story from the start and empathized with Annie on many things. I will say, I was able to guess the twist, but it did not take away from the reading experience one bit! I was still jaw dropped at Nguyen’s reveal! Highly recommend for thriller fans!!

This psychological thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat. Meet the Shaw’s a family that seems to have it all together. An award winning writer, a professional painter and a teenage daughter. When Annie begins to struggle to remember…anything it brings up uncomfortable questions. Does she know what she did? Did someone else do it? This domestic suspense novel will hook you right up until its conclusion.

This book was great! It had so many twists and had me thinking about it for days afterwards! The book does deal with some pretty heavy topics that could be difficult for some readers, so make sure to read up on that before you pick it up.

I loved the author's writing style and will definitely keep an eye out for more of their novels in the future!

I was worried for Annie the entire book. Not only was she having memory loss, her mother was abusive, her preteen hated her, and her husband was unsupportive because he always wanted to appear as the nice guy. Annie did not catch a break and as the reader we were supposed to find out what she did. I think where this didn't land for me was the meandering to show all the reasons Annie could be an unreliable narrator and/or shouldn't trust herself. What could have been done more concisely is that no character is all good or bad and you make decisions based on the information you have at the time.

I really liked the premise of this novel, as the idea of an unreliable narrator being unreliable because of internal factors that aren't necessarily malevolent or purposeful is always intriguing to me. That said I'm generally a bit wary of thrillers that use this trope and have mental illness as a plot device, as in this case our protagonist, Annie, is dealing with a surge of her disgust driven OCD. But Nguyen did a really good job with it, as not only does she herself have OCD (and therefore knows the ins and outs to an extent), but she is very careful not to make it feel like it's exploitative or that having OCD is some kind of melodramatic failing. I kind of figured out the mystery pretty early, but combining a sensitive exploration not only of OCD, but also of the way that generational trauma can reverberate throughout a familial line, I found YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID to be tense and suspenseful, as well as responsible in the story telling.

The first 35% of this novel is a deep dive into disgust-driven OCD which I found quite an uncomfortable read. Annie Shaw (Anh Le) is a Vietnamese-American, and an artist married to Duncan Shaw, who is an award-winning journalist. They have a 15-year-old daughter named Tabitha and live in a lovely home in Virginia. Annie's mother has recently passed away and it seems to have sent her into an emotional tailspin with her episodes of OCD worsening. Her relationship with her daughter is tense and volatile, her beloved dog dies a needless death, her arts patron is found murdered and now Duncan wants to take an extended assignment in Syria. Can Annie cope with all this?

That first uncomfortable 35% sets the stage well for an exciting suspense story. Who is behind all the bad things that are happening to Annie? Is she so mentally-ill that she just doesn't remember doing them herself?

Thank you to the author and publisher for an invitation to read an arc of this debut suspense novel via NetGalley. My review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own.