NATIONAL BESTSELLER.
"Andrea Mara is fantastic. If you love short chapters and cliffhangers and nonstop suspense, this is for you!" —Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid
"A simple, ordinary mistake explodes into a suburban nightmare in this hugely compelling, one-sitting read packed full of thrilling moments and genuinely surprising twists. Andrea Mara is at the very top of her game." —Catherine Ryan Howard, author of 56 Days
"It Should Have been You left me breathless. Andrea Mara deftly reveals each character's dark, deadly secret with her usual skill." —Jane Corry, author of My Husband’s Wife
"Wow, It Should Have Been You blew me away. Ingenious plotting, brilliantly written, pacy and totally unpredictable, I devoured it over a weekend. This is Andrea Mara's best book yet. Absolutely outstanding!" —Claire Douglas, author of Local Girl Missing
"Andrea Mara gets better and better. It Should Have Been You is so relatable and it's agonisingly compelling. I absolutely loved it." —Catherine Kirwan
"It Should Have Been You is another triumph showcasing Andrea Mara's brilliant, compulsive plotting. The queen of the neighbourhood thriller, Mara writes multi-layered, utterly believable characters that grab you from the first page. Riveting, twisty and revealing—I couldn't put it down." —Sam Blake
"The intricacy of the plotting, the tension, the pacing, the delicious gossipiness. . . . Masterful. . . . I loved it. I love all her books . . . but this one is my all time fave." —Sophie White, author of Where I End
"It had me enthralled. A masterclass in tension." —Patricia Gibney, author of The Missing Ones
“Andrea has a knack of taking our every day anxieties and turning them into full-blown nightmares. She is on of the best psychological thriller writers out there, subtly weaving darkly absorbing stories with relatable characters who leap off the page.” —John Marrs, author of You Killed Me First and The One
“It Should Have Been You is an up-all-night thriller that makes us consider the consequences of one small mistake. Compulsive, twisty, and utterly-page-turning. I devoured it.” —Lucy Clarke, author of One of the Girls
“Andrea Mara has done it again! It Should Have Been You unravels the veneer of suburban calm with every twist and turn. An unputdownable, deviously plotted ride of a psychological thriller.” —Tracy Sierra, author of Nightwatching
“Plays expertly into one of our worst fears. The convincing storyline maintains real dread in a world of everyday domestic detail. Very enjoyable.” —Daily Mail (UK)
“Mara delivers a rattling domestic thriller [. . . and] sets a relentless pace. . . . Readers will hold their breath as the plot’s puzzle pieces click into place, exhaling only after the absurdly satisfying finale. It’s a blast.” —Publishers Weekly
“Cleverly plotted and told from various points of view, It Should Have Been You shows how one mistake can have life-threatening consequences. Punchy writing, strong characterization and short chapters propel it to a dramatic, satisfying finale. Highly recommended.” —Sunday Independent (UK)
“I was completely hooked from the very first page.” —Stylist (UK)
“I was hooked from the first page to last as the twists got twistier and all of the characters squirmed while waiting for their darkest secrets to be revealed. May I suggest a new Irish blessing? May you never live in a neighborhood created by Andrea Mara.” —Liz Nugent
“An ingenuous, heart-stopping premise that is utterly relatable—the absolute definition of a page-turner.” —T.M. Logan
“Tense, thrilling and relatable.” —The Sun
“A well-paced and exciting page-turner.” —Irish Independent
