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It Should Have Been You

By: Andrea Mara
Narrated by: Jessica Regan
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Brought to you by Penguin.

*AN INSTANT NO.1 BESTSELLER*

All the neighbours have secrets. But how far will they go to keep them?


Have you ever sent a message to the wrong person?
You text your sister. Your message is full of gossip about your neighbour. But you accidentally send it to the entire local community WhatsApp group instead.

Now everyone knows what you did.
As rumour spreads like wildfire through the picture-perfect neighbourhood, you convince yourself that people will move on, that this will quickly be forgotten. But then you receive the first death threat.

And someone wants you dead.
The next day, a woman has been murdered. And what’s even more chilling is that she had the same address as you – 26 Oakpark – but in a different part of town. Did the killer get the wrong house? It won’t be long before you find out…

'Andrea Mara's best book yet. Absolutely outstanding!' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Wrong Sister

'Cleverly plotted and told from various points of view, It Should Have Been You shows how one mistake can have life-threatening consequences.' Sunday Independent

'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

© Andrea Mara 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths

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Loved this book, another great page turner from Andrea Mara! Highly recommend. One of her best yet

Excellent page turner

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I absolutely LOVED this book. I listen to a lot of books and this is my favourite out of any of them over the last few years. It was such a unique and entertaining storyline - so relevant to the current times and quote thought provoking. I saw a bad review below that made no sense. The entire story was constant action and entertainment and it was certainly not left to the end. And one of the things I liked best was actually that I could tell the difference between all the narrated voices as I usually struggle with that in audio books. If you can’t keep up then you aren’t listening properly. Each character was really built up and brought to life so I had no trouble following the storyline. I love all of this author’s books but this is the best one in my opinion. I’m raging there isn’t another book of hers to listen to now!

Best book I’ve read in years

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Absolutely incredible book, it gets you from the 1st paragraph…
I highly recommend this book..
Once again Andrea out did herself *****

Excellent

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Another good story from Andrea Mara that keeps you hooked throughout. She manages to show the dark side of humanity without making us suffer through descriptions of misogynistic violence against women or having to
endure the insufferable descriptions of the feelings of male psychopaths. It’s not a sugary book at all, it’s about real people and very well written. Excellent.

Great thriller

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It’s… ok for sure. But these “best book I’ve read all year” reviews are massively over doing it. The book is simply just...OK. The story’s OK. The twists and turns are good but more… oh yeah "ok"..rather than actually shocking or even unexpected. None of the characters are hugely sympathetic or likeable so you sort of don't care about anyone...except for baby Bella...and you'd be a monster not to! It’s just "ok" to be honest and I wouldn’t buy another from the author. Perhaps that says it all

I don’t quite get it

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Loved the plot twists and characters! Couldn’t stop listening towards the end of the book! Very gripping. Excellent performance

Another brilliant book by Andrea Mara

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Brilliant!best audiobook I've listened to in ages, couldn't stop listening. Highly recommend if you want to be kept guessing

Great Read

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Loved the plot and characterisation. Brilliant plot twists which had me holding my breath at times. The narrator Jessica Regan is outstanding also.

Another outstanding book by Andrea Mara

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This book had me hooked from the start. The twists were clever, and I loved how the story slowly unraveled. Andrea Mara captures grief and tension so well—I couldn’t stop reading. A brilliant, fast-paced thriller that really stays with you.

Hooked From Page One

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Good story with many twists and turns I really enjoyed listening to it and love the ending

Good read

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