After Everything You Did: An absolutely addictive crime thriller

Mel Sherratt's debut crime novel, 'After Everything You Did,' is a gripping exploration of identity and nature versus nurture, with an unforgettable character at its heart. The book follows Reeta Doe, a stone-cold killer who remembers nothing and is wanted by the FBI for brutally murdering two college girls. Her only hope is a journalist named Carol, who can follow the trail of devastation Reeta left in her wake. The novel has received praise for its compelling characters, intricate plot, and shocking ending. Fans of Girl A and The Girls will enjoy this exciting debut.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 07 April 2022
Publisher: Canelo

An incredible debut MEL SHERRATT


She is wanted by the FBI. She is a stone-cold killer. She remembers nothing. She is told her name is Reeta Doe, and that she’s been in an accident. That she’s in Florida. That the FBI have been following her since Mississippi. That she has brutally murdered two women. College girls, who look just like her. Two more are missing, and one survived.


Reeta recalls nothing. She cannot answer their questions; all the things they want her to explain are no more familiar to her than the prison she is taken to.


Her only hope is a journalist named Carol, who can follow the trail of devastation Reeta left in her wake.


All the way back to Pine Ranch, and the only family she ever knew.

An astonishing debut crime novel, exploring identity and nature versus nurture, with an unforgettable character at its heart.


Perfect for fans of Girl A and The Girls.


Praise for After Everything You Did:


“What an incredible debut. A story with characters that really got under my skin, told with compassion and intrigue. I was outraged, fascinated, and heartbroken at the same time.


Mel Sherratt, author of The Life She Wants:


“Richly detailed and atmospheric, the carefully woven strands quickly pulled me into Reeta’s story, towards an ending that was both chilling and heart-breaking.


An exciting debut, I can’t wait to read what Stephanie Sowden does next.


Louisa Scarr, author of Last Place You Look:


“Absorbing and horrifying – I was gripped from the first page. Marion Todd, author of Next in Line:


“A powerful psychological thriller debut … Sowden pulls off a great twist towards the end of the book to tie all the diverse strands together, which does come as a major but welcome surprise. A most assured debut that grips like a vice and bodes well for So.”

Weight: 480g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800329454