I Have Some Questions For You: 'A perfect crime' NEW YORKER

I Have Some Questions for You is a novel by Rebecca Makkai that explores the 1995 murder of a classmate, Thalia Keith, and the flaws in the conviction of the school's athletics coach, Omar Evans. Bodie Kane, a successful film professor and podcaster, is drawn to the case and begins to wonder if she knew something that could have solved it. The novel is praised for its transfixing mystery and deep examination of one woman's reckoning with her past.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 29 February 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

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The New York Times Book Review hailed it as "quietly riveting," while the Irish Times praised it as "the perfect crime." The New Yorker described it as "impressive and complex," while the Guardian praised it as "addictive." Oprah Daily declared it "the riveting new novel from the author of The Great Believers, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award."


A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane has managed to forget her past, including the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the 1995 murder of a classmate, Thalia Keith. Despite the intense fascination surrounding Thalia's death and the conviction of the school's athletics coach, Omar Evans, Bodie prefers to let sleeping dogs lie. However, when The Granby School invites her back to teach a two-week course, Bodie finds herself inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws.


In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As Bodie falls down the very rabbit hole she was determined to avoid, she begins to wonder if she wasn't as much of an outsider at Granby as she had thought—if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that could have held the key to solving the case.


Rebecca Makkai is a celebrated contemporary American writer known for her brilliant novels that reinvent themselves with each new release. I Have Some Questions for You is her finest achievement yet, combining a transfixing mystery with a deeply felt examination of one woman's reckoning with her past.


With its intricate plot, compelling characters, and thought-provoking themes, this novel is a must-read for anyone who appreciates a well-crafted mystery and a powerful exploration of the human psyche. Don't miss out on this captivating and unforgettable story.

Weight: 352g
Dimension: 127 x 197 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349727233