Amy Engel is the author of THE FAMILIAR DARK, THE ROANOKE GIRLS, and THE BOOK OF IVY series. A former criminal defense attorney, she lives in Missouri with her family.

‘A deeply chilling, beautifully written mystery. I Did It For You is a blistering page-turner, and a complex study of grief and the power of guilt. Amy Engel is a huge talent’ CHRIS WHITAKER‘A heart-breaking crime story about the need to make sense of the senseless acts of violence that rip your life apart and how you can’t choose who you love. . .Amy Engel is the queen of the small-time mystery’ LAURE VAN RENSBURG‘If you’re looking for an engrossing thriller, this one ticks all the boxes: sleek writing, insight into the complexity of terrible crimes, and a plot that will keep you guessing and turning “just one more page” late into the night’ JULIA HEABERLIN‘I Did It For You kept me glued from page one to the end and has stuck with me since. It’s my first Amy Engel novel and I’m off to read the others. . .’ LESLEY THOMSON‘Fans of Gillian Flynn’s gritty novels will love this dark thriller’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘A riveting mystery. . .In this devastating thriller, Amy Engel explores guilt, grief and the secrets buried in one small community’ WOMAN’S OWN‘In this stellar standalone. . .Engel elevates the already tantalizing mystery with an uncommonly raw portrayal of Greer’s grief – her palpable inner struggles form the backbone of the novel. Mysteries don’t come much better than this’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred)‘Multilayered and engrossing…A tense and immersive novel that considers the delight and darkness of living in a close-knit small town’ BOOKPAGE

Amy Engel is the author of THE FAMILIAR DARK, THE ROANOKE GIRLS, and THE BOOK OF IVY series. A former criminal defense attorney, she lives in Missouri with her family.

‘A deeply chilling, beautifully written mystery. I Did It For You is a blistering page-turner, and a complex study of grief and the power of guilt. Amy Engel is a huge talent’ CHRIS WHITAKER‘A heart-breaking crime story about the need to make sense of the senseless acts of violence that rip your life apart and how you can’t choose who you love. . .Amy Engel is the queen of the small-time mystery’ LAURE VAN RENSBURG‘If you’re looking for an engrossing thriller, this one ticks all the boxes: sleek writing, insight into the complexity of terrible crimes, and a plot that will keep you guessing and turning “just one more page” late into the night’ JULIA HEABERLIN‘I Did It For You kept me glued from page one to the end and has stuck with me since. It’s my first Amy Engel novel and I’m off to read the others. . .’ LESLEY THOMSON‘Fans of Gillian Flynn’s gritty novels will love this dark thriller’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘A riveting mystery. . .In this devastating thriller, Amy Engel explores guilt, grief and the secrets buried in one small community’ WOMAN’S OWN‘In this stellar standalone. . .Engel elevates the already tantalizing mystery with an uncommonly raw portrayal of Greer’s grief – her palpable inner struggles form the backbone of the novel. Mysteries don’t come much better than this’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred)‘Multilayered and engrossing…A tense and immersive novel that considers the delight and darkness of living in a close-knit small town’ BOOKPAGE