It Should Have Been You

Your neighbours have secrets. How far would they go to keep them?

You press send and your message disappears. Full of secrets about your neighbours, it was meant for your sister — but it goes to the entire local community WhatsApp group instead. As the rumour spreads like wildfire through the picture-perfect neighbourhood, you convince yourself people will move on, that it will quickly be forgotten. Then you receive the first death threat. The next day, a woman is murdered.

What is 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.

It Should Have Been You is a standalone suburban thriller from Andrea Mara, whose novel All Her Fault was adapted for television. Its narrator is Susan O'Donnell, a teacher on maternity leave whose one careless message sets off a chain of escalating disasters through a well-kept estate where everyone is watching everyone else.