You Did Nothing Wrong

A Novel

By: CG Drews

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Domestic suspense meets haunted house horror in this adult debut from the New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Let the Forest In.

“Bloody immersive!” — Booklist

The walls are closing in on her perfect new life.

Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale. She’s met Bren, equal parts Golden-retriever-devoted and sinfully handsome. He’s whisked her and her autistic son, Jude, to the crumbling family house he’s renovating. She has a new husband, a new house, and a new baby on the way. Everything is perfect.

Until Jude claims he can hear voices in the walls. He says their renovations are “hurting” the house. Even Elodie can’t ignore it—something strange is going on.

The question is, Is it with the house, or with her son?

And what is Elodie hiding?

"Prepare to have your heartstrings clawed." —T. Marie Vandelly

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

Critic reviews

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“Visceral, haunting, and blisteringly raw, You Did Nothing Wrong is a masterpiece of a gothic thriller with a keen smile and jagged teeth.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning

"In this haunted house book where nothing is as it seems, CG Drews balances unflinchingly disturbing horror with deeply empathetic characterizations. I read the first two twisty acts in a blur, and the climactic final third through my fingers, gripped more and more with every unraveling page." —Jennifer Thorne, Bestselling Author of Diavola

"Prepare to have your heartstrings clawed at in this terrifyingly exquisite story of what lengths a parent will go to in order to protect their child from being crushed to death as the walls of their loving home close in." —T. Marie Vandelly, author of Theme Music

"Suspenseful and gripping, with ratcheting tension that crawls under your skin. You Did Nothing Wrong is a dark and terrifying look at motherhood, and Drews's mesmerizing writing is sure to keep you hooked." — Monika Kim, author of The Eyes Are the Best Part

“CG Drews writes monsters like no other. You Did Nothing Wrong is a brilliantly tense, paranoid, masterfully wrought house of pain where no room is ever as it seems. Reader, watch your step. I loved every second.” —Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author of The Madness and The Thorns

"You Did Nothing Wrong pries open the unique anguish and joy of motherhood and shows us the insides, how such love eclipses the world. The sensory imagery is unrelenting. The emotion is beautifully raw. CG Drews has constructed an addictive story of desperation, young marriage, and family that examines how we renovate the past — and what a haunted house often really is. This novel drained my heart." —Michael Wehunt, author of The October Film Haunt and Greener Pastures

"Vicious and claustrophobic from the first page! Drews deftly manipulates the darkest innermost desires and also my blood pressure with prose rich enough to eat. An absolute snakebite of a novel." —Neena Viel, author of Listen To Your Sister

Excellent!

I really enjoyed this listen. The narrator is one of my favorites and the story was just creepy enough that it was entertaining and not flooded with gore.

Gripping !

This story is amazing. Narration is fantasic. Fluid flow of writing. Great characters. I devoured it in a weekend. Great time!

Not my favorite

I loved the past 2 novels by CG Drew's, but for some reason this one just didnt land with me. It was slow going and I thought it would lead up to a more satisfying story and ending than we got. The narration style really changed as well from the other novels (obviously, it was a completely different character from anything the past two books introduced ÷me to) and was really well done for what was to be achieved, but I overall didn't connect or resonate with this main character, their feelings, emotions, so it really just wasn't for me.
The horror aspect fell really short after the past two as well, iykyk

Disturbingly poetic!

What in the actual…. I can’t. I can’t even articulate words!!! My jaw is dropped open right now.

WOW. Just wow! CG Drews does it again. Their writing pulled me in from the first page and I couldn’t put it down after that.

You Did Nothing Wrong is eerily beautiful and tragically chaotic. You get all the gothic horror feels. The ride was wild. Every word demanded to be felt and what you feel is uncomfortable. Extremely uncomfortable at times. CG touches on the many intrusive thoughts mothers can have during pregnancy and after giving birth. The “taboo” subject of PPA, PPD, and PPP. Which these subjects shouldn’t be taboo. The FMC is an unreliable narrator and will have you guessing until the very end. Both the MMC and FMC have a very traumatic past and should have went to therapy. If you are at all triggered by these themes I DON’T suggest you read it. But I love how CG Drew’s can make you feel all the emotions with all the characters. I have so many thoughts but want to spoil none of it. So, I will leave this review with this…. CG Drews will henceforth be an auto buy author for me and I can’t wait for what’s up their sleeve.

P.s. I will think about this story every day for the rest of my life.

P.S.S. The narrator did a fantastic job!

omg what a rush!

I can always guess the ending, but not this time! Couldn't stop listening! Riveting, intense, constantly guessing... must read!