Reading Group Questions for Dorothy Koomson’s I KNOW WHAT YOU’VE DONE
Hello. I’m Dorothy Koomson and I’m the author of the book you’ve hopefully just read or listened to – I KNOW WHAT YOU’VE DONE.
I decided to do something a little different with the reading group questions and as well as writing them out for you to read, I’m going to answer them for you. That way you can pretend I’m at your reading group or you can see if my answers match yours.
You can find the videos here
Don’t forget – there may be some spoilers in there, so make sure you’ve read the book before you read the questions or watch the video.
- What would you do in Rae’s position of having a book with all your neighbours secrets? Would you have read the book or handed it in straight to the police? Why?
- Which character did you like the most? Why?
- Which character did you like the least? Why?
- Despite setting the story during 2021 and making oblique references to it, the author deliberately avoids directly mentioning the Pandemic. Why do you think she chose to do this?
- At one point, Priscilla tells Bryony she is a terrible mother. Given Bryony’s dire situation and limited means of escape, do you think Priscilla was unnecessarily harsh on her?
- Lily has an unhealthy obsession with one of her neighbours. Do you think she’s genuinely in love or she is using her infatuation to hide from the larger issues of her life?
- During the novel, Rae becomes attracted to one of her neighbours. Do you think it as only because of what she thinks her husband, Clark, is doing or do you think the attraction would have developed anyway?
- Considering the lies, betrayal and deceit in the novel, which of the characters did you empathise with the most? Why?
- Which ‘reveal’ was the biggest and most shocking for you? Why?
I Know What You've Done
by Dorothy Koomson
'It's sensational' STEVE CAVANAGH
'The very definition of a page-turner' HARRIET TYCE
On this street, everyone has something to hide.
And now someone knows their secrets...
Do you have any idea what the people you know are capable of? Bestselling author of All My Lies Are True, Dorothy Koomson, asks how well you can really know your neighbours. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Claire Douglas will rip through the pages of this addictive new thriller.
When Rae answers her front door one afternoon, her neighbour, Priscilla, thrusts a book into her hands before collapsing.
After Priscilla is rushed to hospital, Rae discovers the book is actually a diary full of their neighbours' deepest secrets.
Rae knows she should hand the book over to the police investigating Priscilla's attack ... but she's spotted her husband's name in the diary and she needs to know what he - and everyone else - has done.
But if someone tried to kill Priscilla to keep their secret, how long before Rae is in danger, too?
'Just like Desperate Housewives but even darker and more devious' WOMAN & HOME
Readers love Dorothy Koomson:
'Koomson just gets better and better' Woman & Home
'An instantly involving psychological thriller' Daily Telegraph
'This is devastatingly good' Heat
'The suspense was on another level' Black Girls Book Club
'Written with verve and insight' Stylist
'We just couldn't put it down' Closer
'The author plays a blinder' Sun
'The novel simmers with tension' Daily Express
'You'll be gripped by this tense, twisty thriller' Fabulous
