I Have Some Questions For You

The latest captivating novel by Rebecca Makkai, distinguished author of The Great Believers, finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, delves into the intricate layers of memory and mystery. Bodie Kane, a renowned film professor and podcaster, has spent years distancing herself from the shadows of her past, including a family tragedy and four tumultuous years at a New Hampshire boarding school. Notably, her former classmate Thalia Keith's murder in 1995, which captivated public attention online after the school's athletics coach, Omar Evans, was convicted. Though the case has never quite left the public imagination, Bodie has resisted revisiting it—until now. Invited by The Granby School to lead a short course, Bodie finds herself reluctantly pulled back into the unresolved mysteries surrounding that fateful year. As she revisits old memories, she starts questioning the swift conviction that may have missed other credible suspects. Could the real perpetrator still be at large? The deeper Bodie delves, the more she questions her outsider status at Granby and begins to suspect she might have held the key to the mystery all along. This novel, I Have Some Questions for You, showcases Makkai's unparalleled talent for weaving suspense with introspection, presenting a gripping narrative that is both a compelling mystery and a profound exploration of one woman's confrontation with her history.