All Good People Here [eBook - NC Digital Library] : A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie , a journalist uncovers her hometown’s dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor—and the disappearance of another girl twenty years later. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar You can’t ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors. Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January—and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist. But she’s always been haunted by the feeling that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice. When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after he is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, she feels like she’s walked into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembers—genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who’s gone missing under circumstances eerily similar to January’s. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and to solve January’s murder once and for all. But the police, Natalie’s family, the townspeople—they all seem to be hiding something. And the deeper Margot digs into Natalie’s disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder January’s case feels. Could January’s killer still be out there? Is it the same person who took Natalie? And what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night twenty years ago? Twisty, chilling, and intense, All Good People Here is a searing tale that asks: What are your neighbors capable of when they think no one is watching? "In this propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie, a journalist uncovers her hometown's dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor--and the disappearance of another girl twenty years later. You can't ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors ... Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January-and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, become a big-city journalist. But she's always been haunted by the fear that it could've been her. And the worst part is, January's killer has never been brought to justice. When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, it all feels like walking into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembered--genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who's gone missing under eerily similar circumstances. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and solve January's murder once and for all. But the police, the family, the townspeople--they all seem to be hiding something. And the deeper Margot digs into Natalie's disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder January's case feels. Could the killer still be out there? Could it be the same person who took Natalie? And what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night? Twisty, chilling, and intense, All Good People Here is a searing tale that asks: What are your neighbors really capable of when they think no one is watching?"-- Provided by publisher Cover Title Page Copyright Chapter One: Krissy, 1994 Chapter Two: Margot, 2019 Chapter Three: Krissy, 1994 Chapter Four: Margot, 2019 Chapter Five: Krissy, 1994 Chapter Six: Margot, 2019 Chapter Seven: Margot, 2019 Chapter Eight: Margot, 2019 Chapter Nine: Krissy, 1994 Chapter Ten: Margot, 2019 Chapter Eleven: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twelve: Margot, 2019 Chapter Thirteen: Margot, 2019 Chapter Fourteen: Krissy, 1994 Chapter Fifteen: Margot, 2019 Chapter Sixteen: Margot, 2019 Chapter Seventeen: Margot, 2019 Chapter Eighteen: Krissy, 1994 Chapter Nineteen: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twenty: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twenty-one: Krissy, 1994 Chapter Twenty-two: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twenty-three: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twenty-four: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twenty-five: Krissy, 2009 Chapter Twenty-six: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twenty-seven: Krissy, 2009 Chapter Twenty-eight: Margot, 2019 Chapter Twenty-nine: Margot, 2019 Chapter Thirty: Margot, 2019 Chapter Thirty-one: Margot, 2019 Chapter Thirty-two: Margot, 2019 Chapter Thirty-three: Margot, 2019 Epilogue Billy, 1994 Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the case of January Jacobs, who was found dead in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as Januaryand they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist, but shes always been haunted by the fear that it couldve been her. And the worst part is, Januarys killer has never been brought to justice. When Margot returns home to help care for her sick uncle, it feels like walking into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembered: genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, whos gone missing under eerily similar circumstances. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and solve Januarys murder once and for all. But the police, the family, the townspeoplethey all seem to be hiding something. And the deeper Margot digs into Natalies disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder Januarys case feels. Could the killer still be out there? Could it be the same person who kidnapped Natalie? And what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night? In the propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast "Crime Junkie," a journalist uncovers her hometowns dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighborand the disappearance of another girl twenty years later.