You Will Know Me

A Novel

By: Megan Abbott

Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang

A "shocking and perfect" bestseller about family and ambition from the award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (New York Times Book Review​).

How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful, compete. For the Knoxes there are no limits -- until a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics community and everything they have worked so hard for is suddenly at risk.

As rumors swirl among the other parents, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together while also finding herself irresistibly drawn to the crime itself. What she uncovers -- about her daughter's fears, her own marriage, and herself -- forces Katie to consider whether there's any price she isn't willing to pay to achieve Devon's dream.

From a writer with "exceptional gifts for making nerves jangle and skin crawl" (Janet Maslin), You Will Know Me is a breathless rollercoaster of a novel about the desperate limits of parental sacrifice, furtive desire, and the staggering force of ambition.

Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR YOU WILL KNOW ME:

"[Abbott] is in top form in this novel. She resumes her customary role of black cat, opaque and unblinking, filling her readers with queasy suspicion at every turn."
—Jennifer Senior, New York Times

"...brilliant...beneath the glittering carapace of Abbott's lush, skillful, subtle writing, it's impossible to know what we're supposed to think. One of the strengths of this novel is that it doesn't mind what we believe--it is cooly at peace with whatever our take on matters might be...we, as readers, are made entirely responsible for our own theories and conclusions. In that sense, this is an exceptionally plausible work of fiction...The wrong kind of ambiguity in a crime novel can be fatal. Abbott judges it impeccably here..all of this Abbott pulls off with groundbreaking skill...excellent."
—Sophie Hannah, New York Times Book Review

"Taut and raw, this is a mesmerizing story from a master of suspense."—Kim Hubbard, People

"Compulsively creepy...a can't-put-it down novel that's a little bit Nancy Kerrigan vs. Tonya Harding, a little bit The Omen."—Leigh Haber, Oprah.com

"It's Abbott's psychological smarts that make You Will Know Me such a standout...Abbott steadily commands our attention with a suspense plot that unexpectedly somersaults and back flips whenever a landing seems in sight."—Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post

"Megan Abbott has written a book with the taut and muscular ruthlessness of a gymnast, a book that disorients with eerie countermelodies...You Will Know Me takes swift, unsettling, apparently effortless flight."—Annalisa Quinn, NPR.org

"Abbott's finest novel thus far, a dark inquest into the pressures to which American society subjects its girls."—Charles Finch, USA Today

"Master of mystery Abbott...brings her noir sensibility to the world of elite teen gymnastics."
—Entertainment Weekly

"Mesmerizing and nerve-jangling...beautifully adept at capturing the intensity of feeling inherent in the flush of youth, the more-innocent aspects of growing up...But it's how she infuses the ordinary with distinct oddities that keeps this tale humming scarily along."
—Daneet Steffans, The Boston Globe

"Brilliant and disturbing."—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal

"[A] sharply plotted novel."—Oline Cogdill, Associated Press

"Abbott commands our attention with a plot that somersaults and back flips whenever a safe landing seems in sight. But what's even more ingenious is how artfully her novel draws us readers into that closed world of BelStars Gym...You Will Know Me is a terrific accompaniment to this summer's Olympic frenzy. It's an all-around winner."
—Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air

Fast paced, easy read.

A murder mystery within a competitive gymnastics community.

It was a fun read, but didn't rock my world.

So good!

This story was engrossing - hard to stop listening. I just kept wondering what was coming next. The narrator was excellent! Don't know if the book would have been as good with someone else narrating. Would highly recommend.

End...

Performance of this book was great and the rise and fall of the action within was very good. I could not tell if there was to be a sequel or not but if this is given to a young adult to read, I think a good discussion should be in order about the ending.

Her character analysis is amazing

I like how Abbott always writes with a certain amount of self-awareness. Her language is really complex however, I did not like this particular book. The story was a little bit harder to follow in the purpose was harder to follow then let’s say her other books, such as dare me.

Creepy

While at the beginning it seems to be an average story the outcome is quite creepy. There's quite a bit to discuss about this book so for that reason I recommend it. Most of my club members didn't really like the characters very much and felt sorry for the boy