All Good People Here: A Novel

Ashley Flowers

Aug 2022 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Ashley Flowers, Brittany Pressley, and Karissa Vacker

About this audiobook

#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?

Ratings and reviews

Absolutely deserves 5/5 stars!! I could not stop reading this. So many twists and turns you will never be able to guess how it ends. Ashley Flowers is an amazing writer and I would read another book by her in a heart beat!

one of the best books I've read/heard in years. this was absolutely written for the true crime fan by someone who knows what makes a compelling case. I love that details were held back and often you didn't even know something was held back to begin with (no vague foreshadowing). there are clues throughout the book that you don't realize are clues until the last few chapters. absolutely compelling and is impossible to turn off until the very end (while also leaving you needing more)

omg wow this was a 5 star read for me. I thought I knew who it was, but Ashley Flowers knows how to write. I was guessing all the way to that ending. Such an amazing story. I picked up with Crime Junkie this year and have binge the entire show up until the episodes that have been coming out this year. I enjoy listening to the stories that Brit and Ashley have shared with the true crime community. I was glad to have an audiobook for Ashley's book as I really wanted to read it. I just binged the book I'm 2 days it was hard to put down, like I said the story has you guessing all the way to the end. So good!!!

About the author

Ashley Flowers is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of audiochuck, the award-winning, independent media and podcast production company known for its standout content and storytelling across different genres, including true crime, fiction, comedy, and more. Ashley is also the author of the New York Times bestseller All Good People Here, which debuted in 2022.

Flowers also hosts several audiochuck shows, including top-rated podcasts Crime Junkie, The Deck, and The Deck Investigates. At the core of the company and all its content, Ashley and her team are committed to developing responsible true crime content.

Ashley is passionate about advocacy work and established the nonprofit Season of Justice to provide financial resources to both law enforcement agencies and families in order to help solve cold cases.

Flowers was born and raised in Indiana, where she lives with her husband, her daughter, and their beloved dog, Chuck.