In my opinion, 'What Have You Done' is a good but not great book. I chose it for my Kindle Unlimited selection because I wanted to try a thriller by someone I haven’t heard of and I wasn't disappointed. Farrell's third person writing is face paced, making it a quick read. I liked the characters and found them to be realistic. I also thought the plot was interesting. Farrell did a reasonably good job of keeping the reader guessing about the perpetrator. I guessed the right person early on, but as the book unfolded, I was sure I was wrong.
I think that readers interested in this genre ought to enjoy this book!
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Pretty twisty. A bit predictable in parts. The ending was anticlimactic. ( )

Very good.

Suspenseful and energetic! I think that is the best way describe this book. Matthew Farrell is a new author to me, but I am pleased with the book. I may try to read more of his writing in the future. ( )

Treachery, deceit, lies, adultery, murder . . . all abound in this book.

Sean and Liam are brothers with a tragic past. Only a few others know about their past. Both work with the police; Sean as an investigator and Liam in forensics. When a woman turns up dead with some of the same signature as their past and Liam can't remember what happened that night . . .

There's a lot of trying to cover things up throughout the book. Evidence is changed or hidden. Relationships are hidden from others. Trusted friends begin to suspect each other.

In the end, I didn't guess all the twists and turns that the plot would take, but I'm not really sure I understood them all either. It seemed like many of the main characters had some psychological flaw that reared its ugly head to culminate in all that happened. The last scene had me wondering if there was an additional meaning--did one of the characters get away with murder because his brother was still protecting him? Was one brother punishing the other for not agreeing to see him? The paper flowers have a meaning that eludes me. ( )

Liam Dwyer is a forensics specialist working for the Philadelphia Police Department. His day starts off with him waking in a bathtub filled with water, completely unable to remember how he got there. His wife tells him that when she woke in the middle of the night she found him sleeping on the couch and he assumes that his memory loss is just the result of his night out with his brother. Liam has been called to the crime scene of the homicide department’s latest case where he finds a mutilated body hanging in a hotel room. Things take a turn when Liam realizes that he knows the victim. Her name is Kerri and she’s the woman Liam has been having an affair with for over a year until recently when she broke up with him and encouraged Liam to make amends with his wife.

In a state of panic, Liam immediately calls his brother Sean, who just happens to be a detective at the same police department. Sean believes his brother is innocent, but the evidence is stacking up. There are fingerprints and DNA linking Liam, but he swears that he could never do such a thing to Kerri. Someone has to be framing him. Can Sean and Liam working together to prove his innocence or will the world come crashing down around him?

The Dwyer brothers have been through traumatic events before, but proving Liam’s innocence might be the biggest hurdle they have ever faced. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE explores the ins and outs of Liam’s situation in a style that feels like the reader is watching a television show. Farrell has an eloquent writing style that he utilizes to methodically plot out a story that has many more layers than it initially appears to contain. When I was first starting out with this book I felt as though I wasn’t able to connect with any of the characters, but as I kept reading I realized that feeling wasn’t stemming from a lack in the story, but from the fact that each character in this book comes off as though they have something to hide. Liam may appear to be the person with the biggest secrets, but you quickly come to realize that not everyone is who they seem at face value. I read a ton of mystery/thriller/crime fiction titles, so I was able to guess parts of this story that maybe wouldn’t be as obvious to others, but in the end this didn’t detract from my enjoyment. I absolutely devoured this book! Farrell’s WHAT HAVE YOU DONE is a cinematically devious story that will have will have you distrusting everyone.

A special shout out to Amazon Publishing for sending me a free copy of this book! ( )