You Belong Here

“The perfect thriller to read with your toes in the sand while looking over your shoulder.” —The View“No one writes a thriller like [Megan] Miranda.” —US WEEKLY “Long-buried secrets, looming danger, an eerie dark academia backdrop…You Belong Here has it all.” —Woman’s World Magazine“[A] supercharged atmospheric novel… The question of whether Beckett is an unreliable narrator ratchets up the tension considerably. A terrific read.” —Booklist (starred)“Miranda is a master of atmospheric thrills.” —CrimeReads, “Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Summer 2025” “Beckett Bowery returns to her college alma mater when her daughter enrolls. But now that she’s back, secrets from her past are coming back to haunt her—and as this is a Miranda book, it features plenty of twists and turns along the way.” —E! News“Miranda is an expert at using memories and flashbacks to unveil a story [that] feels dramatic and full of unexpected twists. Fans of Ruth Ware and Gillian McAllister will enjoy the building suspense and campus drama.” —Library Journal“An atmospheric small-town thriller… this story of a mother forced to return home and confront the depths of her own past when her daughter goes missing has serious emotional heft (and more than a few surprises up its sleeve).” —Paste Magazine, “The Most Anticipated Thriller Books of Summer 2025”“The stakes are high in Megan Miranda’s latest twisty thriller, You Belong Here. Tense and atmospheric, it’s clear there’s no line you won’t cross when protecting those you love. The secret traditions of this small college town won’t stay buried for long.” —Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie WinsPraise for Megan Miranda Praise for DAUGHTER OF MINE “Miranda…exposes revelation after twisty revelation…Small-town claustrophobia and intimacies alike propel this twist-filled psychological thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise for THE ONLY SURVIVORS “Propulsive… the plot is first-rate, and Miranda expertly generates a steady thrum of anxiety.” —The New York Times Book Review Praise for THE LAST TO VANISH “[A] superb thriller… Miranda is writing at the top of her game.” —Publisher’s Weekly (starred review) Praise for THE LAST HOUSE GUEST “The perfect summer thriller… with a pace that made my heart race.” —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House Across the Lake Praise of ALL THE MISSING GIRLS “Miranda leads readers back through the past of a small southern town, enfolding them in a slow, tense nightmare of suspicion, menace, and tangled motives. A twisty, compulsive read—I loved it.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The It Girl

Megan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls; The Perfect Stranger; The Last House Guest, which was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick; The Girl from Widow Hills; Such a Quiet Place; The Last to Vanish; The Only Survivors; and Daughter of Mine. She grew up in New Jersey, graduated from MIT, and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children.