I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Returning to the New Hampshire boarding school where her roommate was murdered in 1995, film professor and podcaster Bodie Kane is forced to confront the quiet flaws in the official investigation—and her own buried memories.

Bodie Kane is content to leave her miserable adolescent years at the Granby School behind, along with the lingering tragedy of her former roommate Thalia Keith’s murder and the swift conviction of the school's athletic trainer, Omar Evans. But when Granby invites her back to teach a guest seminar on podcasting, Bodie finds herself pulled into the online collective obsessed with proving Omar's innocence. As she re-examines the 1990s campus culture, the rushed police work, and the neglected alternative leads, Bodie realizes she may have been sitting on a key detail all along. Blending a sharp campus mystery with a quiet examination of collective memory, Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You offers a deeply compelling look at institutional protection, media ethics, and how we reckon with our pasts.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Makkai balances the fast-paced momentum of a true-crime investigation with the rich emotional depth of a literary character study. The shifting focus between nostalgic 1990s boarding school memories and present-day reckonings creates a layered, addictive narrative tension. It delivers an extraordinarily smart, satisfying experience for anyone drawn to boarding school mysteries, cold cases, and complex female protagonists.