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Everything Has Happened
T. Greenwood
Publication Date: April 28th, 2026
Crooked Lane Books
336 Pages
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Genre: LGBTQIAP+ | Mystery & Thrillers
This book mixes a mysterious disappearance with a coming-of-age story that takes place in the mid-eighties, and I was so here for it. It’s about Edie, who lives in Vermont. Her life was changed when her little brother, Charlie, disappeared while walking home from camp. It’s now a cold case; the trauma from it never really left Edie, and Edie never left her hometown. She’s now a high school teacher and looks after her mom. It’s forty years later when a call comes through the tip line about Charlie. Jericho is the caller—he was a person of interest during the investigation—and he says he has found something that belonged to Charlie on his property. This opens up a whole slew of feelings and worries for Edie.
I loved the dual timelines; this is my favourite way to read a story. The way the story shifted from 1986 to the present was seamless and flowed well. This is because of the way T. Greenwood writes. I loved the flashback parts so much. The time period is from my early twenties, so I remember it well, and Greenwood is very accurate in describing the details and how it was to be that age at that period in time. The mystery stands out so much because of a lie that Edie told back then about her friend, Trill. Did that lie affect the investigation? I liked how the author showed how everything that happened back then is affecting Edie in the now, as well as showing how hard it is to look after your aging parent, especially while dealing with your own grief and other issues. Greenwood wrote about these problems realistically.
While the story is a slow burn, this literary mystery is well-written, and the protagonist suffers through the “what ifs” on a daily basis; I loved that it felt like a character study. This isn’t a fast-paced “popcorn thriller,” so if you’re looking for action, you won’t find any here, which I enjoyed because the tension comes from Edie herself and the secrets she is keeping. I really connected with the atmosphere of this one; it’s an excellent example of how T. Greenwood handles heavy themes with class. It’s definitely more of a feelings book than a seat-of-your-pants thriller. Overall, if you love stories about small-town secrets and childhood trauma, I would recommend this one, as it is poignant and heartbreaking, but also a look at how we survive the things that come to define us.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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