In a haunting debut novel that reads like true crime, told through a kaleidoscope of perspectives, a private tragedy thrusts one family into the court of public opinion as the mediaand their own communitydissect every aspect of their lives.

ONE OFTHE NEW YORKERS BEST BOOKS OF 2026 SO FAR

Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong. Zorah Sharaf brought shame upon her family. Whats the truth? Depends on who you ask.

The Sharaf family is the picture of success. Prosperous, rich, happy. They came to this country as refugees with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. And now, after years of hard work, they live in the most exclusive neighborhood, their growing family attending the most prestigious schools. Zorah, the eldest daughter, is the apple of her fathers eye.

When an unthinkable tragedy strikes, everyone is left reeling. There is talk that behind closed doors the Sharafs happy household was anything but. Did the Sharaf family achieve the American dream? Or was the image of the model immigrant family just a faade?

Like a literary game of ping-pong,Good Peoplecompels the reader to reconsider what might have happened even on the previous page. Its a riveting, provocative story of familysisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, and the communities that claim us as family in difficult times.

Patmeena Sabitwas born in Kabul a few years after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. When she was a month old, her family fled the conflict and became refugees in Pakistan, joining the millions of other Afghans that had sought refuge there. They later moved to the United States and she grew up in Virginia. She currently lives in Toronto.

• Publisher: Crown
• Publish Date: February 03, 2026
• Pages: 400
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9780593801062
• Dimensions: 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches | 1.3 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Popular Fiction, Mystery, Literary Fiction