“An intellectual mystery—part whodunit, part whydunnit, and heavy on the complexities of family dynamics, asking: How far would you go to protect those you love?” —The Boston Globe

“A gripping, engaging novel.” —Vogue

"Propulsive, disturbing, and practically begging for a screen adaptation." —Kirkus Reviews

“A penetrating study of a family whose all-consuming love for each other turns sinister. Readers won’t be able to look away.” —Publishers Weekly

“More than a whodunnit, Mirvis’s characters are multidimensional, wrestling with doubts and guilt, not just about murder, but also about a lifetime of questionable choices. . . . The combination of murder mystery and character-driven literary fiction makes the perfect read for a winter snowstorm or beach vacation.” —Hadassah Magazine

“Tova Mirvis pens a riveting domestic drama about the most complicated, painful and love-filled thing of all: family. . . . Sherry is complicated and complex, multilayered in the way that only the most gifted, emotionally intelligent authors can achieve. . . . While not exactly a thriller. . . the book has all the trademarks of one: edge-of-your seat suspense, hidden motives and alliances, and, of course, death. Propulsive in its tone, ambitious in its probing of the human psyche, and full of poignant questions about morality and love, We Would Never is a must-read.” —Bookreporter

“Taut. . . Gripping. . . . As she did with her previous works set in Orthodox Jewish communities, Mirvis expertly digs into the dynamics of a tight-knit group: here, it's a nuclear family that might seem perfect to onlookers yet hides more than its fair share of secrets and betrayals under a wholesome façade. . . . Mirvis keeps readers guessing, paving the way for a key twist. . . . We Would Never poses compelling questions about families' secrets and self-mythologizing, taking a fraught situation and ratcheting up the extreme incidents and emotions until it's finally revealed who would—and did—turn to murder.” —Maximum Shelf

“A deft perspective shift early on asserts authorial control, pulling us in with high stakes and a brisk pace . . . Mirvis’ latest is, at its core, a steady-pulse novel. It doesn’t make you sweat over who­dunit or strain to decode its themes . . . Instead, We Would Never forces us to look so closely at this kind of smother-love that we cringe [at]." —Jewish Book Council

"In We Would Never, Tova Mirvis brings a novelist’s eye to a tabloid story, and the result is both gripping and illuminating. Mirvis gets deep into her characters’ heads and their twisted relationships, showing us how the toxic combination of a bad divorce, a custody dispute, and family dysfunction leads apparently reasonable people to a place where the unthinkable starts to look inevitable. Once you start this book, you won’t want to put it down." —Tom Perrotta, author of Mrs. Fletcher

“Thrillingly plotted and exquisitely imagined, We Would Never is a masterful portrait of a family and its many secrets. A relentlessly intelligent barn-burner of a book.” —Claire Dederer, author of Monsters

“We Would Never is utterly spellbinding. Tova Mirvis's characters are so real you’ll wish you could grab them for a heart-to-heart before it’s too late…but the propulsive plot is already sweeping you right along with them toward the unthinkable. Mirvis has written a knockout exploration of the ways people shape and misshape their lives through anger, and the lines people never believe they'll cross until they do.” —Rachel Kadish, author of The Weight of Ink

“A fascinating fever dream of a novel about the gifts and costs of family loyalty. Part mystery, part moral puzzle, We Would Never shines a fierce light on its characters, while never losing sight of their humanity.” —Elizabeth Graver, author of Kantika

“With its crafty engineering and large cast of shape-shifting characters, We Would Never not only keeps you guessing until its very last pages, it gets you asking yourself its intriguing central questions: how far would you go for someone you love, and could you live with yourself if you went too far? In this deeply satisfying novel, Tova Mirvis dares you never to say never.” —Christopher Castellani, author of Leading Men

“Mirvis writes with deep psychological insight into family dynamics and the sometimes fine line between love and desperation. We Would Never is not only a gripping murder mystery, but a moving and thought-provoking exploration of morality. This is a tour de force you will devour in one sitting.” —Jessica Shattuck, author of The Women in the Castle

"An urgent, insightful family drama about complicity and entitlement that could not be more timely. It's essential reading by a true talent." —Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors