Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good citizen. When shes found brutally stabbed to death on the opening night of her high school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of her small town community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a family friend of the Hoffmans, vows to find her killer, but trying to solve her murder yields more secrets than answers: Hattie's acting talents ran far beyond the stage. Told from three points of view Del, Hattie, and the new English teacher whose marriage is crumbling EVERYTHING YOU WANT ME TO BE weaves the story of Hatties last year of life and her longing to escape the vast fields of Minnesotas heartland.
