Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, Scarlet, #partner, for an advanced copy of I Didn’t Do It in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Scarlet
Published: May 23, 2023
Summary:
A murder at a suspense writer convention makes everyone a suspect—especially the victim’s literary rivals.
Murderpalooza, the premier thriller writers conference, is meant to be an exciting celebration of the genre and its preeminent writers. But when bestselling author and industry favorite Kristin Bailey is found dead in her hotel room, four rival authors—a mid-lister, an egomaniac, a has-been, and a newbie—also get targeted by an anonymous social media account and wonder if they’re next.
First, they find themselves bonding to try to find out who’s behind it. As the account taunts them, it slowly reveals secrets that each of them have connected to Kristin—secrets that make them a suspect in each other’s eyes. Soon, they are turning on each other and silently accusing each as a killer. With time running out until the awards ceremony where the social media account has promised a big reveal, the only thing they know for sure is that no one is better at both creating and solving a mystery than the people who write them for a living.
Jaime Lynn Hendricks gives the reader a thrilling peek into the thriller writing world and those that inhabit it in this gripping suspense novel.
My thoughts:
Somehow this is my first time reading anything by Jaime Lynn Hendricks and I definitely need to fix that pronto! I’ve seen her other books and have been quite intrigued by them and now they are going on my must-read list. Her writing is just so deliciously clever and fun!
Having been to a few book conventions myself and been involved in the book world for a while now, I really had fun reading this one. I loved the premise of it and was immediately pulled in. I definitely got some Knives Out vibes, which I totally loved. The characters are so richly drawn and I could totally visualize them as I was reading. I had my theories as to where this one was headed, yet the twists and turns it took really kept me on edge the entire way through. While I did happen to predict one of the twists, on a wild guess, it in no way detracted from my enjoyment because I had no way of knowing how it was going to all play out and believe me when I say I did not see the rest of it all coming together. And I was totally shocked! It was so well played and I loved every minute of it.
This is such a fast-paced, witty story and so layered. I loved having the multiple points of view, giving us access to each character. This is one of those books that once you start reading it, you are not going to want to put it down! It’s that addicting and entertaining!
I’m so glad I finally read my first Jaime Lynn Hendricks book. Now the question is, which one do I read next?
