Tell Me What You Did – Carter Wilson

Released on Tuesday!

Thank you Kaye Publicity and Poisoned Pen Press for the gifted copy

TELL ME WHAT YOU DID – Carter Wilson (Released January 28th, 2025)

You can see my reviews for his other books here!

Book Description:

She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she’s hiding a terrible secret. It’s time for the truth to come out…

Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess crimes they’ve committed to her audience. She can’t guarantee the police won’t come after her “guests,” but her show grants simultaneous anonymity and instant fame—a potent combination that’s proven difficult to resist. After an episode recording, Poe usually erases both criminal and crime from her mind.

But when a strange and oddly familiar man appears on her show, Poe is forced to take a second look. Not only because he claims to be her mother’s murderer from years ago, but because Poe knows something no one else does. Her mother’s murderer is dead.

Poe killed him.

My Thoughts: 4/5 stars

Now, we have a thriller, and our main character, Poe, runs a podcast. I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets tired of the podcast format, but I promise you this one isn’t like the others. Her podcast is one of the more popular true crime ones out there. She doesn’t just look at cold cases or examine serial killers – she has guests call in anonymously and confess their crimes. I don’t know about you, but I’d listen to that one!

One guest changes things. He is claiming to be the man who murdered Poe’s mother years ago. The only problem? The man who murdered her mother is dead. How does she know? Well, simple, she killed him. So now she must try to figure out who this man is and reexamine everything she thought she knew about her mother’s murder and the man she killed. She must do all of this without giving away her confession. 

I loved Mister Tender’s Girl so much, and it made me giddy seeing some references in here. Not enough to where you won’t understand the story without reading it, BUT I highly recommend it! You won’t be disappointed.

I had a lot of fun with this book! It’s such a fast read, and before you know it, you’re already halfway through. Wilson hasn’t disappointed me yet, and this one is up there with Mister Tender’s Girl as a favorite!