4/5⭐️
First - thank you to NetGalley & Boldwood Books for allowing me to read an ARC of this book ahead of its January 27th 2025 release!
Wow! Witty, dark, mysterious, and clever - this book does it all!
It honestly took me a minute to get into this one but once it got going, it flew by!
How to Get Away with Murder is the tale of crime journalist Kelli Amari. Riding a career high & basking in the glory of her 15 minutes of fame from catching a famed serial killer in the act, Kelli is stunned & intrigued when a serial killer begins a rampage right in her backyard. But what happens when she begins to suspect everyone around her.. even herself?
Like I said, the story took about 40-50pgs to really get started in my opinion, but once it did, I was hooked! Coming up with my own theories, questioning EVERYONE - everything you’d want from a good mystery/thriller!
Witty opening & an attention grabbing prologue - both ingredients for a great mystery.
The FMC is relatable in her true crime obsession but slowly becomes detestable as you begin to see her more ~unsavory~ personality traits.
This book kept me intrigued & while I started to suspect the initial twist about 50% in, the twists & secrets kept spilling right until the end! Ending on a note you won’t see coming! It also felt like the perfect length for a good thriller/mystery.
My only complaint comes to personal preference, and that’s the choice to use single quotation marks (‘) for dialogue versus the traditional (to me anyway) double quotation marks (“). It made it a little difficult to follow the dialogue vs the MC’s internal monologue but I eventually was able to follow.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book & definitely recommend all grabbing a copy when it releases January 27th 2025!

A twisty crime thriller with some funny moments but not in the same league as Katy Brent.
Over all an ok quick read.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

3.0

Setting: UK
Rep: n/a

A pretty bogstandard addition to the genre of dark comedy crime, this will appeal to fans of Katy Brent and Bella Mackie. It's quite basic but it's a very quick read that I finished in a couple of sittings.

Twisty and addictive, murder and obsession, secrets and longing, and ultimately putting your trust in the wrong place. And some secrets should really stay secret ...

Pacy, Dark, Rather Delicious..
True crime obsessed protagonist gets rather too close to gruesome crimes for comfort in this pacy, dark and rather delicious tale of comeuppance, revenge and psychopathic tendencies. But, is she a victim or a perpetrator or, maybe, even both? With a well drawn cast of eccentric and eclectic characters and a plot bubbling over with often disturbing twists this is a one sit, compulsive read with never a dull moment in sight.

This was a banger of a debut novel! I loved the writing and it kept me turning pages. It truly does have that 'true crime podcast' feel to it. I will definitely be looking forward to more from this author!