This book is EXCELLENT. This is my third Tess Sharpe novel and by far the best I’ve read. Definitely one of my favorite books this year.

What a captivating story with so many different interesting characters and twists and a beautiful love story in between. I was literally looking forward to finishing this book all day and now I’m devastated it’s over. Truly loved it.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!❤️

I've been a fan of Tess Sharpe since 6 times we almost kissed, and she didn't disappoint me with No body no crime.

The jump back and forth was confusing at first, but it helped retain the mystery element, and kept you on the edge of your seat. I couldn't put this book down and I stayed until 4AM to finish it.

Tess Sharpe did an amazing job with the dynamic between Mel and Chloe. The tension between them had me rooting for them from the start. Though I would've liked a few chapters developing their relationship in the past.

The side characters and the villains were well-developed. I really enjoy Mel and Chloe's friendships with the twins, and the bond between the twins. The villains and their henchmen were so dumb, but in a campy, funny way. I don't usually enjoy the male villain's POV, but I was laughing while reading his chapters. And don't let me start on the feral peacocks, it's so absurd and bizarre but very fitting in the grand scheme of things.

There're some plot holes, but it didn't hinder my enjoyment. Overall, it’s a fast-paced book with slightly evil women, so much yearning, feral peacocks, and campy villains.

THIS WAS SOOOO GOOD!
I've recently become a fan of Tess after reading "The Girls I've been", i ended up reading all of her past books and they did not disappoint at all. I absolutely love Mel and Chloe and their relationship (shoutout to Gigi as well!). The story was pretty fast paced, and that's something i love in Tess's books. You just never know what to expect next, and you're kept in suspence the whole time.

I'm glad i got to read it early, as i was very excited for this book and it did not let me down as i was expecting. I will definitely be buying multiple copies when this releases!

THIS WAS INCREDIBLE.

The pacing was snappy, and I loved the dual timelines and POVS; it kept everything so fresh and exciting.

Chloe and Mel are a fab duo, and I liked how the romance was secondary to the plot/action but also intense.

I've been a fan of Tess' books since To All The Girls I've Been, and this one was equally pacey and fun.

Shoutout to the peacock squad!!!

Also, I loved how the bad guys had lowkey funny personalities.

This book started out well, dropping the reader into the middle of the action and letting the story come together in fractions of past and present. But as it went on, I got really fatigued of the constant melodrama. All of these characters kept having deep, expositional conversations where they said exactly what they felt, repeatedly, and I was taken out of the story by how unnatural it all sounded. There were also a few plot points here and there that made it hard to suspend my disbelief, and the straw that broke the camel’s back was what I’m going to call the “peacock deus ex machina.” Just… no.

i’ve been a big fan of tess sharpe ever since i discovered the girls i’ve been back in 2021. she had me hooked from the first moment, and hasn’t let me go for a single second since. she has such a talent for thrillers — i know every time that i’m in for girls & women kicking ass, twists i don’t see coming, and a little bit of tenderness to sweeten the pot! no body no crime served that right up for me on a silver platter, and i ate it up. chloe and mel had me hooked from their very first appearances on page, and i really loved the supporting cast, too — especially my girl gigi! i hope she knows i would die for her. i also had a lot of fun reading about the bag of dicks (iykyk) and their shenanigans.

this book truly has everything. buff women. a plane crash in the canadian wilderness. feral peacocks. girls who kill people that turn into women who kill people. a bag of dicks. katniss reincarnated. things that stay buried (or don’t). if you love a dual timeline narrative, you’ve ever listened to uptown girl by billy joel and wished it was about murderous sapphics instead, you support women’s rights and women’s wrongs, or all of the above, do yourself a favor and read no body no crime!!! i know that i already can’t wait to read it again.

Chloe and Mel were both such great characters to follow throughout the book and I loved getting both of their POVs alternating throughout the book. I also really enjoyed the occasional chapters with the POV of other characters but I'm glad that the majority of the chapters were either Chloe or Mel. It was very funny to read how frustrated (yet somewhat impressed) the men were by Chloe and Mel's intelligence and skill during the POV chapters from the men. It was great to read about how smart, strong and skilled Chloe and Mel were without them coming across as being perfect or having no flaws.
The book was a great romantic thriller and I feel like Tess Sharpe did a great job of balancing the two genres in the book, as well as including flashbacks that provided context for both the romance between Chloe and Mel in the past and the reason Chloe had to run away in the first place. The pacing was done very well and the flashbacks that were used didn't hinder it at all. I was hooked from the very first page and very eager to find out what happened in the past and what was going to happen in the present, and I was definitely surprised by the twists in the book. I was rooting so hard for Chloe and Mel's relationship as well.
I did get a bit confused by the Newell family tree at points throughout the book given most of the men mentioned are named Richard, but I did eventually understand it enough that it didn't hinder my reading experience. I think this may have just been a me problem though as the author used nicknames to differentiate them. I think if I had paid more attention to the nicknames and explanations in the beginning it might not have been as confusing.
(While I was reading, the book reminded me a bit of the meme/phrase (?): 'I support women's rights and women's wrongs'.)
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romantic thrillers, queer representation (both Chloe and Mel are described as bisexual on page), and any of Tess Sharpe's previous books.

***Trigger Warning: Cancer***

I read this book because of the Taylor Swift song ( which slaps). I should have paid more attention to what I was reading. I thought this book was awful. It kept jumping from the past to the present and was hard to keep up with. I did think that this book started off strong, and it made me want to keep reading. But it lost all of the intense vibes and made me bored.