Murderpalooza is starting in New York City. It’s the premiere thriller conference, and five authors are up for the Thriller of the Year award, including Kristin Bailey and Vicky Overton. Before the first day is over, there are rumors spreading through the conference that Kristin Bailey has been found murdered in her hotel room. And, someone is texting four people at the conference, warning them that they might be next.

Vicky Overton is one of the nominees for the Thriller of the Year Award. Davis Walton is the newest hot author, all over the media, with a movie deal, and his book isn’t even out for another three months. At 37, Mike Brooks feels washed up. He had four bestsellers, and he was once the hot author. Now, he’s struggling to make a comeback with the help of an anonymous co-author. Suzanne Shih is a young woman, so excited to be at her first conference. She has an agent who hopes to sell her book. When a Twitter account targets these four, warning them they may be next, they band together to figure out who is behind the social media campaign and veiled threats. They all have secrets, and their secrets connect them to Kristin. But, as much as they would like to work together, they find themselves caught up in the Twitter campaign as they turn on each other. Now, who is a murder suspect, and who is a possible victim?

As I said, I know there will be readers eager to read this novel. I was excited about the setting at a mystery conference. However, when I realized all four of these characters, plus the victim, Kristin, had voices in the story, it became too much for me. And, I felt manipulated. The ending didn’t really come as a surprise, but, by that time, I really didn’t care. I didn’t care for any of the characters, and their problems no longer interested me by the end.

This was really fun, I enjoyed reading this book. The whole idea of a murder at a murder writer's convention is really entertaining and the various characters are pretty entertaining as well. What I enjoyed most of all is the damnation of Twitter. While Twitter merely reflects the gang mentality of the conference.
Whodunnit? Who would have?
Each character gives their perspective as the story develops and its fun to see the story develop from each of their viewpoints and look for clues. The relentless fingerpointing is hard to keep up with and it's amazing that so much happens in such a short period of time.

I did figure it out, but it didn't diminish my enjoyment of this book, I will look forward to more by this author.

Book Title: I Didn’t Do it
Author: Jaime Lynn Hendricks
Publisher: Penzier Publishers- Scarlet
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Pub Date: May 23, 2023
My Rating: 3 Stars

I read author, Jaime Lynn Hendricks’ novel "Finding Tessa" and totally loved it! So was looking forward to this story.

In this story five authors who write thrillers are attended (what else?) a thriller writers’ conference called ‘Murderpalooza’!
Four of them have been nominated in ‘the best thriller’ of the year category.
However, when the favorite Kristin Bailey is found dead her rival authors are prime suspects. ~ Vicky Overton – who share the same agent as Kristin and has some history.
Davis Walton is considered a rock-star as he sold the rights of his bestseller to movie rights.
Mike Brooks is 49 and considered washed-up and is hopeful for his big comeback. And
Suzanne Shih who isn’t nominated but is a 24 year old star-struck writer who has stalking tendencies!

Twitter gets involved and messages are being sent to the group encouraging a confession.
Since they are mystery writers they decided they are going to solve this mystery and figure what is going on.
The unlikeable characters and the twists and turns had me dizzy from all my my ‘eye rolls’!

Want to thank NetGalley and Penzier Publishing – Scarlet for granting me this early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for May 23, 2023

Five writers at a thriller conference, in various states of their career. All with secrets, somehow connected to each other. one gets murdered and the other four are in danger or are they. Social media, twitter plays a big part in exposing them and the danger they are in. Sometimes humorous, overall a fast paced mystery. Not my favorite of hers as there was any one character to get really involved with but a good book

This is the first JLH book that I have read. It was entertaining with multiple POV's and several twists that I didn't expect. The commentary on social media was truthful. and IMO added a touch of humor to this thriller.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital ARC.

I Didn't Do It...what an I say.....I actually did - I stayed up till midnight to finish this gem. This is the third book I have read by Jaime Lynn Hendricks and she just gets better each time. I love the way she tells a story and a few times I thought I had the ending figured out but I wasn't even close. The story is told during a convention for authors of the thriller genre. All are there for the annual award ceremony when one of the nominees is murdered. From that point on the story is told alternating from the perspective of 4 writers. The story will take you on a roller coaster ride of your life. As each chapter concluded I had a different thought on who was the murderer. Can't wait to read more books from Jaime in the future. She is a very talented writer.

Kristen Bailey is found dead in her hotel room on the first day of the Murderpalooza conference. A conference for authors of thriller novels along with an awards ceremony for best thriller of the year. Four rival authors are targeted as suspects by an anonymous Twitter account, posting for all the conference to see, The author's connections to Kristen along with their motives to wanting her dead.

This is my first Jaime Lynn Hendricks novel. I loved the writing style of this book. The different point of views from the victim and the suspects in the storyline. You really have a hard time trying to figure out which one is really guilty because cases are made to look like all of them had the perfect motive to kill the victim. This is a definite recommendation for the lover of surprise twists.

I don’t rate a lot of books five stars, but this one is definitely worthy of the rating.
I Didn’t Do It is a highly suspenseful thriller and a total page turner- I read this book in one day! It is a classic whodunnit with tons of twists along with way. You will be suspicious of everyone. I didn’t see that ending coming, and I highly recommended this twisty, character-driven thriller.

Thank you NetGalley and Penzler/Scarlet for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

📖 I DIDNT DO IT by Jaime Lynn Hendricks

🕵🏻 Murderpalooza - the annual mystery and suspense writer conference is rocked when a famous crime writer is murdered. Several other authors are being harassed by an anonymous account on Twitter and suddenly all the attendees are wondering - which one did it?

👩🏻‍💻 This book is SO FUN! I loved diving into the world of thriller authors with their varying personalities and experience. Suzanne was probably my favorite character - the starry-eyes aspiring author cracked me up. I laughed multiple times during this wild ride and loved every second.

The best part is that the mystery is excellent. Jaime Lynn Hendricks just may be the modern day Agatha Christie we’ve been waiting for!

Thank you to NetGalley, Scarlet Suspense, and Jaime Lynn Hendricks for this digital Advanced Readers Copy in exchange for an honest review.

Good story but it had a few too many characters to keep up with. This book is a classic "who dun it?" And I never guessed correctly!

In NYC, at a writers conference called, Murderpalooza, a top author is found dead in her room. Shortly after 4 other authors receive strange texts from an anonymous account taunting them, spilling secrets and letting the whole world know through twitter. Who is this anonymous person and what do they want?

I read this in one sitting! It was so good and so well written. Between the twists and turns, multiple POVs and a lot of WTF moments, Add this to your TBR now!

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penzler/Scarlet for the ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
I liked this. Eventually. I didn't love it. And I only liked it once I was past 25%. The beginning was a jumble of introducing multiple characters, mostly unlikeable, and the only reason I didn't DNF at the beginning was due to the short chapters and tons of dialogue which kept the story moving along at a fast pace. This is easy to finish in a few hours. I figured out most of it but the reveal still kept me entertained.
3 solid stars

This book started off a little slow to me but eventually picked up and turned out to be a page turner! A story of who done it and why with twist and turns throughout. The ending was really good!

Thank you to Penzler Publishing for this Netgalley.

Well this was fun. Fast paced, short chapters and just enough action so that you didn't feel like you were schlogging through it, but not so much that you were like this is ridiculous. That. Ending.

That was a fun whodunnit! I loved how it had you hooked from the start and wanting to come back for more. The twists were great! I had my jaw on the floor for that ending. Wow. Well done!

Thank you so much Netgalley, Jamie Lynn Hendricks and penzlerpub for this great ARC!

This character driven novel is difficult to put down. Intrigue and mystery with red herrings thrown in to keep the reader guessing. This author is talented and gifted at writing a cannot put down novel. I enjoyed learning about the cast attending an authors’ awards’ weekend. It was funny, sweet, and yet ironic. This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Spend an afternoon curled up with this quick fun read.

This was such a fun read! First, I need to find a Murderpalooza in real life because how fun would that be?! This was a fave paced, multiple POV where nothing is what it seems. This book expertly weaves in some of our favorite thriller tropes with social media, unreliable characters and a whole lot of doubting ourselves. The twist felt a bit predictable, but still entertaining from start to finish!

I Didn’t Do It is a fast paced thriller set in a thriller convention. It is told in multiple points of view, which I liked very much. It was fairly fast paced, although I did lose interest a little bit, at times. I didn’t see the twist coming and honestly, the final twist ending was not my favorite. However, overall, I enjoyed the book.

I loved everything about this book! I can totally see this being made into a tv show or movie, like the writers version of How to Get Away with Murder. Luckily, the writing community on Twitter is generally much nicer than portrayed in this book, but there are always a few bad apples. This book showed them in all of their discourse glory. I had a hunch what would happen at the end, but then I thought, no way would the author do that. Friends, SHE DID THAT. That awards show was so. Damn. Satisfying! Well done Jamie Lynn Hendricks, well done! You’ve made me a fan for life!


Huge thanks to Penzler Publishing, Scarlet and Netgalley for sending me this ARC for review! All of my reviews are given honestly!

This thriller set at a writer's conference (aka Murerpalooza) is told through alternating perspectives across the course of a day. After learning that their fellow writer, Kristin, has been murdered in the conference hotel, fellow writers and attendees Mike, Suzanne, Vicky, and Davis all find themselves being followed by a murderous Twitter account that implies one of them is next. With secrets to hide, the back stories of the four characters are unspoiled as this real-life murder case invades the conference.
What I liked:
-Multiple points of view done well. The voice of each character added to the story and kept the pace moving. I appreciated how the author was able to shift the tone of each character throughout the book, as their manipulations became more clear.
-Commentary on social media/Twitter and how incorrect information is spread.
-Tongue-in-cheek commentary about the world of publishing and how writers and readers judge books (and each other)

The only parts that didn't quite work for me were the occasionally overdone commentary on writing, the balance of character development (I would have liked to hear more about Vicky and Kristin, especially how Kristin came to be a well-regarded thriller writer), and parts of the convention and the final reveal/resolution seemed unrealistically neat. Still a unique and fun thriller, especially for those who like meta-commentary on authors.