Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

A true crime podcasts where guests anonymously admit to their crimes? I was immediately HOOKED!! I have to say I am recently loving a good podcast element in books. It is a unique way of storytelling, and I feel as though I am living the story in real life. This is a thriller that I picked up and didn't put down until it was over. The suspense and eerie atmosphere had me on the edge of my seat for its entirety. This was my first book by Carter, and I will definitely be picking up another book of his!

Tell Me What You Did is a fast-paced, blow your mind, amazing psychological thriller. The tentacles of this imaginative eerie plot reach back in time for the main character as well as the mysterious villain, with shocking confessions, horror and terror which is induced as the basis of the story.

Poe Webb has a famous true crime podcast where she invites people on and allows them to tell her what they have done and confess to anything. Having her own mother murdered at their home right in front of her eyes as a child has been the impetus of her life. Her podcast rule is she will allow them a certain number of minutes and will not interrupt them at all. Needless to say, the podcast is very entertaining and very popular.

Yes, even with this directive and although her producer Kip vets the guests, every once and awhile someone out of their mind will slip through. So, when a man appears on the show and proclaims to have killed her mother, well Kip at first wants to shut him down, but Poe just can't help herself and also for some reason he does look familiar to her, so he lets him ramble.

But she immediately shuts it down when she is shocked to discover that he knows way too much about the actual murder and things which were said that no one else knows but her.

But he is not finished with her and begins stalking her and demanding she have him on again. He begins to blackmail her. He seems to know her deepest, darkest secrets. And if she doesn't put him back on, he will tell the world.

How could he know? Because the only person who would know is the maniac who killed her mother. And she knows exactly where that body is buried.

Tell Me What You Did is a masterclass on how to write a psychological thriller and also have the reader have no fingernails left! It's more than a cat and mouse story, and much more than a twist and turn plot. It is a can't put down, perfect beach read, stunningly macabre story. It's too good to pass up, I promise!

Thank you #NetGalley #PoisonedPenPress #CarterWilson #TellMeWhatYouDid for the advanced copy.

New to me author and wow! She's awesome.

A popular podcaster is coming to terms with a past that has returned. On a stream she comes face to face with her supposed mother's killer. The only problem is, why is she talking to a dead man! His sole focus to make her pay for her past crime!

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC! Beyond grateful and humbled!

SOLID 4 STARS!!!!
TELL ME WHAT YOU DID OUT JAN 28TH 2025!

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Summary: A true crime podcaster, Poe Webb, confronts her darkest secret when a man claiming to have murdered her mother appears on her show—despite Poe knowing she already killed him.

My Review: Wow! What a wild ride! This book is a heart-pounding page-turner! The pacing is riveting and the highly disturbing storyline drew me in from the very beginning! I also love the unique twist on the true-crime podcast trope. I love that the author brought back one of his original characters from one of his most popular books, Mr. Tender’s Girl (that he mentions at the end). This is my first book by this author, but I will definity go look for that book soon!

Genres/Themes: Fiction / Thrillers - Suspense / Thrillers - Crime / Crime

Tell Me What You Did is scheduled for publication on January 28, 2025, by Poisoned Pen Press.

Wow, this was a wild ride. I must’ve come up with a million endings desperately trying to figure it out. This books sucks you in IMMEDIATELY. I loved the podcast element. I the secondary characters were written so well. Carter’s level of detail and descriptions really helped to paint the scene. I mean there were times I had to read out loud for my husband because I just needed to share my amazement of his writing out loud. I don’t want to give any spoilers but this is a thriller that should definitely be on your radar if you’re a fan of the genre. Because this book kept me throughly invested the entire time I was reading. There wasn’t any lags of interest or slow chapters. I’m happy I own more of his books that I can dive into!

Tell Me What You Did grabbed me from the first and never let me go! This is an achievement considering we know who the bad guy is, and there is no hunt for the killer type story. There is a small reveal at the end, but that was not the point for me. It was just good story telling.

Poe Webb is a podcaster. I know, the podcast thing has become a trope, but not like this! On Poe's show, people call in to confess things they've gotten away with. The show is rising in popularity, and there have been some big confessions. Her listeners like to play amateur detective and, in some cases, have righted wrongs. But the tables are about to be turned, because a caller knows Poe's biggest secret, and he is going to make her reveal it, live, on her podcast.

I don't want to give away too much plot, but this is a fast paced story that kept me enthralled until the ending.

The thing about reading a book by an accomplished writer is you probably won't notice. That they are a good writer. The read is smooth with no jarring lines that make you wince, and draw you out the story because of their awkwardness. You may not notice good writing, but I assure you, you'll notice bad writing. I haven't read Carter Wilson before, but I will be looking to see what he's done in the past, because this is definitely good writing.

In short, I loved the story concept and I loved the book! Rating, 5 sizzling stars!

Thank you to NetGalley, Carter Wilson and Poison Pen Press for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this read. I like reading books that are based around podcasts. I enjoyed this one. This was not one of his best books that I read but I did enjoy it and will read what he has coming next.

Holy moly! I was hooked on this book from the start. It is tense and jaw dropping. There are parts that are sick, disgusting and evil. There are shocking twists, trauma and darkness, but then we also see the love between family members and the drive to improve lives. The main character, Poe, hosts a popular true crime podcast where she gets people to confess to their crimes. However, one day, Poe has on a guest who seems to know quite a bit about Poe and the secrets she is hiding. How does he know so much? And what kind of danger does he pose? Are people who they say they are? Who can be trusted? How far will people go to protect the ones they love? 4.5 stars! Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the digital ARC.

Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book. I got approved for an early release but, ended up reading it after it was already released! This book captured my attention the first page and kept my attention the entire way through the book. I truly enjoyed it and never expected the twists along the way. This is my first book that I’ve read by this author and I can’t wait to read more. This truly was a SOLID thriller that I loved! I can’t wait to see more people read this book because it will blow them away! :)

This was a story with a strong female lead. Poe is a host of a popular podcast where people call in to confess their crimes. Poe was led to this work after she witnessed the murder of her mother when she was a child. When Poe became an adult she tracked down her mother's murder and killed him. Poe never looked back until one day a man claiming to be her mother's killer is back and on her podcast.

I enjoyed the character development in this story. Poe is a fun heroine? Main character? I enjoy her verbiage- it reads easy and sounds like you are next to Poe engaging with her. Some of the other characters like Kip and her dad- could have used a bit more depth imo. I also was confused a few times as the POV switches and I wasn't sure what Poe had actually confessed and when. A good story with a few kinks. Apparently a spin off of another one of the author's novels where one of the characters in this book, Alice, is the main character. The author briefly touches on Alice's story in this book and her story sounds twisted.

Thank you @sourcebooks and @netgalley for a copy of this title. All my reviews are unbiased.

This was such a great read!!! I absolutely am a sucker for a podcast novel. And this delivered!!! Excited to see what else Carter Wilson does - as this was my first book by him.

Big thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the arc!

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!! will def be reading more by this author (also I read a book by a MAN? And I enjoyed it!? That should tell you everything)

This book grabbed me in from the very first page and held me to the very ending. The pacing was absolute perfection, with all the creepiness, timeline jumps, wondering wtf is happening, and most importantly the writing!

Absolute addicting.

Tell Me What You Did‘s premise struck me as an interesting twist on society’s current obsession with true crime podcasts. Since I do not share this obsession, what might motivate someone to make themselves a magnet for perpetrators of crime in the way described fascinated me.

This was my first experience with Carter Wilson’s assured writing style. In the commercial thriller genre, all too often there appears to be greater focus on plot than prose. So, I was pleasantly surprised by his efficient yet evocative depictions of setting and mood peppered throughout this novel.

The complicated psyche of Wilson’s protagonist, or anti-protagonist, would have been challenging to write. Too dark, and he loses the reader, but a person who has committed murder cannot plausibly be all lightness and sparkles either. That kind of traumatic baggage is going to be weighty…
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For the most part, I think Wilson gets that tricky balance right in Tell Me What You Did. I did not find Poe Webb endearing, but I did find her first-person narrative highly absorbing reading. And, she has some endearing characters and a loyal pet in her orbit, which always helps. That a good portion of this novel is presented in podcast transcript format helped keep the reading pace high also.

For all that I admired in Carter Wilson’s execution of this novel’s unusual premise, beyond that, the mystery plot contained no twists that I had not already suspected. Yes, violent, depraved acts and psychopathic behaviour are discussed, and the welfare of his primary and secondary protagonists are threatened in real-time on more than one occasion. But, these instances were clearly foreshadowed and/or were the likely result of poor decision-making.

So, while certainly not for readers’ faint of heart, Carter Wilson’s Tell Me What You Did is a strong, absorbing psychological suspense thriller rather than a gripping one.

Enjoyed this book so much. Really into the podcast element in a lot of books recently but it can feel over done but it was the perfect amount in this book.

I enjoyed the fast pacing and the sense of danger lurking everywhere combined with a tough main character like Poe. I also liked the podcast angle of people confessing their crimes and the dark backstory behind Poe’s behaviour and actions. I literally couldn’t put this one down. I highly recommend this one for fans of dark and twisted thrillers.

The podcast idea is something that I think I've never read, especially from mystery/thriller book and it was so refresing and it successfully intrigued me to get into the story. It's a fast-paced story with short chapters, which I actually loved, but it go back and forth from the present and the past. The problem with these kind of chapters sometimes makes me feel the story is repetitive. Talk about the character, I'm not sure there is a big character development of Poe, but again she's a morally-grey character which makes sense.

Overall, it's a good book!

Wow this one definitely kept me on my toes and guessing! I loved the podcast premise and the at the MC’s guests confessed their crimes to her. It was very eerie and intriguing!

The bad guy was such a creepy villain and it really made the story so sinister and unpredictable. I was on the edge of my seat every time he and the MC spoke. Always wondering what he would say or do next.

A must read for thriller fans who love a true crime podcast and an unsolved case! I will definitely have to check out more books by Carter Wilson!

4.25 stars

I really liked the concept of this story. It's something that I don't think I've read before, and the way it's written is certainly commendable. Despite having ready so many thrillers, I WAS doubtful of my assumptions for the better part of the book!

I loved the bond between Poe (the main character) and the pets, especially Grimm, and her dad. It was probably the most endearing part of the story. Poe and Grimm's eventual bonding was soooo precious!!!!

Reading about morally grey FMCs can never get tiring for me! Probably because I've been really busy with a lot lately, I wasn't able to enjoy this book as much as I should've, but I still really enjoyed it A LOT. I would certainly recommend it to anyone looking for a thriller where you think you might have the answers, but you're never sure if it's THE right answer or not!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! I honestly don't want to say too much about this book because it's truly best if you go into it blind!

Poe has a popular podcast which enables people to unburden themselves and confess their crimes to the world.

She receives a confession from a caller that references a traumatic event from her past, and threatens her future...

The chapters go back and forth from the present, the past and also the near future (told in transcript style) and only enhance the suspense and terror. I loved this book! First time reading this author, and am looking forward to reading more of their work!

This was a fresh and riveting thriller about a best-selling podcaster who interviews criminals, airing their confessions for all to listen. She gets the shock of a lifetime though when her mother's killer reaches out and turns the tables on her. Amazing on audio and unputdownable, this is definitely one to get as an audiobook and will be a fav this year for sure! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!