Book Review - How To Get Away With Murder by Tam Barnett

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Title: How To Get Away With Murder

Author: Tam Barnett

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 27th January 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

I'm obsessed with true crime. All the podcasts, the documentaries... I can't get enough.

And now there's a murderer on the loose where I live. What a rush!

Of course, some people might wonder if it's me. Am I an innocent soul with an unhealthy fascination, or a deadly psychopath?

It's the killer question. After all, I would love to know how to get away with murder…

Woah, what an absolutely amazing debut novel. 

I'm reeling from what I've just read, and it really will make you think too. 

At no point was I completely sure what I could believe, I suspected there was information being concealed, but had no clue as just to what extent, or why or what! 

We have Kelli who is fascinated by true crime, has a "friendship" as such with a serial killer she helped catch, and regularly reads and watches things on the most depraved people on the planet.  There is nothing she doesn't know about murder. 

Her friends and family are concerned about her interest in the macabre, but it takes for a new series of murders in the woods near her house, for her to starting being concerned herself.  For she is even wondering did she do it. 

There is a lot going on in this story, loads of interesting character dynamics and lots of secrets to be revealed.  There are twists and turns, and it really was the most compulsively brilliant of reads that I just couldn't get enough of. 

I am already excited to see what this author's second book will be like, as I loved this one so much.  This feels quite different to other books that I have read and its feels like a fresh take on a thriller.  

It's just superb and I was totally hooked from the first to the last page.  Brilliant! 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.