Review – Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson
Synopsis
She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she’s hiding a terrible secret. It’s time for the truth to come out…
Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess crimes they’ve committed to her audience. She can’t guarantee the police won’t come after her “guests,” but her show grants simultaneous anonymity and instant fame—a potent combination that’s proven difficult to resist. After an episode recording, Poe usually erases both criminal and crime from her mind.
But when a strange and oddly familiar man appears on her show, Poe is forced to take a second look. Not only because he claims to be her mother’s murderer from years ago, but because Poe knows something no one else does. Her mother’s murderer is dead.
Poe killed him.
From the USA Today bestselling author of The Dead Girl in 2A and The New Neighbor comes a chilling new thriller that forces the question: are murderers always the bad guys?
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Review
This is a book I wasn’t sure I could finish only because it gave me the heebie-jeebies at specific points.
Poe is an intriguing character. She has a podcast where people confess their biggest sins/crimes to her, which is ironic because she killed someone herself years ago, her mother’s killer. Or did she? With the introduction of Ian Hindley, he knows too much to be a random stalker. What is his connection to her mother’s death? I think there is a hint to this, but I missed it.
I was not a fan of Poe’s. I don’t feel like we really got to know her at all in this book. We know surface details, but the book does not delve into her beyond that. We know she drinks a lot and curses like a sailor, which adds very little to the book. I did like that she and her father seemed to grow a little closer throughout the incidents in the book. She is close to her dog, Bailey, and comes to appreciate her dad’s cat.
Despite my dislike for Poe, the story was intriguing. Her podcast allowed criminals to confess their crimes. However, I was confused because two phrases were used: Tell Me What You Did and Confess To Me. I don’t know if this was not cleaned up in the editing or if it was done on purpose. However, when the tables are turned, and Poe is pressured into confessing her crime, we learn more about what lengths a person might go to preserve their sanity or right a wrong.
This book was creepy at times and possibly one you shouldn’t read at bedtime! However, the story unfolding was engaging, and it has the reader evaluating how they would act or react if in the same situation.
We give this book 4 paws up.
About the Author
Carter Wilson is the multi-award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of ten critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers. His works have garnered starred reviews from each major trade publication, have been optioned for television and film, and his 2025 release Tell Me What You Did was selected by Barnes & Noble as a national monthly pick. Additionally, Carter is the host of the Making It Up podcast and founder of the Unbound Writer company, which provides coaching services, writing retreats, and online classes. He lives in Erie, Colorado.
