Blog tour ~ book review: How To Get Away With Murder by Tam Barnett

I am delighted to share my review today ~ thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for organizing.

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3.5⭐
Genre ~ crime fiction
Setting ~ UK
Publication date ~ January 27, 2025
Publisher ~ Boldwood Books
Est Page Count ~ 274 (p+ 40 chapters)
Audio length ~ 9 hours 3 minutes
Narrator ~ Imogen Church
POV ~ single 1st, present tense
Featuring ~ debut, unreliable narrator, serial killer obsession

Kelli has always been fascinated with serial killers. Not a serial killer himself, but her own father was convicted of killing a man when she was young, so her obsession goes far back. Recently she’s famous for helping catch the notorious The White Widowerer. She even frequently visits him in prison as she pens a book based on him. They have quite the odd relationship. When new bodies begin to turn up in her own back woods she’s on the hunt to figure out who The Nailer is.

Kelli is as unreliable and unlikable as they come. She thinks she’s the cat’s meow and she’s anything but. Speaking of cats (view spoiler on GR), which I didn’t care for. She seems to know alot about US killers, which was great and showed research, but she does quite a bit of name dropping. Pretty much all characters were unlikable.

There’s a nice amount of humorous one liners throughout. I really liked this one ~ ‘I’d never hit you, he says, turning to look at me. Bless his innocent cotton socks. ⬅️ that sentence cracked me up!

One thing that bothered me a little is that she barely acknowledged her mother, but when she received a sad diagnosis all of the sudden it seemed like finally she had time to spend with her.

Overall, I liked the concept and the pace was pretty steady. I was surprised about the killer, so that was nice. The author already has his sophomore book coming out this year, so I’ll probably give it a whirl.

Narration notes:
I did not listen to this one, but am just giving the info above for reference.

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Book blurb:

A delightfully twisty and darkly comic crime thriller, for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer and How to Kill Your Family

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…

Tam Barnett’s debut novel is perfect for readers of Katy Brent, CJ Skuse or Bella Mackie.

Purchase Link – https://mybook.to/HowToGetAway

Author Bio –

Tam Barnett is a journalist, living in London. His debut with Boldwood is How To Get Away With Murder, a darkly comic thriller set in the Wirral.

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