Publication Date: January 28, 2025
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?
A true crime podcast serves as the epicenter of a story packed with suspense.
Poe Webb uses her podcast as a forum for people to anonymously confess crimes. It’s an interesting concept that gives the culprit an audience while at the same time bringing criminal acts out in the open. Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson takes readers on a roller coaster ride full of intensity.
With technical assistance from her boyfriend, Poe has generated a large following. The confessions might range from something banal to a matter definitely crossing the lines into criminality. When her routine is interrupted by someone claiming to have committed a crime involving Poe’s mother, the suspense takes a dark and twisted turn into Poe’s past. How can a man who is supposed to be dead appear on the show?
What ensues is a game of cat and mouse between Poe and the determined guest. However, he is more interested in flipping the script and hearing Poe’s confession. The author alternates between past and present, combined with an interview format to build the story. The end result is a smooth reading experience that will hook you from the beginning.
Ultimately, the story calls into question the generality that all murderers are bad. What if their confession falls into that neutral ground between right and wrong?
Tell Me What You Did offers a substantial plot that will keep readers guessing until the very end. 
CARTER WILSON is the USA Today bestselling author of nine critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a five-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his works have been optioned for television and film. Carter lives outside of Boulder, Colorado. Dynamic and compelling, he now hosts his own podcast, Making It Up, interviewing authors like S.A. Cosby, Daniel Handler, Stuart Turton, Xio Axelrod, and Julie Clark to talk shop and riff an original story live. The result is a charming, authentic peek into the writing process.
