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"Brisk, snarky, and delicious." ―People Magazine

A murder at a suspense writer convention makes everyone a suspect―especially the victim’s literary rivals.

Murderpalooza, the premier thriller writers conference, is meant to be an exciting celebration of the genre and its preeminent writers. But when bestselling author and industry favorite Kristin Bailey…

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1 author picked I Didn't Do It as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I devoured this book, immediately drawn in by its setting at a large New York thriller writers' conference where a top award nominee is murdered onsite.

I loved how each of the prime suspects – a diverse quartet of authors at various career stages – shares his or her reactions on the day’s unfolding events revealing much about their professional and private lives, their individual personalities, and the stakes involved in achieving literary success. Suspense mounts with each new revelation.

I found the author’s tongue-in-cheek look at the contemporary publishing world and social media’s grip on it striking as well…

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