Today’s review is the newest book in the series A Trending Topic Mystery from author Sarah E. Burr; DM Me for Murder, published in February 2024.
DM Me for Murder
Author: Sarah E. Burr
ISBN-13/ASIN: 978-1-6851-2557-8
Publisher: Level Best Books
Published: February 13, 2024
Genre/s: Adult Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women’s Fiction (Chick-Lit)
Format: E-Book
Pages: 339
Source: Level Best Books – Netgalley
*** Thank you to the publisher, Level Best Books, for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. ***
Synopsis
A social media collab turns deadly for influencer Coco Cline.
Cordelia “Coco” Cline is over the moon when she learns mega-influencer LaTage wants Center of Attention Consulting to handle her rebranding campaign. But things come crashing down when Coco arrives for a brainstorming meeting only to find LaTage dead on the floor of her rented mansion. While the Central Shores police don’t suspect Coco of the disturbing crime, the Internet has other ideas. Coco is horrified to see the hashtag #CocoClineistheProblem trending everywhere on socials, with anonymous accounts accusing her of having a hand in LaTage’s tragic death.
Armed with her phone and her fabulous friends (dubbed the Sleuth Squad), Coco dives into LaTage’s glamorous, over-the-top world of influencer-turned-celebrity. Who in Central Shores would want the LA native dead? What skeletons had LaTage been hiding?
Join crime-solving influencer Coco Cline for her most outrageous case yet as she and her friends uncover long-buried scandals trending just below the surface.
My Review
First thoughts: I was getting some Anna Delvey vibes for most of the book.
I’m not sure if it was just the type of language the author used because it was based on a millennial/Generation Z type of narrative but it took quite a lot to get through the book. I got the vibe that this book was supposed to be sort of spoofy and funny but I did not find it so, and that in turn made for a very hard read to get through.
Additionally, it took most of the book to get rid of the Anna Delvey vibes with the different motives for LaTage’s murder. Only when the truth finally came to light did I see her differently.
I would recommend that readers read the other books in the series first if you’re going to read this book, I think it will give the reader a much better dive into the main character’s history and how she got started solving crimes in the first place.
Quotes From the Book
““Heaven forbid anyone think you were cheugy” She chuckled at the term the Gen Zers had coined when referencing out-of-touch millenials”
DM Me for Murder by Sarah E. Burr (Chapter 1, page 7)
“I didn’t think I could be surprised further by this case, but such spicy tea knocked the wind from my sails”
DM Me for Murder by Sarah E. Burr (Chapter 14, page 114)
