Ethan Harris has a bona fide hit with The Murder Show. After years of bouncing between writing gigs, he’s finally struck gold, creating a series that blends the addictiveness of a network procedural with the depth of prestige drama. Now, with three successful seasons under his belt as showrunner, Ethan is eager to dive into season four. There’s just one problem: Hollywood is in the middle of a writers' strike, and the network has rejected his latest pitch.
Running low on inspiration—and desperate to impress the execs—Ethan returns to the last place he ever expected to find a story. Ethan goes back home.
Back in Minnesota, he reconnects with his former classmate Ro, who is now a local cop. She’s recently uncovered new evidence related to the unsolved hit-and-run that killed their friend Ricky the summer after high school. Ro believes revisiting Ricky’s case could not only help bring the killer to justice but also provide Ethan with the kind of gripping story that The Murder Show is known for. If he writes the murder into the show, the national attention might shake loose long-buried secrets.
But the deeper Ethan and Ro dig, the clearer it becomes that someone will do anything to keep the truth buried — even if it means silencing them for good.
I was completely enamored by the blend of compelling cold case mystery and behind-the-scenes drama in Matt Goldman's The Murder Show. Much like the fictional series at its center, the novel skillfully fuses elements of procedural crime with rich character development, making for a story that immediately hooked me. There’s thrills, romance, humor—basically everything I look for in a great crime read. Sure, some of the plot beats feel a bit familiar, but honestly, that’s part of the charm. The Murder Show is a fast, fun, and satisfying mystery that delivers on all fronts.
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(2025, 30)
I'm glad this was a good read for you. It does sound like an exciting one.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was!
DeleteThe blend of elements really appeals to me, and it sounds like they were executed well.
ReplyDeleteRight? I thought it made for a fun twist on a murder mystery.
DeleteI love the sound of this one! You're always adding books to my TBR list. But I don't mind, because they're always such good ones. :D
ReplyDeleteSame with you, my friend.
DeleteI can deal with some beats that feel familliar
ReplyDeleteMe too, as long as I'm having fun.
DeleteI think the familiarity can be helpful sometimes, because then you (mostly) know the book isn't going to go completely off the rails and switch genres mid-book. My library doesn't have this one yet, booooo.
ReplyDeleteOn the opposite side of that train of thought, familiarity can also be used to give readers a false sense of confidence in where the story goes. So sorry your library doesn't have this one!
DeleteThat's true too. I will probably end up requesting a purchase for this one, I really want to read it.
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