Happy New Year! My new thriller, Tell Me What You Did, will be out on January 28. This is an angry, scary book that’s gotten a lot of pre-release attention—more so than any of my earlier nine releases—and I can’t wait to see what happens with it. Like most of my books, it’s told from a single, first-person point-of-view (along with some transcripts), and like some of my earlier books, there’s a little multimedia hidden throughout the pages.
I have a history of including more than just words in my books. In Mister Tender’s Girl, astute readers can find a website and password in the book which unveils artwork and a fake message board that both play roles in the book. In The Dead Girl in 2A, art from a fictitious (and dark) children’s book were placed throughout the story. In the case of Tell Me What You Did, there’s video. Let me explain.
The protagonist, Poe Webb, hosts a successful true-crime podcast. She interviews everyday callers who have something to confess, and while she records the online conversations, she always deletes the recordings a week later to preserve the guests’ anonymity. But, unknown to her callers, Poe always records video of her side of the conversation on her iPhone.
I decided I wanted to see what those recordings might look like, so I hired the wonderful actor Rebekah Kennedy to play the role of Poe and recreate those recorded scenes. She did an amazing job, and I get goosebumps every time I watch these short scenes. The three videos are linked by QR codes in the book, so all the reader has to do is scan the code with their phone to watch. Even my acknowledgements are done by video.
This is my 10th book and I’m proud as hell of it. I’d love for you all to buy a copy, and you can pre-order at the link below. Enjoy the new year, stay healthy, chase happiness, and read thrillers.


Library Reads!
Absolutely THRILLED for my upcoming novel to be voted one of the top 10 books of all new January titles, as judged by the nation’s librarians. And Sourcebooks is well represented, with 3 of the 10 books making the Library Reads list.
Thank you, wonderful librarians!


New episodes of my podcast Making It Up are out! Over the past month I chatted with:
- Elise Hart Kipness, thriller novelist and 2nd-time guest
- Rebecca McKanna, mystery novelist and short-story writer
- Georgia Jeffries, writer of Emmy Award-winning drama and acclaimed noir fiction
- Alex Kenna, prosecutor and mystery author
All episodes are available on my website, my YouTube channel, and wherever you get your favorite podcasts.


As far as I know, these are the places I’m supposed to be where you can meet me and stuff. Check my event calendar for the latest updates.
FEATURED EVENT:

ALL EVENTS: January 21st, 2025 4:15PM Scary Campfire Stories: Tween Writing Workshop Carter Wilson – Instructor Erie Community Library Erie, Colorado January 29th, 2025 6PM Joint Book-Launch Event Carter Wilson & Barbara Nickless Tattered Cover Colfax Denver, Colorado February 5, 2025 4:30PM Totally Criminal Cocktail Hour Lowell Inn Stillwater, MinnesotaFebruary 12, 2025 6PM Author Talk & Book Signing Boswell Books 2559 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211 February 22nd, 2025 2PM Thriller Afternoon Carter Wilson & Barbara Nickless Douglas County Libraries, Philip & Jerry Miller Library Castle Rock, Colorado | March 7th, 2025 3:30 PM Writers LIVE! Series with Oline Cogdill Palm Beach County Library System, Gardens Branch Library Palm Beach Gardens, Florida March 13th, 2025 7PM Authors! Series Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Main Library Toledo, Ohio March 29th, 2025 4:00 PM Carter Wilson in conversation with C.J. Box (local author panel immediately preceding) Teel Sanctuary, Mile Hi Church Lakewood, Colorado May 17th Gaithersburg Book Festival Attending author Gaithersburg, Maryland June 18-22 Thrillerfest Attending author/Speaker New York, New York September 3-7 BoucherconAttending author/Speaker New Orleans, Louisiana |

REVIEWS
On the Page
Whispers of Dead Girls, Marlee Bush (Poisoned Pen Press, May 2025)
This beauty doesn’t come out until May and I was lucky to get a sneak peek. Here’s what I wrote about it for the publisher:
“Whispers of Dead Girls, Marlee Bush’s propulsive new thriller, forces readers to wonder if a damaged person can ever truly heal. In the case of Bush’s exquisitely crafted protagonist, Ren Taylor, the jury is decidedly out…much to our pleasure. Ren is the most morally gray of all heroes, which not only rings true but allows us to see ourselves in her. Could we let our fractured pasts go, or would we forever chase absolution, only to realize that only serves to keep us imprisoned? There is no clear answer, and there shouldn’t be, but the chase itself makes for a hell of story. I devoured this powerful, gutsy book, and you will, too.”
Put this book on you radar or pre-order it today.

On the Screen
Day of the Jackal (Peacock, 2024)
Well, I just loved this. I’d read the great Frederick Forsyth novel decades ago, and was a bit wary when I saw this pop up on Peacock. I always think the show is going to ruin the novel. But Peacock’s Jackal is excellent, not only in its gritty portrayal of an assassin for hire, but in its pace of storytelling, its use of locations as characters, its tightness of writing, and the outstanding acting by Eddie Redmayne (I can’t picture anyone else in that role). If you’re in the mood for a smart action thriller told over a ten-episode arc, check this show out.

Photo of the Month
Spotted this gorgeous gal near my house about a few weeks ago. Did you know the bald eagle wasn’t the official U.S. national bird until signed into legislation just this month? It was always the national emblem, but not bird. There’s your next fun fact for cocktail-party small talk. You’re welcome.

Update from my Kids
My sister’s family came out to Colorado from New York for a few days to visit and my kids got a chance to spend time with their cousins (the two in the middle). Hard to believe that, at one point years ago, Uncle Carter used to play monster and chase them down, pick them up, and throw them to the floor. They still turned out mostly okay!

Update from my Pets
This is the excitement of a Friday night for me.

Humor of the Month sent to me by a friend
One of the best Far Side panels of all time.

That’s it for now!
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