Podcaster Sarah is agoraphobic and is using her previous life as a TV journalist to bring some new relevance to her life by investigating a cold case. The increasing popularity of the programme brings with it increased scrutiny and unexpected dangers. Intriguing premise, interesting style, and alternatly entertaining and frustrating.

I really liked this book, and didn't see the ending coming. This was well written, with plenty twists and turns. Recommended.

I've had this book for years, I still haven't, unfortunately, got to it, so this is a placeholder review to reduce my shelf for my own sanity, but will replace this if I ever get to the book

Sarah remembers her old life all too well. Now living with agoraphobia, she has isolated herself away fro others. She at one time, was a television journalist and now has an area in her basement that is devoted to her podcast. She is investigating a Muslim man who was convicted of murdering a white woman and Sarah has a feeling that he is innocent and is out to prove just that . Each week her podcasts are growing more popular. Too popular actually. Someone has noticed and they are not happy at all. Sarah is fearful when she
receives hate mail, text messages that were vile and even worse death threats. Someone wants her to stop what she is doing for good. So much so that when they feel Sarah did not heed their warning, they threatened her family. Can Sarah find the truth before something happens to her? I love this book. You know it is well written when you can feel the emotions from the characters in the story. I honestly did not want to put this one down and had to be forced to in order to get some sleep. Kurthausen is a brilliant writer of psychological thrillers. The book is fast paced with only a few characters but that allows the reader to see the interactions better. There were a lot of tense moments that kept me on the edge of my seat and even though I thought I figured it out....another twist happens.

Thank you to netgalley as well as the author/publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Bummer. I thought this was a murder mystery and it's not. The ending also was a horrible let down. I'm bummed. It had so many possibilities, until, it didn't. The propaganda destroyed this book, and the awful ending totaled it. 

My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.

This was quite an enjoyable and quick read. I say quick because I had to keep reading until I found out how everything ended. I recommend this book for fans of thrillers/suspense.

Sarah is a journalist who is agoraphobic and suffering PTSD after an intruder got into her home a year ago, she now podcasts from home and is looking into a murder that occurred 12yrs ago.

She gains some unwanted attention from this both online and in her day to day life and soon not just her life but her families lives are at risk.

I didn’t actually like Sarah very much to be honest but I couldn’t help but root for her.

It’s a great book that was very tense and had me gripped page by page, read in one sitting and seriously enjoyed it. More please!

Gripping and thrilling. I really liked Sarah's character and enjoyed the twists and turns in the plot. Very fast paced towards the end. Phil Kurthausen is a new author to me but I will look out for future offerings!

Thankyou to NetGalley, Bloodhound Books and the author, Phil Kurthausen, for the opportunity to read a digital copy of Don't Let Me In in exchange for an honest, unbiasedopinion.
I thought this book offered a good, solid read. The storyline was well thought out and written with intriguing characters. Am looking forward to more from this author.
Well worth a read.

I received this book as an advanced review copy (ARC) from Netgalley. So for I’m 2/2 on good reads as ARCs from there.

Do you listen to any Podcasts? It’s definitely become a huge interest of mine and I go back and forth between podcasts and audiobooks on my drive to and from work. The idea of this book feels a bit like Serial, which is a bit of a gateway podcast for many people. The idea of doing investigative reporting on a case where the convicted, accused of killing his girlfriend, insists he is innocent. Add in the fact that Sarah, our main character, doesn’t leave her house. There are breadcrumbs given as to why she doesn’t but you don’t find out the full details until nearly the end. I also found the inclusion of cyber-bullying quite interesting, especially showing how you can deal with it.

So what didn’t I like? It did take a bit for me to get into it, even though it seemed like a perfect recipe it did feel as if it started a bit slow. I liked the majority of the characters, minus the obvious ones, but it did frustrate me how Sarah let her agoraphobia get in the way of her relationship with her husband and her son. Although that was a big frustrating, when you think about it, that’s probably closer to how it would be in real life.

So really there wasn’t much I didn’t like. The cat’s name (Lil Bitch) made me giggle every time. I really enjoyed the end, finding out multiple different twists that seemed to just keep coming. So many different twists that I just didn’t see coming and made the last part of the book that much more enjoyable.

Biggest thanks to Bloodhound Books and Netgalley for allowing me a copy to read and give my honest review.

I was intrigued by the blurb for this book and the cover completely drew me in and I couldn’t wait to get started!

I thought that the main characters for the book were well developed and they worked really well with the plot line. Sarah is a superb character and I really warmed to her.

The book had a well planned plot line and I thought that the suspense the author built up was great, I was reading the book much faster towards the end as I had to see how everything would end.

Four stars from me for this one – I really enjoyed it!

This book dealt with the sensitive issue if agoraphobia, at one point of time, I was becoming one so I could really relate to the main character Sarah. She ran a podcast from home about an old murder case where she felt that the suspect was wrongly accused.
The book started off interestingly, and 8 loved the way Sarah dealt with her life. I loved the suspense parts of the 12 year old murder mystery.
Sarah was not a totally lovable character, there was swearing and few crude ways.. But the story was paced well and the last few pages went fast. I did guess the ending and there were continuity mistakes which irritated me, but overall a different read with a shocking ending

Enjoyable read. Characters are believable, including the cat. Sarah is afraid to leave her home after an incident that happened to her. Her home podcast of a twelve year old crime is taking over her life.
I had some suspicions about two of the male characters, but was a little unsure until the very end. Thank you netgalley for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an unbiased review

The book had me totally gripped, the twist at the end was so shocking. Will certainly look out for more of Phil Kurthausen books. Thank you

Amazing book. Loved it from beginning to end.
Well written which kept me captivated throughout.
I will definitely be reading other books by this author

Sarah was once a tv journalist but after being attacked in her home she is now suffering from agoraphobia and continues to work through podcasts done from home. Her latest podcast is on a 12 year old murder case where the wrong man may be sitting in jail. I thought the premise sounded good and I enjoyed reading most of this book but somewhere along the way the story took a weird turn and I didn't find the second half of the book to be as interesting. All in all, it was sn enjoyable read.

So, I read this book in one sitting ( more or less ) and what a book it is
Its a story about a journo, Sarah, who has become agoraphobic and suffering PTSD due to an intruder in her home a year ago and is now ‘podcasting’ and looking at ( she feels ) an unsafe murder conviction from a decade ago.....
I COULDNT STAND HER 😃 yet was drawn to her, from the off her feminist views were made known and her political leanings made clear and her views on everything from Islamaphobia to entitlement aired...all done from her leafy Hampstead home...yet she did what many of us do and ‘jangled’ her views to suit and would sometimes say something and then think the opposite, and for this ( and from someone who does this ) I LOVED HER!!!!
Her description of agoraphobia was very real and true and the real fear and panic described to a tee ( and again her ability to chastise herself for being as she was yet being unable to control it was brilliantly written), I admired her for this and the author for writing so honestly about it
She ( and other characters ) swore too much and yet her love for her cat Lil’Bitch showed her softer side ( Lil’Bitch prob had the biggest character role in a book I have read since Timmy in the Famous Five!)
Other characters in the book were as obnoxiously likeable as her!
Her podcasts were great and I loved that inclusion in the book and the actual story which at times was complex was well ordered so you could keep up to date with what was happening
Her love of pastries was lip lickingly described and her honest description of wanting full on good sex brave ( I realise I am writing this as if she was real!!, a good sign! )
She is stalked by the worst trollers and the messages they send her are not for the faint hearted!!
The last few chapters are breathtaking and the ending further from what I imagined as A is to Z, the last paragraph I re read just to make sure I had it right!!!
Its one of the rawest, more honest, annoying yet brilliant in places books I have read this year and without hesiatation would say if you are prepared for an unusual, full on, no holds barred book of real characters in a story of lies, murder, nastiness and honesty, buy it, settle yourself and be prepared!!
10/10 5 Stars

I could not finish this book. I try to keep away from all books with themes that are plaguing our society and felt this book was way too entwined in those aspects for me to genuinely enjoy.
Will let Chapter Chatter Pub know about it.

I didn't quite know what to expect when I picked up this book but what I did find was a tense undercurrent running throughout. With the mystery just bubbling away under the surface as Sarah goes about making her podcasts and collecting enemies along the way. Then add in the agoraphobia to the mix and you have quite an intriguing story. With this added claustrophobic element it easily increases the tension. I enjoyed the podcast segments as it all felt quite real and managed to grab my attention and pull me in as I was eager to learn the details behind the murder of Lauren.

Sarah is an interesting character I can't say that I liked her a 100 percent of the time but the fact she has flaws made her seem a little more realistic. Hints are made to Sarah's past and I couldn't wait to find out more along with twists and turns keeping me on my toes. The pacing of the story is pretty steady along with a few parts that had me racing through the pages, especially towards that ending!

A story full of secrets just waiting to burst out and I couldn't wait to discover the truth!

I really enjoyed Don't Let Me In. I have not read a Phil Kurthausen book before but I think I will be reading more of his books. Great book with great characters and great ending.