I really like the plot of this one, but I felt like it was all wrapped up very suddenly at the end. It felt very rushed.
I would have loved to see everything actually play out a little more and feel more complete.

Thank you NetGalley and One More Chapter for this ARC.

Remember Where You've Buried the Bodies is a great concept and I was excited to read it. Unfortunately the execution of the premise left much to be desired. Flashbacks were too long and added at times little to the story, characters seemingly made strange decisions with little logic to them. Development for the characters was too extensive for the limited payoff and there were too many characters to focus on.

I feel like the book was 2 or even 3 books in 1 and that it did not achieve what I expected it to achieve. Even the conclusion gave little resolution to the various situations and it felt like the epilogue was a chapter too soon and we should have had more. I also feel like no character who did things that were bad had any sort of meaningful commupance.

I read the book to completion but unfortunately will not be recommending it nor reading it again as it was truly a struggle. It is such a shame as it seemed like a superb premise.

I was intrigued by the premise of Remember Where You've Buried the Bodies. A resident, suffering from dementia, in a care home is overheard saying he killed someone. Will Cavanagh, who works at the Sunset House Care Home doesn't put much merit to the claim, at first. After all, Gilbert Williams is old and frail, but maybe . . . Will decides to do some sleuthing. Jolene, another worker at the home, had a sister go missing some time ago, and this plays into the narrative.

This is a bit dark and humorous at the same time. There were alot of characters and I had some trouble keeping them all straight. The story is told in different timelines and POVs and sometimes these were hard to follow. The author keeps us guessing with twists and turns. There is alot to like in this book, and I did enjoy it. This is the first book i have read by Julie Lancaster and I will look forward to more. Great cover, with the shovel in the goldfish bowl!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Harper Collins, for an ARC. The opinions in this review are my own.

I struggled with this book as I found the first half of the book very slow and there’s no real ending as such, I have so many unanswered questions!
The plot I liked the sound off but there was so many characters at times it was hard to remember them all and there back stories. I enjoyed the scenes in the care home especially as they had added humour and felt very real at times but as previous said left too many questions unanswered and no real ending!

I enjoyed this so much I could hardly put it down. Set in a care home, it’s full of twists and turns and really I couldn’t have guessed what was coming next.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc.

I really wanted to like this one but unfortunately there is way too many characters to keep a track off. At times I felt it was messy and hard to follow.

Murder and mystery, mixed with a little fun and mayhem!

This is a fun read, a murder mystery in a care home. You can expect old people to die, can't you? Or were they murdered?

A comment from a resident causes a carer to wonder whether the resident is as harmless as he appears. Does he have a hidden past, or is he getting confused, or is it dementia?

Another care worker has doubts and suspicions of her own.

And then a new short-term resident turns up - a private detective - can he help them work it out?

Well written, fast paced and fun to read, it will leave you guessing until the end.

Remember Where You’ve Buried the Bodies is a dark comedy with a killer twist. The mystery unfolds through memory gaps and bingo night chaos,

I was really looking forward to this as the premise sounds sooo good to me. I usually love a bit of a mystery/dark comedy read.

I was hooked straight in by the first couple of chapters but I was soon a little bored, I found that there were sometimes too many characters doing different things and it confused me a little. I feel it was lacking some depth and suspense.

I am giving 3 stars because the last 20% of the book did have me hooked back in. Everything came together quite cleverly and I like how it all unfolded. Its just a shame that the middle of the book wasn't as gripping.

I had really wanted to love this book because the tagline is so strong and such an interesting concept. A serial killer who doesn't remember he is a serial killer? How cool is that?!

While reading the book, I didn't feel like it was "dark humor" as it was advertised (just a thriller and not particularly funny to me) and I started to feel really lost in some of the plot. It felt like there were too many perspectives and at times I wasn't sure why we were getting that person's perspective because it wasn't adding anything to the story except confusion.

Great concept but the execution didn't work for me.

An interesting twist on a cozy mystery

Will is working as a care assistant in a residential home, Sunset House. Whilst on his shift, one of the residents appears to confess to murder. Will is uncertain whether this is dementia, or if the gentleman is talking about a historical crime.

Jolene also works at the care home; she keeps hidden the fact that her own sister went missing many years ago and is an unsolved case. She has had a difficult life and upbringing since then and there is much depth to her character and story. Julie Lancaster has written this well to show how much the family is affected by the crime, as well as the victim. You cannot help but feel sorry for Jolene and how she has since been treated.

The story is a quick short chapter read that has you wanting more. It is written from several points of view and includes flashbacks to the murderer; the crimes and life being led at that time. I found this an extremely clever way of building the story, anticipation and mystery, whilst as a reader trying to pull all the component parts together to answer my questions.

There are a few twists and turns along the way together with some misdirection which keeps the reader guessing. My only criticism was the ending, for me it was a little unclear. I even went back to reread certain sections.

All in all, worth a read and recommended. Would be good for a book club as much discussion could be had throughout as well as at the end.

Thank you to Netgalley, HarperCollins Uk, One More Chapter and Julie Lancaster for access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Due to be published on 19 September 2025.

Gilbert lives in a care home, and has advanced dementia. When he seemingly admits to having committed murder, carer Will takes it upon himself to investigate. What will he discover?

I really struggled with this book. It was overly long and there were far too many characters to keep track of - with far too many having little or no relevance to the plot it seemed. I found myself skim reading a lot, it just didn't hold my attention unfortunately. I really wasn't keen on the last few chapters either, not everyone has a deep dark secret! It did feel to me as if this was written for shock value, and not for the story.

All of that being said, I did like the flashback chapters, looking at the pasts of some of the characters. I also really felt for Jolene's mum, never knowing what happened to Dolly.

2.5 rounded to 3.

Is Gilbert a killler? Will, who is one of his carers in the care home, decides to find out who, if anyone Gilbert killed since he seems to have confessed. Here's the thing- Gllbert is deep in dementia and thus a quite unreliable narrator to some. This moves between perspectives (frankly too many of them) and takes a bit of patience but it's clever. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, OMC for this ARC.

Gilbert Williams, a resident of Sunset House Care Home, grumpy and riddled with dementia, one day tells care assistant Will Cavanagh that he killed someone. It's an astonishing statement if true.

I didn't get on with this from the start. It was unfunny, there were too many people, the multi POVs were so confusing and hard to follow, the writing style was in weird prose and we got bogged down with lots of backstory that seems irrelevant. Maybe it wasn't but I didn't stick around to find out. A rare DNF.

This book had such a strong start. The first few chapters were a great mix of cozy mystery and edge-of-your-seat thriller, and I was hooked. But somewhere along the way, the story lost its focus.

The plot started to wander, weighed down by too many side characters and backstories that didn’t really matter. Some chapters were told from points of view that added nothing to the overall story—I honestly think the book would’ve been stronger if those perspectives had been cut. On top of that, chapters often began without making it clear whose POV we were in, which made it frustrating to follow.

By the end, the book didn’t resemble the story it promised at the start, and instead of feeling resolved, I just felt confused.

This one had a lot of potential, but it just never quite found its footing.

"Remember Where You've Buried the Bodies" by Julie Lancaster is presented as a darkly humorous serial killer thriller, but I didn't connect with the humorous aspects of the book. Overall, it felt more like a collection of disjointed stories rather than a cohesive narrative.

While I enjoyed some parts, there were sections where I completely zoned out. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting after reading the blurb.

One intriguing element is Gilbert, a resident of the Sunset House Care Home, who shares that he has killed someone but can't remember the details due to his dementia. Care assistant Will tries to ignore this information, but at some point, his interest is piqued, and he wants to dig deeper. Interesting, right?

However, the book quickly jumps from topic to topic, and Gilbert's storyline disappears, introducing many new characters, which becomes confusing. I believe if the story had focused more on Gilbert, it could have been a fantastic read!

interesting thriller with some awesome plot, though at points it's a little hard to follow. characters are great. 4 stars. tysm for the arc.

I received a complimentary copy and all opinions expressed are mine.

This book has an interesting premise and perfect for fans of the Thursday Murder Club. It follows Will who provides care to the elderly and the patient that confesses to murder. Did he do it? Did he imagine it? These are thoughts that plague Will. It starts a little slow but picks up . Found it perfect for a lazy afternoon.

This wasn’t the book that I was expecting. It was pitched for fans of the Thursday Murder Club so I thought it would be a humorous murder mystery.

I found it to be confusing with so many characters that were not at all likeable and did think that is was funny at all. It jumped around quite a bit and just wasn’t for me.

Thanks to One More Chapter on NetGalley for the chance to read this. Unfortunately not all books work for everyone.

I had such high hopes but it fell soo flat.

Thrillers are supposed to be punchy, fast paced, with characters to root for. This was a slog to get through, bogged down with weird disjointed prose and the most boring cast of characters.

Not to mention that I liked Will until we learnt he was a CREEP, there are too many people with J names and even the cute British references wasn't a vibe.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC