About The Book
Book: This Story Might Save Your Life
Author: Tiffany Crum
Standalone or Series: Standalone
Publisher: Hodder
Publication Date (UK): 12th March 2026
My Review
A wonderful debut. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect going into this one, as it’s touted as a romance as much as it is a mystery. But it had some glowing reviews from early readers and I was lucky enough to have received an early proof at Theakston’s Crime, so in I went.This is a hard one to review without giving too much away and it’s probably best to go in blind. It’s slow-paced but builds intrigue and holds your interest.
This is a hard one to review without giving too much away and it’s probably best to go in blind. It’s slow-paced but builds intrigue and holds your interest.Joy and Benny are best mates. They live on the same street and are co-hosts of a successful podcast. Like, very successful. They’re about to undergo a big deal and have built up quite the support team around them. They’re big enough to have fans including ones who may be a little too fanatical…
Joy and Benny are best mates. They live on the same street and are co-hosts of a successful podcast. Like, very successful. They’re about to undergo a big deal and have built up quite the support team around them. They’re big enough to have fans including ones who may be a little too fanatical…Benny arrives at Joy’s home, which she shares with her husband, to find broken glass and the couple missing. The narrative unfolds mostly from Benny’s perspective, treating the disappearance as day zero. The events thereafter are then interspersed with entries from a memoir that Joy has been writing, which may shine a light on what happened. Is her disappearance the result of a kidnapping, or worse… could she have been murdered?
Benny arrives at Joy’s home, which she shares with her husband, to find broken glass and the couple missing. The narrative unfolds mostly from Benny’s perspective, treating the disappearance as day zero. The events thereafter are then interspersed with entries from a memoir that Joy has been writing, which may shine a light on what happened. Is her disappearance the result of a kidnapping, or worse… could she have been murdered?There are a lot of secrets at play. I enjoyed the podcast and mystery elements. I don’t read romance and I’m not one for any spice in my fiction, the only place I want to find it is in my food! However, I must admit there’s a relationship in here that even I did warm to!
There are a lot of secrets at play. I enjoyed the podcast and mystery elements. I don’t read romance and I’m not one for any spice in my fiction, the only place I want to find it is in my food! However, I must admit there’s a relationship in here that even I did warm to!
Thanks to Hodder for the proof.
Beth Reads Crime 
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