I Might Be in Trouble

By: Daniel Aleman

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

A suspenseful dark comedy about a struggling writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before dead—and must then decide how far he’s willing to go to spin the misadventure into his next big book.

A few years ago, David Alvarez had it all: a six-figure book deal, a loving boyfriend, and an exciting writing career. His debut novel was a resounding success, which made the publication of his second book—a total flop—all the more devastating. Now, David is single, lonely, and desperately trying to come up with the next great idea for his third manuscript, one that will redeem him in the eyes of readers, reviewers, the entire publishing world…and maybe even his ex-boyfriend.

But good ideas are hard to come by, and the mounting pressure of a near-empty bank account isn’t helping. When David connects with a sexy stranger on a dating app, he figures a wild night out in New York City may be just what he needs to find inspiration. Lucky for him, his date turns out to be handsome, confident, and wealthy, not to mention the perfect distraction from yet another evening staring at a blank screen.

After one of the best nights of his life, David wakes up hungover but giddy—only to find prince charming dead next to him in bed. Horrified, completely confused, and suddenly faced with the implausible-but-somehow-plausible idea that he may have actually killed his date, David calls the only person he can trust in a moment of crisis: his literary agent, Stacey.

Together, David and Stacey must untangle the events of the previous night, cover their tracks, and spin the entire misadventure into David’s career-defining novel—if only they can figure out what to do with the body first.

©2024 Daniel Aleman (P)2024 Grand Central Publishing

Critic reviews

"Aleman’s adult debut is both riotously funny and deeply touching. While David struggles to extricate himself from his impossible situation, his quest to combat loneliness and imposter syndrome is always hiding in the background. Readers will root for David throughout the book."—Booklist, Starred Review

"[Daniel Aleman] makes a memorable move to adult fiction with this zany black comedy. . . [T]his laugh out loud suspense tale promises good things from Aleman to come."—Publishers Weekly

"A killer premise coupled with mordant humor and a corpse that has more outfit changes in a day than I do. Aleman delivers everything you could look for in a book, and more. I'm still smiling."—Steven Rowley, New York Times bestselling author of The Celebrants

So “Drappy” to read this one!

Great premise, awesome characters, and absolutely hilarious. Five stars for sure. I highly recommend it!

Pleasantly surprised

I wasn’t sure what to expect after reading the description of the book and looking at some of the reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised. The story is funny with twist and turns that keeps you guessing and turning the pages.

I might like this audiobook

The story is well-written and clever. The main character, David, was too often irritating and unlikable, but more tolerable in the final chapters. The narrator gave an acceptable performance, but I enjoyed reading the hardback more.

Meh

It was ok. It wasn’t really a mystery. It wasn’t a thriller. It was somewhat of a dark comedy but I wouldn’t really call it that either. I kept waiting for it to pick up but it didn’t. Overall it felt flat to me.

oddly interesting

This was a weird, dark, funny, and absurd story. I enjoyed it, i groaned over it, and laughed. Predictably unpredictable.

Would highly recommend

This is such a different story I really liked it and was engaged the whole time. Very well written - would highly recommend!

Wow! Excellent!

I’m not a big audiobook person, but I loved this one! The story was fast-paced and kept me captivated. And the narrator was so talented and didn’t annoy me at all!

the whole book was amazing I'm so happy to have found it

it was a really well written book and the narrator was amazing he did a great job gonna find more books for him to read

Fun read

I laughed out loud!.. .I cried a few tears... I enjoyed this book. Thanks for the good read

Interesting story idea - too slow and whiny hero

I mostly stayed engaged, wanting to see what would happen and I thought the narration was good overall, with the exception of how the agent was portrayed - it was a bit much. The story bogged down for me with all the whining and introspection / internal monologues of the main character. There were a couple of places I fast forwarded because it was so tedious. Was a bit let down by the ending as well - so overall a mixed reaction.