I Think I Was Murdered

By: Colleen Coble, Rick Acker

Narrated by: Karen Peakes

A grieving young widow. The AI program that allows her to continue to “talk” to her husband. And a message she never expected: “I think I was murdered.”

Just a year ago, Katrina Berg was at the pinnacle of her career. She was a rising star in the AI chatbot start-up everyone was talking about, married with an adoring husband, and had more money than she knew how to spend. Then her world combusted. Her hus­band, Jason, was killed in a fiery car crash. Her CEO was indicted and, as the company’s legal counsel, Katrina faces tough questions as the Feds take over and lock her out of her office. The final blow is the passing of her beloved grandmother.

Her most prized possession is the beta prototype for a new, ultra-sophisticated chatbot loaded onto her phone. The contents of Jason’s email, social media backups, pictures, and every bit of data she could find were loaded into the bot, and Katrina has “talked” to him every day for the past six months. She has been amazed at how well it works. Even the syntax and words the bot uses sound like Jason. Sometimes, she imagines he isn’t really dead and is right there beside her. She knows it’s slowing her grief recovery, but she can’t stop pretending.

On a particularly bad day, she taps out: Tell me something I don’t know. The cursor blinks for several moments and seems frozen before the reply flashes quickly onto the screen: I think I was murdered.

Distraught, Katrina returns to her cozy Norwegian-flavored hometown in the Northern California redwoods and enlists the help of Seb Wallace, local restaurateur and longtime acquaintance, to try to parse out the truth of what really happened. They must navigate the complicated paths of grief, family dynamics, and second chances, as well as the complex questions of how much control technology has. And staying alive long enough to do that is far more difficult than either of them dreamed.

• Contemporary romantic suspense
• Stand-alone novel
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

©2024 Colleen Coble (P)2024 Thomas Nelson

Loved the Story

I enjoyed listening from the beginning through the end. Hesitated to get this book when read it included AI, but enjoyed even the AI. Please don’t miss this one especially if you enjoy Colleen Coble.

Highly recommend!

I finished it in record time for me. The story kept me wanting to hear more of it, from beginning until the end. So well thought out and well written! I loved it. (I just bought the Blessings Jar children's book by,Colleen Coble, for my grandson .)

Loved the tech woven into the storyline.

Worth a read. Enjoyed it fully! Was fun to use the tech to see how AI could impact our lives in this way.

Great story!

Really enjoyed it! Good mystery. Love characters with believable struggles and enjoyed the narration very much.

Loved it!

I love a good murder mystery, and this one did not disappoint! The plot was easy to follow, with just the right number of characters—no overcrowding or confusion. The narrator was excellent, using different voice inflections for each character. They were distinct yet subtle, avoiding the over-the-top voices that can sometimes ruin an audiobook.

What I appreciated most was the balance: there was a love interest, but nothing vulgar, no offensive language, and nothing that would make me uncomfortable if someone overheard while I wasn’t using my AirPods.

An interesting twist was the focus on bitcoin and coding, which added a modern layer to the story. At the end, the authors explained which elements were fictional and which were grounded in reality, which I found fascinating.

I’m definitely looking for more books by this author!

Suspense

Excellent book. Totally not expected ending. Great story and looking for the next book. Ok thanks

Buy now!!!!

I love all the twists and turns. Kept me on my toes right up until the very end. Then just when you think she is going to wrap up the story with a nice little bow, one more bit twist that turns the whole story on its head one more time.

Intriguing

I enjoyed all the characters and numerous plot twists. The narrator did a superb job of presenting each character.

Fantastic

Super interesting with twists and turns, did not guess the ending, enjoyed the characters, enjoyed the details

I think I was murdered

Loved the whole thing. Narrator did an amazing job. Very expressive. I loved the different voices for the characters in the book.