I have never read an Ashley Winstead book before. I felt for Jane and her grief of her father which played throughout the book. There was a lot of graphic depictions of the murder scenes which is not really in the books I normally read but I understand why they were there. I liked how Jane found people to connect with and how true crime is not always a "bad" thing. It can bring people together and can actually help solve crimes. I did feel like the book was too long but that's just me. Overall it was twisty and a good thriller. I would for sure pick up the next book by the author.

I would love to pick Ashley’s brain to figure out where she gets these ideas lol! Perfect perfect perfect. She puts so much thought into her novels and it shows.

Okay this book was awesome from start to finish. I could not put it down even though it was actually pretty long. I read it every free moment I had. I loved the way it was told- a tell all where the main character is talking directly to us and telling us the story. She is a true crime enthusiast who works to solve active crimes and aid the police.

Be advised that there are scenes that are gory. There is murder and also animal abuse (but that was off page and only referred to).

I will say one thing that sort of bothered me is the murders in this book are extremely similar to the real Idaho murders of the college students. I mean A LOT of even the small details are the same. I think the author did this to make it more realistic and get people talking, but I just wonder if it could also be seen as a little insensitive to their families since justice still has not been served for them. However, there are still a lot of differences. For example, the killer itself was completely different and there were more murders. So I decided to look past it, because to be honest the book was just so good.

I suspected who the killer was for a while, but this book is just told in a way that you cannot stop reading. It’s action packed from start to finish which is insane considering its over 400 pages- usually I am sooo annoyed by overly long books. I literally could have read more if the author kept going. I was so fascinated by the tell all way it was written & I wish more books were written this way.

I loved the main character and her journey as “searcher” and I loved the side characters too. To be honest, this is a book I wouldn’t mind a sequel to.


Thank you to netgalley for this free advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Did I just devour this book in a day? Yes. Yes I did.

Wow, this book was absolutely captivating and impossible to put down. Jane faces immense inner challenges when her father unexpectedly dies, prompting her to return from college to her mother’s home. There, she stumbles upon a crime board linked to a murder investigation in her hometown, which is when she begins her (somewhat obsessive) fascination into web sleuthing.

The story is a compelling mix of true crime and a heartwarming narrative about found family. The characters are richly developed, each with intriguing backgrounds. This book will keep you guessing and second-guessing everything and everyone.

As the hunt for the killer unfolds, I was hooked from start to finish. I also appreciated the book's unique style: written a year after the murders in a revealing, true crime format, complete with engaging footnotes that enhance the reading experience.

Ashley Winstead has truly delivered an exceptional read with this one. I can’t wait for my next reread and will definitely be making it my book club choice.

Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark, & Ashley Winstead for the e-ARC.

Wow. Her best yet. This book blew me away. There were so many facets to this one that I loved. More review to come when I can get my head around this one.

This book was AMAZING! I love, love the dark vibes of Ashley Winstead’s thrillers. She has yet to disappoint me! I didn’t love Midnight is the Darkest Hour so This Book Will Bury Me definitely made up for that!!!

Great book to end my weekend.

This Book Will Bury Me
By: Ashley Winstead
Pub Date: March 25, 2025
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Winstead has DONE IT AGAIN. Always a fresh novel for me to devour in one setting. She writes in a few genres, and I am up for anything she writes.

Jane Sharp is a typical college student, but when her father dies unexpectedly her grief is OVERWHELMING, which is to be expected.

She dives into true crime and becomes online friends with people who deep dive into hunting killers. This hits close to home when three college girls in Idaho are killed and Jane and her friends are determined to find the killer.

I love the feel of this novel with parts set up as a chat from the online friends and the feedback.
We hear from Jane a year after the events unfolded. The END got me. What does Jane really know?
If you like true crime YOU are going to love this one.

Ashley Winstead's writing is haunting - there is no other way to describe it. If you haven't read it, pick up "In My Dreams I Hold A Knife" immediately!

Winstead's new novel is framed as a book written by the protagonist, Janeway Sharp. Jane spirals after the death of her father and quits college and immerses herself in online forums to push aside her grief. She quickly befriends an online group that is dedicated to solving murders, a group that has been pretty successful to date. When three college women are murdered in a sorority house in Jane becomes more and more obsessed the the group. When more murders take place, the gang travels to the college town to make sense of it all.

The tension is thick! Winstead creates a bit of claustrophobic anxiety as we get closer and closer to solving the crime. If you love true crime, or a unique thriller, this is a book for you!
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I loved the idea of five amateur sleuths on the hunt for a killer, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed about the genre. The characters felt like they were supposed to in this universe and thought the overall feel worked together with the genre. The characters had that element that I wanted and really felt for the characters in this story. Ashley Winstead has a great overall feel in this book, and I really had a good time reading this.

𝑰𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔, 𝑰 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔: 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔.

I can think of no author who is as versatile as Ashley Winstead. None of her books follow a formula, and she can cross genres with ease, but one thing remains consistent, and that's her haunting, lyrical prose.

Jane Sharp is in college when she gets the panicked call from her mother--her father has had a heart attack. Jane doesn't make it home in time. She has no idea how to accept her father's death because it doesn't seem real. She also realizes how little she knows of the man who gave her life, loved her, and raised her. After disappointing herself with the grand eulogy she planned to write for her father, she finds an unexpected distraction in someone else's grief. She becomes obsessed with true crime and virtually meets a group of amateur detectives. With her father's ashes keeping her company, Jane finds friendship, a renewed purpose, and unexpected fame.

Then the crime of the century happens in Delphine, Idaho, with the shocking deaths of three college girls. The internet is buzzing with theories, and Jane and her group of misfit friends decide to travel to Delphine to get closer to the case. The author perfectly describes the mass hysteria, doxing, overeager talking heads thinly disguised as 'news' anchors, and the odd, giddy feeling of being part of something, even though it's heinous and violent. But the group finds some details that don't add up; worse, there is more wild speculation than there is actual evidence. Have they been lured here by someone far more intelligent than them all?

While this book may be marketed as a thriller, it's so much more than that. It's a stark portrayal of a grief like no other, and that's an adult child losing a parent. It's a story of how we immerse ourselves in things we can control while our world has stopped, yet the rest of the world keeps right on living. It's about wanting so desperately for our lives--and the lives of those we love--to mean something. I had tears running down my face many times while reading, but the author reminded me of this: 𝐈'𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

So many thanks to Sourcebooks for this early copy. At the time this review was written, this book was expected to publish March 25, 2025.

I liked this book, but I did not like it as much as I loved Ashley Winstead's other books. I felt as though I could not get completely absorbed in the story because I kept comparing it to the actual Idaho murders.