Thank you in advance to NetGalley and SourceBooks Landmark for this advanced readers copy.

After Janeway Sharps father passes, she deals with grief by throwing herself fully into true crime forums as a way of distracting herself. She becomes involved in this Network (sorta like Reddit) and finds fellow true crime junkies. She quickly makes friends with a few of them and together they help the police solve murders. (Sometimes the police work with them sometimes they don’t)

I loved this book! If you know me you know I just LOVE amateur detective trope and this is literally that. I loved the found family aspect and I loved the way Jane dealt with her grief, because in reality it was totally accurate for how a 24 Yo would.

I loved the writing, the story and the deepness. I also was SHOCKED by the ending and the killer.

This was pure FUN! And this time Ashley replaced the twilight references with Star Trek but it wasn’t totally in your face.

Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Release Date : March 25, 2025

Special thanks to Source books and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

I was really excited to get this book and was not let down. The characters were fantastic and each one had a purpose. Story fantastic and I learned something, "sleuthing" and well I love to learn and had no idea, had never heard of this. The story was fantastic, well researched and well thought out, in other words, really enjoyable.

I wish I could give it all 5 stars but took 1 star away from the ending, though not altogether a bad ending, just wanted a bit more from it. Highly recommended.

Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Told from a first person POV, main character Jane (otherwise known as Searcher on Reddit), takes us through her messy journey as an amateur sleuth. When three girls are brutally murdered in Idaho, inspired by the Idaho murders in 2024, a band of misfits team together to find the murder before he or she murders someone else. Will the internet sleuths, Jane included, be able to solve the case before someone else gets hurt?

This is the second book that I have read by Ashley Winstead. After having devoured In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, I had high expectations for this novel. One thing I liked about this book was that Winstead does acknowledge that her research and personal fascination with Idaho murders and other serial killers inspired the book. I think without this note, the book could easily be viewed as classless. Another thing I enjoyed about the book was the setting, being in the present time, and how much technology played a role in the plot. The whole plot in general is very unique and will intrigue most thriller readers.

On the other hand, there were many things about this book that annoyed me as a reader. The main character was not the most likeable. I think this is because Winstead wrote too many details about how Jane dealt with the grief of her father and had the main character continually hint that "if only she had known, soon you will see why I did what I did." In some ways this book was too long and teased the reader to the point of frustration. The killer in the book became very obvious to me about 60% in. I will say, I like how Winstead wrapped up the ending of the book.

Overall, if you are a true crime or thriller readers who is fascinated with how serial killers think, then this is the book for you (just also be prepared for it not to pick up until the 200th page).

This book was fantastic! I really enjoyed the style of writing and the podcast like atmosphere. It felt very present day but had a spin on events. The twist was great and loved to see the character development. 4 out of 5 stars for me!

I was so excited to have received the ebook ARC of this book. I loved so many of her other books that I just had a feeling this one would be amazing. I wasn’t let down in the slightest.

Each character that was written had a purpose. Their story was important for the plot to hit the way it did. I was so captivated by the diversity of the characters. The more you got to know them the easier it was to just root for them.

I’ll be honest, I had no idea what “sleuthing” was prior to reading this book, but now I’m fascinated. The author had definitely done her research when writing this story. It was so well done.

If you’re a true crime lover, this book will be perfect for you. I felt the pacing was perfect, the character development was perfect and the plot twist literally blew my mind. I had no clue how that would end and my jaw was on the ground. This is definitely one you don’t want to sleep on!

My only complaint was that the ending was a bit flat for me, I wish it would have been more developed, but I get why she did it the way she did! Besides that, it was the perfect book for me. I highly recommend!

This is my second Ashley Winstead book and I actually enjoyed this one way more than the first one.

This is definitely inspired by the Idaho murders which still hasn’t been served justice so keep that in mind with this read. Maybe there should have been a change since this will hit home for the families… either way please know there are families still hurting.

I do love a good true crime mystery read for sure! I felt the like the pacing was good for the story. It read like a Netflix show and I had to keep reading. Now the parts with about her father and his sci-fi fanfic I think that could have been omitted it didn’t really add much to the story. There were some parts thar were throwing a lot of details at one time but I kept up with most of it.

If you love mystery, true crime reads this one is for you and won’t disappoint!

Ashley Winstead has done it again!
Obsessive, fast-paced, and hard to put down. This was such a fun murder mystery thriller. I couldn’t put it down once I started it. I will read anything Ashley Winstead writes.

I’ll start by saying- I do hope that by the time this book is published, there will be an acknowledgment of the tragedy that is the real- life Idaho murders, which clearly inspired this story.

That aside, it was a quick and engaging story about the fascination with true crime, and how it differently affects those involved. The big reveal/twist was very obvious throughout, but it didn’t detract from wanting to read about the “why” of it all.

I also really liked how the author portrayed grief, through the lens of Jane losing her father. It was realistic and nuanced.

The book did not disappoint! Will continue to read everything winstead writes! This was amazing. The attention to detail and character building blew my mind

I knew going into the book that it was “inspired” by the Idaho murders, however the crime is almost a carbon copy with SO many similar details. It felt icky and wrong to be reading a book, that will surely be a bestseller due to who the author is, about an ongoing trial. The victims families have not received justice or closure, so it feels very insensitive. I’m honestly surprised this book has not had its publication pushed back.

I also think the book is too long. There is an entire chapter just about her father’s fan fiction that I completely skimmed through, because it contributes nothing to the plot and the book does start to drag for a bit. I appreciated how the author portrayed Jane’s grief and how people grieve differently, but I do think the book could be cut down.

I did guess the twist earlier on and it took awhile to wrap everything up at the end.

Thank you so much for the ARC, I guess the actual crime being SO identical to the Idaho murders was just not my thing. If there were changes made to that crime, it would be a much better book as the concept of the book is interesting.

Rounded up this one from 3.5 stars, This Book Will Bury Me was a dive into true crime groups and very closely followed the Idaho sorority murders that captivated American. I have mixed feelings on this book. I thought it started off great, fast paced then stalled out and just went on a little too long. I also didn’t realize how very close it would be to the actual murders that occurred in 2022 in Idaho that are still under investigation. I was actually quite surprised by that. I enjoyed the perspective the book was written in, the reader reading Janeways memoir. It kept me hooked and into the story, even when I felt it getting a little long. I enjoyed the characters and liked the little family they built from the forum. The relationships Janeway built with mistress and lightly were very sweet as she grieved her father’s death. I also feel like the author did a great job at expressing the grief and emotion one has over the loss of a parent and the change in dynamic it can cause with the surviving parent. All in all, I always recommend this author. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC, as well as the author and Sourcebook Landmark. All thoughts above are my own.

This book took me on a rollercoaster. I’m not sure how I liked the Reddit format, but once it turned into the Idaho murders I was intrigued but then it lost me again when the culprit(s) were revealed. Too much going on

After the unexpected passing of her father a young college student is trying to distract herself and learn the ebbs and flows of grief. While dealing with her sudden life change she begins playing an amateur sleuth online and ends up teaming up with some other true crime amateur sleuths who feel just as lost as she does in her new world. The group decides to meet up in real life and team up together to solve a crime when college students in Idaho keep getting murdered. These true crime buffs put their heads together and track down what the police and FBI seem to constantly be missing.

This book was fast paced and my first by this author. I am looking forward to reading more of her work. I enjoyed the true crime aspect as I find true crime interesting as well as the main character's process of grief and her outlook on life and loss. This book releases in March 2025 and I definitely recommend it being added to your TBR if you are a crime fiction and or true crime fan.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the gifted copy of Ashley Winstead's latest thriller.

WOW🤯
First of all a HUGE thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark & Ashley Winstead for this ARC copy of This Book Will Bury Me!

I’m going to be completely honest here — this book blew me away. I cannot even find the words of how to articulate just how good I thought it was or how much I truly enjoyed it!

I was kind of nervous to read it, since hearing/reading how parts were inspired by the real crime story of the Idaho 4 (and it being an active case going through courts currently). I have mixed feelings on the extreme similarities regarding details in the book that also took place in the real life happenings of the tragically lost college students. In theory this tale Ashley has spun is fiction, but inspired by very real events and aside from changing names (which half even rhymed with the real ones) and adding/subtracting # of real victims, etc., this felt in certain parts, so eerily true to the actual murder events and I don’t know how I feel about that. How should one feel about an author they’ve loved taking a real life tragedy and morphing those storylines & facts into warped versions of a new book? There are definitely complicated emotions there.

All in all, I personally don’t feel like Ashley had negative or ill-regarded motives on the writing of this book. I think like many she was enthralled in the Idaho 4 case, the side stories happening with web sleuths and maybe thought, “what could this have morphed into had xyz been different or went a wildly crazier way?” and ran with it. She weaved a perfectly enthralling web together that left me on the edge of my seat the entirety of the book — I was eager to know everything until the end and cannot stop thinking about every twist and turn! Once again, Winstead has placed a 5⭐️ read in my lap and I devoured it with no crumbs.

This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead
My rating:
4/5
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After the death of her father, Jane is on a mission to seek justice and closure. She finds herself on a true crime online forum quickly becomes immersed in trying to solve a case of a woman who was murdered.
Ashley Winstead is an auto-buy author for me! This one did not disappoint! I love her writing style and the quick chapters. This was a fast paced thriller that kept me on my toes.

I will say at times the story line did get a little confusing due to a lot of details and side plots that didn’t necessarily bring anything to the story. I did figure out the main “twist” which is why I am rounding down to 4.

Overall I really enjoyed this one and love a true crime book with online elements! Thank you netgalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC! Add this to your TBR now for when it comes out in March of 2025!

Ashley Winstead is one of my all time favorite thriller authors, and this book keeps her at the top of that list! One thing I LOVE is when a book has footnotes, I’m not sure why but the extra insight makes me so happy. That forum comments were a great addition as well.

Janeway was for sure an empath. I was happy we got a little backstory into her life and how her crime sleuthing began. I thought our whole cast of characters, especially from the forum were great characters that I wanted to love.

The book definitely used some ideas from national true crime stories that received a lot of coverage and most of us could name. I enjoyed the story being told to us in story format, by the main character. Ashley Winstead is very talented at telling stories that make you want to come back or keep going for more.

This book hooked me from the start and never let me go. I am a huuuuuge true crime fan so this was right up my alley. The sleuthing element was so unique to me. Ashley Winstead’s writing is just so captivating, I did not want to put this book down. All of the stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I want to start out by saying that I have read three books now from this author and I adore that every topic is different and feels fresh. I don’t believe that she falls into tropes or the same outline as I found others that are able to publish about a book a year have. That being said, I loved it and was very engrossed until I saw how much of it seems to cone from the Idaho murders… it’s a lot. That being said, it’s a twisty slowburn that people will enjoy if they don’t Wikipedia too much about its pretty clear inspiration.

The book had a somewhat gradual beginning, but about a quarter of the way through "This Book Will Bury Me," I found myself completely captivated. Jane, a 24-year-old, joins a group of amateur internet detectives following her father's death. The group gains recognition after successfully solving a complex murder case. However, when a serial killer emerges in Idaho, they decide to travel there to investigate. The intensity builds significantly as the story unfolds. Narrated from Jane’s perspective, she writes a book recounting the events to clarify the circumstances and motivations behind everything that transpired. Overall, it's an engaging read!

I am usually a scaredy cat when it comes to thrillers and murder books, and the dark themes at the beginning of the story almost made me put the book down. But I stuck with it and I’m glad I did- this story sucked me in and got me out of a major reading rut. I loved the novel-within-a-novel structure and the breaking of the fourth wall (even though others seem to not). Ashley Winstead knows how to make a reader NEED to turn a page. I didn’t see the twist coming, and I thought it was clever.

I agree with others critiques that it feels icky how the author drew so much inspiration from the Idaho murders. The story diverged from the true crime story, but the similarities were striking and unexpected. I wish I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I did because of that. However, I feel as though paralleling a real-life case so much actually adds depth to the questions raised about the true crime community and sensationalizing these tragedies…. Maybe that was her point? Regardless, I cannot speak for how this may impact the families of those affected, and I hope justice is served.

All in all, I’m very curious to see how this will be received on pub day. Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.