I couldn't really get into this storyline and the characters were a bit unbearable. I think the storyline was there I'm just not sure that the execution of the storyline did it for me.

What a compelling thriller! I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately, but this pulled me right out of it - I finished it in a day, and couldn’t put it down!

The reader follows Jane as she grieves her father’s death and immerses herself in a community of amateur sleuths online as a coping mechanism. I loved the true crime aspect and watching these amateur sleuths solve crimes. The main crime in this novel isn’t introduced until about a third of the way through the book, but I was completely engaged long before then!

This was so much fun, and I absolutely recommend you pick this one up! You will absolutely love this if you like books with…

-True Crime Themes
-Footnotes
-Found Family
-Semi-Famous Characters

Super disappointed on how this author wrote a book that’s entirely way too close to the Idaho murders. What agent or publisher would allow this to be published. Yes the ending is different and there are differences but you can tell right away what case she based this off of. Honestly it’s disgusting to profit off that.

Ashley Winstead is easily one of the best writers I've had the chance to read. Every time I read her work, I am instantly sucked in. Even if I don't love everything, her work always keeps my attention and makes me think long after I'm done reading.

Recently, the podcast trope has been such a trend. It's entertaining but it just feels a little overdone. I appreciated how the author took the concept of interviews and true crime and came up with a fresher approach. In this story, we meet Jane Sharp. She's suffered the loss of her father and in her grief, ends up in a true crime online forum. She dives into a whole new world, learning the ropes from an online community of other "detectives" with varying levels of experience.

The biggest issue I had with this book was the parallels it drew to the college students who were murdered in Idaho. The author does have a note in the front of the book and I don't think there was any bad or malicious intent in any way. However, I think this bugged me since this case is not resolved yet and it's still fairly recent. So it felt somewhat insensitive and I think this case also made a fair number of headlines for all of the internet sleuths who were making videos and speculating on this case. It then made me feel like I was adding to that exploitation.

I am still rating this book highly. I love Ashley Winstead's work and am always happy when I get a new story from her. If you enjoy true crime and internet sleuthing, or you also enjoyed the format of "The Fury" by Alex Michaelides, I think you'd enjoy this book.

Wow - another great book by a great author and again I did not see the ending coming!

I really like the way was written - multiple viewpoints, the misleads, the interaction of the group and the sadness and loss behind it all.

Internet sleuths that truly don't help the investigation but somehow manage to solve the case - even if it is totally unseen!

Great story - great writing! A definite must read!

I liked this a lot. Very introspective and reflective. Deals with feelings of loss and grief. Really amps up in the third act. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital arc!

Wow, Ashley. I have read everything she has written so far, and This Book Will Bury Me is one of my favorites. It took me a little time to get invested, but once it started unraveling I was so deep.
The true crime girlies will eat this up for sure. I did find it odd how similar this was to real life events, so please check trigger warnings.

I really enjoyed the latest by Ashley Winstead. The deep dive into the world of true crime was so interesting. The story was gripping and kept me reading straight through.

I also very much related to the secondary story of Jane losing her dad suddenly and trying to find a way to process that and continue to keep moving forward every day. Winstead reveals this came from her own loss of her dad so it’s very personal to her.

If you enjoy true crime and are interested in the inside workings of it while hunting down a serial killer, I think you would enjoy this story.

I'm so glad to have another Ashley Winstead thriller out this year with This Book Will Bury Me. Lead character Jane, reeling from the death of her father, finds herself deep in the online crime-solving world as an escape from her grief. Along with a group of other amateur detectives, Jane gets wrapped up in the case of a college campus murder taking over the news (inspired by the real Idaho case of a few years ago) and ends up in deeper than she expected.

Winstead's thrillers shine in their strong writing and character work, not reliant on just twists and thrills without character and plot development that goes past surface level. That said, Winstead is good at building out the puzzle and keeping you guessing, though this one runs overlong at close to 500 pages. Here the strength is also in her look at the true crime obsession that has taken hold in our culture and the allure and horror, and the phenomenon and controversy, of online sleuths taking on solving crimes.

Captivating. This story follows five internet sleuths as they try to solve various crimes. This is very current with today’s current social media sleuths and how they try to analyze everything. If you are a fan of true crime I think you’ll really enjoy this one. It’s fast paced and the characters were great. The way the story unfolded and Jane learned to cope with her grief and healing by helping others find healing with the loss of their loved ones in solving crimes. I was hooked from the beginning and just enjoyed the ride. Also highly recommend reading the author's note that gives a little more into why she wrote this story

Loved this one…the many possibilities! I did have an idea of who the killer was but I could not put this one down!

Winstead always has such a way of sucking me in with her books - this one centers on true crime obsession. The mystery itself kept me turning the pages but what this author does so well is in character building. She creates flawed narrators that help create a layered and interesting story beyond just the mystery at its center. I know there’s some controversy already with its similarities to actual crime cases which is always going to get muddy feedback but I personally wasn’t really familiar with them so I didn’t pick up on it. Another banger from ashley winstead for me!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a copy before the March 25th release. This book had me on the edge of my seat and true crime people will love this book. I am in shock how much this book talks about “the almost exact” Idaho murders that took place in the USA and I can’t figure out how she knew these girls were killed and it had nothing to do with that. The story was so much like the real life version. Anyway, I give it 3 stars. I was confused at the ending.

🎧📖The premise was very interesting to me as I do love a good true crime story. But I still don’t get the connection between the Jane’s father dying and her diving into true crime other than trying to focus on something else. She becomes obsessed and loses her job and lives her life trying to solve true crime, leaving everything else behind. The focus on her Dad was a bit too much for me. I did like the crime chasers aspect but parts were dragging.

I gave it 3.5 ⭐️s.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for an advanced listening copy and advanced reader copy of this book.

Whoooaaaaaaaaa. I turned this book on and didn’t turn it off. Through my run and house cleaning… my house is really clean right now. I absolutely devoured this book.

Expect 👉🏼 Thriller, True Crime, A Book About a Book, Bingeable, Found Family

In the wake of her father’s unexpected passing, Jane finds herself searching true crime forums as a way to distract herself. She learns that her instincts are good and she joins a group of sleuths that solve crime.

This book had me on the edge of my seat. Wide eyes just listening to this story unfold. I love a book that once the ending is revealed… you go, “ohhhhhh, I should have seen that coming.” This was my first Ashley Windtead book and now I need to go binge the others.

I absolutely loved it and the book!

Wow! I always know an Ashley Winstead read is going to be good but this one exceeded my already high expectations. It captured me from the beginning and had me hooked until the end. I read it in two sittings even though it's on the longer side.

Jane's grief and desire to distract herself from her father's death was touching and helped add another element to the story. It was hard to read at times but it helped me understand why she became so engrossed with the case and was at times reckless. All the characters were well-written and their backgrounds unique. I loved how they embraced Jane and worked well together and offered her a support she needed.

As a true crime fan, I found it fascinating to learn about the internet sleuths and the lengths they will go to find information. Ashley did a good job at giving Jane a conscious and understanding of the real people involved in the case versus her need to know more and solve the case. Once the twist started coming together, I was at the edge of my seat and I loved how it all came together.


Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

At first, I struggled with how to rate this book. From the very beginning, I was completely drawn in. As a true crime enthusiast, I loved the incorporation of the true crime forum and the amateur sleuths, it made following their investigations incredibly engaging.

It wasn’t until a friend mentioned the Idaho 4 case that I began to notice the striking similarities. While this didn’t stop me from reading, since many thrillers and horror novels draw inspiration from real events, I couldn’t help but see just how closely some details aligned with that case. That said, I appreciate how Winstead ultimately took the story in a different direction, introducing a unique twist and an unexpected ending that truly caught me off guard.

Overall, I enjoyed the book and would recommend that readers experience it for themselves and form their own opinions.

Disclaimer to readers to please check triggers and author note about the premise of this book. It has similarities to real life events and ongoing cases, some fictionalized details are very gruesome, in addition to the MC grieving her father, death details also mentioned. This is a dark true crime themed book, not a light mystery.

With that said, I loved all the commentary about the obsession with true crime. It’s a constantly growing trend, looking at some of the murder cases that inspired this novel, and recent news of the CEO death.

Like many others, I’ve always had a fascination with true crime documentaries and have watched plenty of them. I really appreciated the tone of the book and drive of our main character, Jane, going by the online handle Searcher. The sleuthing and investigation aspects had me at the edge of my seat. It was tense and frustrating, as many of these cases are. Joining a group of online sleuths, they become FBI consultants after Jane discovers new DNA that will hopefully catch a serial killer.

I struggled a bit with the first half of this book while reading but enjoyed it more upon listening to the audiobook. Jane finds out her father died, the in between of grief, shock and moving on, were sad chapters, but I understand this was also the author’s way of coping with her personal grief.

Right after the halfway point when our characters come close to finding the killer’s identity is when the plot finally picked up. There were a few red herrings and many suspects, and I loved predicting what happened.

Audiobook narration by Leslie Howard had me invested and engaged in the story all over again. Her delivery added to the ambience and atmosphere of the novel.

Overall, it was an interesting take on the genre. The last quarter of the book is nonstop revelations and suspense, with a slightly rushed ending, but I recommend it to all fans of gritty true crime.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark and Tantor Audio for the free review copies.

I couldn't put this book down! I read it late into the night (something I never do) and kept turning pages even when I had vowed to stop at the end of the chapter. The writing kept the pace moving quickly from start to finish and I had to know how the case would end. That said, I did figure out the big twist around 60% into the book and was disappointed that my theory turned out to be correct.

I really enjoyed the found family aspect of this story, and thought the characters were developed well. The true crime aspect and the amateur sleuthing was a unique take on a mystery and I really enjoyed reading the parts that were written as a chat conversation between the team. As they put together the clues and discussed different theories, I became totally engrossed in the story just as the characters became obsessed with solving the case.

At first I was a little put off by the feeling that the reader didn't have all the information (references to things like a book or a person that the reader would have heard of but the author wasn't referring to), but those things came to make sense in the end. I also found the footnotes distracting, but mostly ignored them after a while.

My Instagram review will run closer to publication date, and I will update the social links to include it once it's posted.

As a huge true crime fan, This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead was high on my must-read list. The premise immediately hooked me—following a group of armchair detectives as they work together to solve a string of murders? Sign me up! I loved how the story leaned into the internet’s obsession with true crime, showcasing both the thrill and the ethical dilemmas that come with amateur sleuthing. If you're a fan of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, you’ll likely enjoy this one too, as it has a similar mix of investigative intrigue and online detective work.

While the central mystery kept me engaged, I found myself unsure about the inclusion of Jane’s father’s passing and his past. While it added depth to her character, it didn’t feel fully integrated into the main storyline, making it seem somewhat out of place rather than enhancing the overall plot. Additionally, I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable at times with how closely some of the crimes in the book resembled the real-life Idaho college murder case, which is still making headlines. The similarities made parts of the story difficult to separate from reality, and I wish there had been a bit more distance between the fictional and real events.

Overall, this was an intriguing read with a great premise, but I wanted a bit more cohesion between the different story elements and more sensitivity in how the crimes were depicted.