This Book Will Bury Me

Inspired by a true story, acclaimed author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour Ashley Winstead descends into the underworld of true-crime amateur sleuths in a chilling first-person account of one woman's role in the investigation of the gruesome slaying of three small-town university students. Inspired by a true story, acclaimed author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour Ashley Winstead descends into the underworld of true-crime amateur sleuths in a chilling first-person account of one woman's role in the investigation of the gruesome slaying of three small-town university students.

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It's the most famous crime in modern history. But only she knows the true story.

After the unexpected death of her father, college student Jane Sharp longs for a distraction from her grief. She becomes obsessed with true crime, befriending armchair detectives who teach her how to hunt killers from afar. In this morbid internet underground, Jane finds friendship, purpose, and even glory...

So when news of the shocking deaths of three college girls takes the world by storm, and sleuths everywhere race to solve the crimes, Jane and her friends are determined to beat them. But the case turns out to be stranger than anyone expected. Placing themselves in the center of the story starts to feel more and more like walking into a trap...

Told one year after the astounding events that concluded the case and left the world reeling, when Jane has finally decided to break her silence about what really happened, she tells the true story of the Delphine Massacres. And what she has to confess will shock even the most seasoned true crime fans...

A poignant commentary on the consumerization of true crime, an exploration of society's fascination with murder, a moving meditation on grief, and a brutally satisfying murder mystery with a shocking twist ending, This Book Will Bury Me is Ashley Winstead at her best. Perfect for readers of All Good People Here and Bright Young Women.

PRAISE FOR ASHLEY WINSTEAD

'Winstead does an expert job keeping the reader guessing' Publishers Weekly
'Highly recommended' New York Journal of Books
'The definition of compulsive reading' Amy Gentry
'Dark and seriously addictive' FanFi Addict
'So nuanced and intricately woven that you absolutely cannot help but race to the end' Amanda Jayatissa
'Ashley Winstead spins a tale that is equal parts disturbing and redemptive' Julie Clark
'Like all of Ashley's incredible books, you won't be able to turn the pages fast enough' Vanessa Lillie

Auteur
Ashley Winstead is the author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, The Last Housewife, Midnight is the Darkest Hour, Fool Me Once, and The Boyfriend Candidate. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide and optioned for film/television. Ashley holds a Ph.D. in contemporary American literature and lives in Houston. You can find her at www.ashleywinstead.com.