I was already a fan of this author and was thrilled to be able to read and to listen to this book! The story is about Jane Sharp, a college student whose father dies, and her grief puts her into something of a tailspin about her present and future direction. She becomes fascinated with a true crime group on the internet and from there, the die is cast as the group is like a buzzing hive regarding the murder of 3 sorority girls in Idaho. Jane is one of a smaller group who band together to physically investigate the crime, and not just on the internet. An unsolved murder had occurred in Oregon and in looking at crime scene photos, the team spotted an eyelash that turned out to give DNA evidence, so the friends were working on two crimes at once and they seemed unrelated.

There was a lot of back and forth that seemed difficult to follow in audio, so I backed up and listened several times.

In the end, the culprits were the ones I had guessed, and the ending was satisfying. Jane and her mother went to scatter her father’s ashes after she finished working through her grief.

4 stars! I enjoyed the book and look forward to the writer’s next effort. The narration was really excellent and gave many variations between all the characters.

I received a copy of the digital ARC and the ALC via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Jane, the FMC, gets drawn into true crime after the death of her father. She finds a place in an online amateur sleuth group as they investigate a murder case. The plot has layers and contains many twists, most of them were guessable but they were still executed well. It was engaging as a thriller, but the reader was also following Jane as she processes and moves through her grief. It's a statement about obsession with true crime and the consequences, found family and loss. And the narration added to the story.



Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ALC.

Five amateur internet sleuths join together to hunt an elusive killer, sharing all their thoughts, feelings and findings online, for the world to read - their hunt soon leaves them all in danger.

It’s a story that easily sweeps you away and you can’t help but be caught up in the obsession, but in saying that, it is also very predictable and the journey just wasn’t very exciting - I do think this is down to the Audiobook narration though, as it came across in a young adult way and any suspense or darkness was lost.

It does capture sleuth culture quite well and also that of wanting to find somewhere that you fit in, showing a more unconventional place in which some find to do this.

So while I don’t recommended grabbing the audiobook, I have heard good reviews from others who have physically read it and maybe that’s more the way to go.

This book was a perfect true-crime thriller. I have never listened to an audiobook before and I did truly enjoy listening to this book uncover crime right before me. I liked the fact that Jane is telling it like an autobiography/documentary about herself and how she got to where she is now in true crime. It was a perfect thriller for me!

I was hooked and captivated a couple of chapters in and couldn’t stop listening to This Book Will Bury Me. I really liked the internet sleuth and online forum aspect of this book. How a group of people who didn’t have a lot in common banded together to help solve crimes and bring justice. Although I may have figured out the twist, I was still entertained and enjoyed reading the book.

I will say that I understand the controversy surrounding this book because there are a lot of similarities to a case that goes to trial later this year, but there are also a lot of differences and I’m glad I gave it a chance.

I was given an advanced audio copy of this book. All opinions expressed above are my own.

Ashley Winstead is one of my auto-buy authors. This one was worth the hype. I was hooked from the beginning! I thought that the narrator was great and the audiobook was very well done. This story did remind me of a situation that happened in real life...not sure if this was supposed to emulate it but it was still a well written suspenseful thriller.

Thank you for the advanced copy.

Oh. My. Goodness! This book was so good. I loved everything about it. The book, audio, etc. heading to book store to buy a copy.

I was so incredibly excited and grateful to receive an early copy of this audio.

I want to preface this by saying that I think Winstead is an incredibly talented writer, and I have loved all of her other books within the genre. I have given all of them 5 stars in the past - so I was expecting that this would be the same for me. However, I am sad to report that it was a huge let down, this was one of my most anticipated books of 2025. I think that the narrator did a phenomenal job, so that was not the problem. For me, this book feels like it was not written in a way that the author is respecting the families of this very real, and too close to the actual story, fictionalized account.

I also felt like I was reading two different books. The beginning half was very slow and it felt like we really got to know our MC. However, the second half felt like a totally different story and character had emerged. I overall wasn't a fan of this one. I will read whatever Winstead comes out with next, but I will not be recommending this to others. I think if you are new to her writing, the other works within the genre are a better place to refer to.

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a great job, I felt like she really added to the book. I was hooked from the beginning and enjoyed the author’s writing style. Highly recommend this one!

It's really quite gross to use so many details from such a brutal (and recent!!) crime to make your book more interesting. These victims were real people their family and friends are still grappling with the after effects of this, and the trial is STILL GOING ON. The author hardly tried to change any details, instead choosing to have our precious narrator "feel" what the victims felt. This is shameful.

Thank you, NetGalley, for an audio-ARC of This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead.
A great suspenseful mystery for fans of true crime. After her father's sudden death, Jane Sharp, becomes part of a group of armchair detectives trying to stop a possible serial killer. Although the book was predictable, Winstead added suspense and enough characterization to keep the reader engaged. This book will be easy to recommend to readers who like true crime mysteries.

Obsessed! I could not stop listening to this! The story line was fun and the narrator did a great job. The story follows a lovable group of internet detectives as they try to solve crimes. I thought it was a fun take on true crime.

This Book Will Bury Me is an excellent medium-paced mystery that kept me engaged throughout. The author utilizes one of my favorite storytelling methods: interwoven timelines. The characters were well drawn & brought to life vividly. Case in point: the female main character was so oblivious at points that I was physically cringing at her decision-making, not because it wasn't well written but because I was so pulled into the plot. The initial crime draws heavily from the Idaho murders which may bother some readers; however I felt the story took its own unique direction which made the inspiration less of an issue. I enjoyed unraveling the many layers of mystery as the story came to a close and was ultimately impressed with the ending the author devised. The audio narration was excellent and added to my experience of the book. Overall this was an entertaining and captivating read.

This Book Will Bury Me, by Ashley Winstead, narrated by Leslie Howard, is an audiobook listened to practically nonstop. Jane copes with the death of her father by becoming an internet sleuth, connecting with a group of similarly-focused people who take their relationship offline, living together as the try to hunt a serial killer. As someone whom is fascinated by true crime and particularly enjoys when difficult cases are solved with the help of amateur sleuths, I was the perfect audience for This Book Will Bury Me. But even if you like your crime fictional, you will be captivated by the beautifully told story of a daughter dealing with her grief and attempting to find her place within the world. And the narrator was absolutely pitch perfect! Highly recommend!!

Thank you, Tantor Audio and Netgalley, for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Ashley Winstead is one of my favorite authors for a good mystery or thriller after loving In My Dreams I Hold a Knife. This book did not disappoint. I jointly read and listened to the audiobook, and both were amazing. While the book is long (over 400 pages), the short chapters and the constant need to know what is coming next capture the reader's attention. She included an interesting premise of using a current case and spinning it. I found myself wanting to constantly read or listen to figure out what comes next. I highly recommend this book to any mystery, true-crime, thriller lover!

I didn’t know much about this book, but I knew the summary intrigued me. As I was reading, I realized the case in this story sounded very similar to case I heard about recently. So I did some research and realized this crime in the book is based off the Idaho 4 killings.
The author writing was great and I would never of guessed the ending. I did like that the main character had some trauma that she was working through as well.

Thank you for the ALC.

I am someone who reads, listens, and watches true crime. Really great true crime shines a light on the victims to tell their stories. Books that feature true crime are always at the top of my TBR. Five stars for this book that was nothing like I expected, and a surprise at every turn of the page.

Jane Sharp just lost her father, and she is devastated. In her grief, she turns to the true crime community. It is here that she finds a “family” after a series of events brings the group together. They all have their reasons for being part of the community, and after success at helping law enforcement solve a murder, they are truly ready to move on to another case, a case that will change all of their lives.

The main crime in this book mirrors a current crime that is happening right now in real life and in real time. I had mixed feelings about this going in, but author Ashley Winstead handled it well. This book went in a direction that I was not expecting, and the ending was fantastic.

This book is perfect for your book club. It handles themes of grief, loss, family, and the role true crime and the true crime community plays is real crimes. I have so many feelings about all of these topics. I thought this story was incredibly well-written. The author showed that she was aware of the sensitivity of the subject, and she tells a very compelling story.

This is not my first Ashley Winstead book. She is an auto buy author for me, and this book solidifies this.

Leslie Howard does a phenomenal job narrating this book. I’m looking forward to hearing more from her!

Thank you to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the opportunity to listen to this one. It is out now, and I highly recommend it!

I have read all of the thrillers that Ashley has written, I think this has been my least favorite of the bunch. That isn't to say that I didn't enjoy it. I think my official rating is 3.5 stars. There were elements that I liked and others not as much, One of the things I really enjoyed was the group friendship that was formed. I loved the moments of seeing them work together. I felt like some of those characters could've been more built up. You could tell that some were more important than others. So it made the story a little predictable to me at times.
Another aspect I liked was how its easy to lose yourself and not necessarily make the best decisions in time of grief. Exploring that time period after the main character lost her father. It was interesting to see how that fueled some of her decisions even if they were a bit reckless at times.
Overall I found the plot fairly interesting. There were some issues that I had with the pacing. There were quite a few moments where I felt like the story was dragging. Too long of time between the moments that gripped me into the story. I liked the threads of the story, and there was enough that intrigued me I wanted to see how it all wrapped up. Overall I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend this one, but I definitely still enjoy the author. It just didn't have that special unique spark that her other two thrillers had. Perhaps if I wasn't able to predict the twist this one would have been more of a winner.

This was going to be a solid 4 stars suspense. But then I came across the Idaho college students killing and was shocked at how identical it was with this story... and it didn't sit well with me.

The other point that made me give a lower rating, was the choice of putting a romantic side plot. I feel very icky when I'm reading a story about a crime being actively investigated and then a romance comes out of nowhere between people involved in the crime.

I received an advance copy of the audio book to review. I would definitely recommend for anyone who is a true crime fan with any interest in serial killers or those behind the scenes trying to solve cold cases. I must admit, there were twists and turns I didn’t see coming, which always makes a book like this more enjoyable to me. If you’re looking for a new one to give a try - check this one out!