4.25 ⭐️

THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME by Ashley Winstead shows grieving main character Jane Sharp becoming immersed in the world of armchair sleuthing and a specific case at a university in Idaho. Her network of sleuths even go to Idaho from different parts of the country to investigate. 

➕ I thought this was a very engaging novel, and I wanted to pick it up at any spare moment. 

➕ The found family element was very strong. After losing her father, Jane felt lost. The other armchair detectives felt fringe for one reason or another, and I loved their interactions with one another. 

➕ Really like learning about being an armchair detective. 

➖ I was a bit disappointed in the ending.

➖ The current culture is to give attention to the victim rather than the murderer. The victims, especially in Idaho, were just names with so much more attention given to the perpetrator. 

➖ I wanted to know more about Jane. It felt like all the reader gets is that she’s grieving. 

➖ The awful title 

I felt like I was in the sweet spot target demographic of this book. I have heard of armchair detectives through Michelle McNamara’s book I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, but I haven’t read much about them other than her book. I really enjoyed seeing the inner dynamics unfold. I’m sure the author dove into these forums to understand them more, and I was super pulled into these parts of the novel. 

I loved this book, but I analytically realize there were some problems with it. Still, I will remember what a propulsive reading experience it was. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmarkfor an Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an unbiased review. 

It publishes March 25, 2025. 

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