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In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

A Novel
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Ten years after the murder of Heather Shelby fractured their tight-knit group, six friends reunite at their elite southern Duquette University for a reunion steeped in secrets and suspicion. Jessica Miller plans a triumphant return, but the dark past and unsolved crime shadow their gathering. Told across dual timelines, this gripping thriller explores friendship, love, obsession, and ambition in a setting where appearances mask dangerous truths.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who enjoy dark academic thrillers, psychological suspense, and complex character-driven mysteries set on college campuses, particularly fans of The Secret History and contemporary crime fiction.

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The Secret History meets The Luckiest Girl Alive in this debut novel! It doesn't matter who you are now—it matters who you were and what you did. Now it's time to pay.

Six friends.
One college reunion.
One unsolved murder.

Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller has planned her triumphant return to her southern, elite Duquette University, down to the envious whispers that are sure to follow in her wake. Everyone is going to see the girl she wants them to see—confident, beautiful, indifferent. Not the girl she was when she left campus, back when Heather Shelby's murder fractured everything, including the tight bond linking the six friends she'd been closest to since freshman year.

But not everyone is ready to move on. Not everyone left Duquette ten years ago, and not everyone can let Heather's murder go unsolved. Someone is determined to trap the real killer, to make the guilty pay. When the six friends are reunited, they will be forced to confront what happened that night—and the years' worth of secrets each of them would do anything to keep hidden.

Told in racing dual timelines, with a dark campus setting and a darker look at friendship, love, obsession, and ambition, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife is an addictive, propulsive read you won't be able to put down.

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Julie Clark praises it as "nostalgic and sinister," highlighting its compelling portrayal of fractured friendships and a twisty, compulsive narrative that keeps readers up late into the night. Fans of The Secret History, Ruth Ware, and Andrea Bartz will appreciate the addictive locked-room mystery and expertly layered lies Ashley Winstead reveals over one shocking night.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781728243207

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 May 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 207.0mm

Weight: 271g

Pages: 336

About the Author

ASHLEY WINSTEAD is an academic turned novelist with a PhD in contemporary literature. She lives in Houston with her husband, two cats, and beloved wine fridge.

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