In My Dreams I Hold a Knife: A Novel

"[A] mordant debut novel....examines what it means to covet the lives of others, no matter the cost."--The New York Times

"Tense, twisty, and packed with shocks."--Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Survive The Night

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.

"Beautiful writing, juicy secrets, complex female characters, and drumbeat suspense--what more could you want from a debut thriller?"--Andrea Bartz, author of Reese's Book Club pick We Were Never Here

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336 pages

Average rating: 7.13

309 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Briahna Hynes
Aug 18, 2024
6/10 stars
PHENOMENAL! Had me hooked until the very end, unpredictable, kept me on my toes.
CharleyB
Feb 26, 2024
5/10 stars
Eh? It had potential but I wasn’t compelled to finish. Took me over a week. 5/10
Fahim abbas
Jan 19, 2024
7/10 stars
It was tens but well written
Anonymous
Jan 09, 2024
8/10 stars
Like an onion, this book had layers. I was genuinely surprised by most of them, some were good, and some not as good.

My reviews have been a lot of the same this month, and I’m starting to think it may be my emotional bandwidth lacking and not the books. I’ve enjoyed several, including this one, but I haven’t been knocked to my knees with emotion the way I want to be. I may come back and give this book 5 stars after I ponder it some more. I genuinely have no complaints but it also just didn’t feel like ~enough~ for me
Anonymous
Oct 15, 2023
10/10 stars
Excuse me while my I pick my jaw off the floor. There first half was a bit slow for me, but the second half was inhaled. A fun, dark academia with multiple twists in a who-dun-it psychological thriller.

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