Bury Me Deep

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Bury Me Deep
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Author Megan Abbott
LanguageEnglish
Genre Crime fiction
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
July 7, 2009
Media typePrint (paperback and hardback)
Pages240
ISBN 9781416599098

Bury Me Deep is a 2009 mystery novel written by Megan Abbott and published by Simon & Schuster.

The book is "a cunningly fictionalized" version of a 1931 crime story in which Winnie Ruth Judd was convicted of the murder of two women in Los Angeles. [1] The Denver Post notes, "Much of the narrative sticks closely to the facts of the case, but the author imagines a vastly different ending, just as plausible but certainly more satisfying than the actual one." [1]

Reception

Bury Me Deep was generally well-received by critics, including a starred review from Kirkus Reviews , who noted, "Abbott takes readers on a wild thrill ride with an utterly believable and strangely sympathetic heroine." [2]

Publishers Weekly called the novel "well-crafted" but warned, "Readers should be prepared for a lot of backstory before the pace picks up and hurtles to a shocking ending." [3]

Awards for Bury Me Deep
YearAwardResultRef.
2009 Hammett Prize Finalist [4] [5]
2010 Anthony Award for Best PaperbackFinalist [4]
Barry Award for Best Paperback OriginalFinalist [4]
Edgar Award for Best Paperback OriginalFinalist [4]
Macavity Award for Best NovelFinalist [4]

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