I Dreamed of Falling

In acclaimed author Julia Dahl’s new standalone, the death of a young mother triggers an avalanche of secrets in a small Hudson Valley town.

Julia Dahl’s I DREAMED OF FALLING is both a riveting crime novel and an intimate and wrenching portrait of a family struggling to find its footing, and the tragedy that exposes all the desperation humming beneath. Vivid and haunting and not to be missed.

— Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The Turnout

With this suspenseful, poignant book, Julia Dahl delivers not only an intricately crafted thriller, but also a profound portrayal of generations of life in the Hudson Valley, and of the making and unmaking of family. Its characters will stay with you for long after you’re done reading.

— Clemence Michallon, internationally bestselling author of The Quiet Tenant

The Missing Hours

A great reckoning with the moment we find ourselves in.

New York Times

A provocative and timely standalone novel about revenge, sexual assault and manipulation.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Invisible City

Strong, blunt prose…a harrowing tale.

The New York Times Book Review

Fast-paced, suspenseful…[Invisible City] rises above the crime-novel genre in its unusual psychological, spiritual and sociological dimensions, entering a world unfamiliar to most people.

The Washington Post

Run You Down

[A] strong sequel…Aviva emerges as a woman with the great strength to survive suffering on a biblical scale.

New York Times Book Review

Dahl’s smart, twisty plot and suspenseful tone will grip mystery and thriller lovers until the final page.

Library Journal

Dahl is an evocative writer, never more so than when she’s describing the nascent yearnings of those younger members of [the ultra-Orthodox Jewish] community — gay, vaguely feminist, simply different — who can’t quite fit in, but can’t quite leave.

NPR’s Fresh Air

Conviction

“A murder mystery for our tumultuous times…Dahl writes deftly about race, religion, and politics in NYC, both then and now.”―NEW YORK MAGAZINE

A murder mystery for our tumultuous times…Dahl writes deftly about race, religion, and politics in NYC, both then and now.

New York Magazine

Outstanding…Dahl excels at revealing the inner workings of enigmatic subcultures while maintaining peak suspense. She also provides a terrific ‘whoa, I didn’t see that coming’ moment.

— Publishers Weekly Starred review
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