Ashley Winstead Books in Order
Ashley Winstead has written 8 books, published between 2021 and 2026. The first book is In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (2021) and the newest is Hot Girl Murder Club (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2021–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,104 in 3 of 8 books
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (2021) introduced Ashley Winstead, whose novels turn on murder, cold cases, class reunions and college graduates. Eight catalogued books reach 2026, among them Fool Me Once (2022), The Last Housewife (2022), Midnight Is the Darkest Hour (2023) and Hot Girl Murder Club (2026). Winstead is actively publishing, with The Future Saints also dated 2026.
Winstead writes across genres, publishing both thrillers and contemporary romance.
How many Ashley Winstead books are there?
Ashley Winstead has 8 books, released between 2021 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Fool Me Once series.
Ashley Winstead Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Ashley Winstead books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1In My Dreams I Hold a Knife2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420213522/4
- 220223842/4
- 3The Last Housewife2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 420233682/4
- 5Midnight Is the Darkest Hour2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 6This Book Will Bury Me2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 7The Future Saints2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 8Hot Girl Murder Club2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Ashley Winstead books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Fool Me Once in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Ashley Winstead titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ashley Winstead books in order?
You only need to read Ashley Winstead books in order within the Fool Me Once series, which holds 2 of the 8 Ashley Winstead books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Ashley Winstead
Start with In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (2021), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ashley Winstead book?
Hot Girl Murder Club (2026) is the newest Ashley Winstead book released so far.
Is there a new Ashley Winstead book coming?
No next Ashley Winstead book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ashley Winstead at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ashley Winstead published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ashley Winstead books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,104 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ashley Winstead books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Ashley Winstead books are about
2 of the 8 Ashley Winstead books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 2 of 2 books
- Class reunions 1 of 2 books
- Cold cases (criminal investigation) 1 of 2 books
- College graduates 1 of 2 books
- Thrillers, psychological 1 of 2 books
- Thrillers 1 of 2 books
- Murder 1 of 2 books