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.
With skill and compassion, Dahl has created a heart-wrenching drama of family dysfunction and small-town gentrification that makes I DREAMED OF FALLING a story greater than the sum of its parts.
— Los Angeles Times
“A moving psychological thriller…Dahl’s gift for suspense will keep readers flipping pages, but in the end, it’s her finely wrought characters they’ll remember. “
— Publisher’s Weekly – starred review Starred review
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