A Place Between Dreams

By: Jess Munday

Narrated by: Derek Urichich

He can't remember what he did, and he'll do anything to keep it that way.

Tennessee Walker blinks his eyes open in his San Francisco apartment and realizes he's washing blood off his hands with no memory of what happened. His girlfriend, Lucy, is nowhere to be found, and all that remains are shattered picture frames, holes punched in drywall, and her final words echoing in his head: "You're just like your father." These five words haunt him—and he’ll do anything to escape from under them.

Burying the truth behind blackouts, Tennessee retreats into a haze of LSD and delusion where he finds the perfect refuge—vivid, lucid dreams where he can rewrite the past and relive his favorite memories with Lucy. As his grip on reality loosens, the line between what's real and what's a dream begins to blur and he’s dragged deeper into a hazy space between memory and madness. But no matter how hard he tries to outrun the past, the truth always catches up to him.

A Place Between Dreams is a psychological thriller that follows Tennessee's attempt to escape his painful reality as he discovers he can lucid dream his way back to happier memories with his lost love Lucy—but the line between dreams, hallucinations, and reality becomes dangerously blurred.

Perfect for fans of: - Unreliable narrators- You by Caroline Kepnes- Inception- Reality-bending thrillers

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I could imagine every scene…

I only dabble in thrillers, but when I saw this cover, I was intrigued. I’ve been to San Francisco dozens of times, and so I was excited to have SF as the backdrop for this novel. It was fun to hear so many neighborhoods and off-the-beaten-path landmarks mentioned where I could imagine the scenes so vividly. It helped that the author was so descriptive — I loved the imagery that was conjured within the scenes.

Drug use and violence are themes of this book — and there’s a warning at the start of the novel. But if you’re comfortable with it, I thoroughly enjoyed this listen. Lots of “wait-a-minute” moments when you realize the narrator isn’t as reliable as he makes you believe. And the ending (not a spoiler) was a jarring (in a good way) juxtaposition of emotions from those involved!