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We Were Never Here

A Novel

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We Were Never Here

By: Andrea Bartz
Narrated by: Becca Tobin
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New York Times Best Seller • Reese’s Book Club Pick

“This book is every suspense lover’s dream and it kept me up way too late turning pages.... A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday night plans for more chapters.” (Reese Witherspoon)

A backpacking trip has deadly consequences in this “eerie psychological thriller...with alluring locales, Hitchcockian tension, and possibly the best pair of female leads since Thelma and Louise” (BookPage), from the best-selling author of The Lost Night and The Herd.

A Marie Claire Book Club Pick • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR and Marie Claire

Emily is having the time of her life - she’s in the mountains of Chile with her best friend, Kristen, on their annual reunion trip, and the women are feeling closer than ever. But on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to find blood and broken glass on the floor. Kristen says the cute backpacker she brought back to their room attacked her, and she had no choice but to kill him in self-defense. Even more shocking: The scene is horrifyingly similar to last year’s trip, when another backpacker wound up dead. Emily can’t believe it’s happened again - can lightning really strike twice?

Back home in Wisconsin, Emily struggles to bury her trauma, diving headfirst into a new relationship and throwing herself into work. But when Kristen shows up for a surprise visit, Emily is forced to confront their violent past. The more Kristen tries to keep Emily close, the more Emily questions her motives. As Emily feels the walls closing in on their cover-ups, she must reckon with the truth about her closest friend. Can Emily outrun the secrets she shares with Kristen, or will they destroy her relationship, her freedom - even her life?

©2021 Andrea Bartz (P)2021 Random House Audio
Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Exciting
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Critic reviews

“A book that skillfully examines toxic friendship at its most extreme.... When the reckoning arrives, it shows that sometimes, we should fear our friends a lot more than strangers.” (The New York Times Book Review)

“A page-turning thriller about two best friends whose annual reunion trip goes wrong - one of them may or may not have ‘accidentally’ killed a fellow backpacker! - transforming their friendship as they once knew it.” (Marie Claire)

“Bartz takes the idea of a ‘frenemy’ to new heights.... Yet another expert vivisection of female modes of communication and competition.” (Los Angeles Times)

Gripping Suspense • Unexpected Twists • Pleasant Voice • Well-developed Characters • Compelling Storyline • Great Pacing
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I had a hard time getting into it, but once it started rolling and the repetitions of "Stop. Stop. Stop!" started to ease I didn't want to pause it! It was a little hard to tell which character the narrator was reading for, which made deciphering a little difficult but other than that, it was a great listen!

Great story but listening may confuse

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I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the narrator , she really brought the book to life for me. Storyline was fun. Recommend!!!!!

Great Read

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This book gets good about the last 1/3. The first 2 are basically just repeating the same story over & over. I get it the main character is ruminating but was it necessary to just keep reminding us. It’s an ok story but not my jam.

STOP STOP STOP - this book is too repetitive

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I enjoy this genre and this book was enjoyable. Not the very best but I enjoyed listening to it

Pretty good

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I really enjoyed listening to this book. I thought the characters were interesting and relatable. The story felt like I was listening to a documentary of real life stories. Overall, I found the book entertaining and easy to listen to. Thanks!

Great story

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Loved this book!! So many good twists and turns an easy read that I didn’t want to stop listening to! Great pick if you like murder and mystery and thrillers! Can’t wait to read more from Andrea Bartz.

So many twists and turns

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I couldn’t stop listening and had no idea where the story was going. Emily was a bit of a moron but besides that I enjoyed the book. I will say that pretty much everything was overly descriptive which seemed unnecessary but I stayed intrigued throughout.

Great listen!

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I was on the edge of my seat the entire book. grate story and amazing detail. It truly made me feel like I was there with them.

unexpected

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Do not stop writing OMG this book is a serious thriller! I loved every moment. The articulation and attention to details and the page after page unfolding of mystery, intrigue and suspense! Damnnn!

LOVE LOVE LOVE

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Emily's personality and placation will drive you mad and you'll be internally screaming to get her to stand up for herself. It's a great psych thriller and you'll be wanting to finish it as fast as possible to get to the end and find out what happens to Emily.

The urge to shake Emily to reality is so strong

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