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'A nail-biting immersive whirl of a read. Every thriller lover's dream' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
'Tense and original . . . Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive' STYLIST
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Emily is on holiday with her best friend, Kristen, in the stunning mountains of Chile. They're having the time of their lives until, on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to find it covered in blood.

Kristen claims a backpacker attacked her. She shouted, but no-one heard. She struggled, but he was too strong.

She had no option but to kill him.

With no evidence of the assault, Emily must help her hide the body. . .

Back home, Emily tries to forget what happened, but a surprise visit from Kristen forces her to confront the events of that night.

As the walls close in on their cover-up, Emily asks herself: can she really trust her closest friend?
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'A master of the timely thriller' BuzzFeed

'A sharp, unsettling thriller about power, obsession, and the inescapable grip of the past' Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All The Missing Girls

'A riveting psychological thriller' Publishers Weekly

About the Author
Andrea Bartz is a Brooklyn-based journalist and the author of the instant New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club Pick, We Were Never Here. Other works also include The Lost Night and The Herd. Her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Martha Stewart Living, Redbook, Elle and many other outlets, and she's held editorial positions at Glamour, Psychology Today, and Self, among other publications.

Reviews
A nail-biting, immersive whirl of a read. Brimming with mysterious twists, turns, and a frenemyship of the most chilling proportions, We Were Never Here is every woman's worst nightmare...and every thriller-lover's dream -- Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl
A book that skillfully examines toxic friendship at its most extreme * New York Times Book Review *
Tense and original . . . Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive * Stylist *
Tantalisingly suspenseful, frequently surprising, thoroughly compelling. We Were Never Here is a terrific, thought-provoking thriller -- BP Walter, bestselling author of The Dinner Guest
My God, [Bartz] is SO GOOD at building that tense oh-no-what-have-I-done queasy energy! Zippy, nervy and so thoughtful and current on women's safety -- Harriet Walker, author of The New Girl and The Wedding Night
Incredibly tense and atmospheric, We Were Never Here explores the nuances of memory, the secrets that bind a friendship-and those that threaten to tear them apart. Andrea Bartz delivers a sharp, unsettling thriller about power, obsession, and the inescapable grip of the past -- Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls
Andrea Bartz has proven herself a master of the timely literary thriller * BuzzFeed *
[A] riveting psychological thriller... Suspense fans will look forward to seeing more from this talented author * Publishers Weekly *
Exhilarating ... Bartz's writing will keep readers on their toes, questioning everything and looking for hidden meanings...A slow-burn thriller that gradually suffocates both the protagonist and the reader-in a good way * Kirkus *
Intelligent, methodical ... Emily and Kristen [would] be right at home in a Hitchcock psychological thriller. A terrific novel, blending the Hitchockian elements with a touch of Patricia Highsmith * Booklist (Starred Review) *
Whether you're planning far-flung summer travels or kicking it closer to home, you're going to need a great beach read-and that's where We Were Never Here comes in. [A] twisty thriller * PopSugar.com *
An eerie psychological thriller ... with alluring locales, Hitchcokcian tension, and possibly the best pair of female leads since Thelma and Louise * BookPage *
Bartz takes the idea of a 'frenemy' to new heights in her third thriller, yet another expert vivisection of female modes of communication and competition * Los Angeles Times *
A chilling, whirlwind thriller * Woman's Own *
This thriller has a premise that will pique any mystery-loving traveler's interest: two best friends embark on their annual reunion trip, only to have it go murderously awry. Bartz's evocative descriptions of destinations as varied as Chile and Cambodia pulled me in immediately, but it was the way she ratcheted up the tension by dropping clues about the duo's murky past that kept me rapt until the end * Travel + Leisure *
This smartly written psychological thriller will leave you all tingly * Reader's Digest *
Bartz, once again, creates a thrilling tale about a friend group in flux * OprahDaily.com *
The ultimate story of toxic female friendships, a theme Andi Bartz pulls off exquisitely her previous novels. This one is pulse-pounding with secrets, lies, and friends who trust too much * CrimeReads.com *
Sustains its thriller atmosphere with a well-drawn dynamic between co-dependent friends who alternate from deep trust to vicious suspicion * Milwaukee Magazine *
We Were Never Here is an observant, suspenseful, and deeply scary novel, a psychological thriller that looks at the tight bonds of friendship and asks where they strangle, where they break -- Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay
We Were Never Here is somehow both cinematic in scope and also claustrophobic and unnerving. It's a novel that explores the dangers that lurk in beautiful places, the manipulation of memories, and the friendship ties that don't just bind us, but can strangle us -- Tara Laskowski, award-winning author of One Night Gone and The Mother Next Door
I absolutely loved We Were Never Here ... chock-full of twists and turns that surprise and titillate. I was so enthralled, I carried the book around the house, reading as I walked to the kitchen to make some tea and even while folding the laundry. It's been years since I last read-walked! -- Daniela Petrova, author of Her Daughter's Mother
[Bartz] has an incredible talent for writing complicated characters, complex relationships, unnerving situations, and palpable tension-and making them all work together * HelloGiggles.com *



Book Information
ISBN 9781405951944
Author Andrea Bartz
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 277g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm