We Were Never Here

We Were Never Here

The addictively twisty Reese Witherspoon Book Club thriller soon to be a major Netflix film

Summary

REESE WITHERSPOON'S NEW BOOK CLUB PICK

YOUR BEST FRIEND KILLED A MAN.
NOW SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP . . .
BUT CAN YOU REALLY TRUST HER MOTIVES?

'A nail-biting immersive whirl of a read . . . We Were Never Here is every woman's worst nightmare, and every thriller lover's dream' Zakiya Dalila Harris, bestselling author of THE OTHER BLACK GIRL

'If you want to read only one novel this year then make it We Were Never Here. It's completely believable novel with a heart pounding climax. Everyone must read it' Netgalley Reader Review *****
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On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life.

Until one night, she finds their hotel suite 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, Emily asks herself: can her closest friend be trusted?
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'A master of the timely thriller' BuzzFeed

'This was AMAZING. Gripping heart pounding nail biting and I couldn't put it down. The ending was incredible' Netgalley Reader Review *****

'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

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

About the author

Andrea Bartz

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.
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