The Spare Room

The Spare Room

The gripping and addictive thriller from the author of We Were Never Here

Summary

THE DELICIOUSLY TWISTY THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK WE WERE NEVER HERE


'The best king of up-all-night page-turner' LUCY FOLEY

'A twisty and seductive thriller' NITA PROSE

'A compulsive, easy, fun summer read' Daily Mail

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Kelly's life has turned into a nightmare.


Friendless, jobless and recently dumped by her fiancé, she has no one to confide in.


Until she rekindles her relationship with childhood friend Sabrina - now a glamorous bestselling author with a handsome, high-powered husband. When the couple offer Kelly the spare room of their remote Virginia mansion, she jumps at the chance.


There, she finds the friendship she needs - until one night, an unexpected conversation leads the couple to open their marriage for her.


At first, Kelly loves being part of this risqué new world. But when she discovers that the last woman they invited into their marriage is missing, she starts to wonder if they could be dangerous . . .


And if she might be next.

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PRAISE FOR ANDREA BARTZ:


'A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday night plans' REESE WITHERSPOON


'A nail-biting, immersive whirl of a read' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS


'Incredibly tense and atmospheric' MEGAN MIRANDA


'Andrea Bartz has proven herself as a master of the timely literary thriller' BUZZFEED


'Tense and original . . . Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive' STYLIST


'Tantalisingly suspenseful. A terrific, thought-provoking thriller' B.P. WALTER

Reviews

  • A compulsive, easy, fun summer read
    Daily Mail

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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