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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 kind 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 engagement has fallen apart - and she needs to get away . . .


So when old school friend Sabrina and husband Nathan
offer a room in their luxurious mansion, Kelly seizes it.


At first, Sabrina and Nathan give her much-needed space.
But as the three grow ever closer, Kelly finds herself
willingly, thrillingly, crossing lines.

Until she discovers she's not their first guest.
Another woman had the spare room before her.
And she disappeared without trace . . .

What happened to the woman before?
Why won't Sabrina and Nathan talk about her?
And what do they want with Kelly?

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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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