The Lost Night

A Novel

By: Andrea Bartz

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, Brittany Pressley, Will Damron, Fred Berman, MacLeod Andrews

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth in this “impressive debut” (People) from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BuzzFeed • Glamour • Real Simple • Marie Claire • Library Journal • Booklist • CrimeReads

In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. Grief, shock, and resentment scattered the group and brought the era to an abrupt end.

A decade later, Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts. She has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. But when a chance reunion leads Lindsay to discover an unsettling video from that hazy night, she starts to wonder if Edie was actually murdered—and, worse, if she herself was involved. As she rifles through those months in 2009—combing through case files, old technology, and her fractured memories—Lindsay is forced to confront the demons of her own violent history to bring the truth to light.

©2019 Andrea Bartz (P)2019 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Girl on the Train in Andrea Bartz’s addictive debut novel.”—Marie Claire

“If you couldn’t get enough of TBS’s Search Party or more recently Netflix’s Russian Doll, pick up a copy of The Lost Night . . . [A] haunting debut.”—Glamour

“A twisty, tightly plotted thriller set among the hipsters of Brooklyn.”—Refinery29

I'm Getting Old

I almost gave up at the halfway mark. Once again I chose a book based on all the recommendation lists on which it appeared only to find it written more for a 30 year old. This book is decently written and has a pretty good story but the characters, even in their older incarnations, seemed like children to me. Guess I'll grab my shawl and go find a nice Agatha Christie novel.

loved it

Loved it, very suspenseful great twists along the way . It kept me on the edge of my seat

Thrillingly Great!!!

At the edge of my seat!! Sweating, my heart in my mouth!!! Really enjoyed it!!

A little disappointed

Great idea for a book, but fell goal
Too much “ back story” info that was not needed

Ok read

never wanted to stop listening!

There's nothing that makes me look forward to a morning run or my commute to work more than an audiobook I can't put down. I got sucked into this one right away and probably drove my family crazy because I had my headphones in my ears constantly while binge-listening towards the end of the book. Vivid and descriptive language, great narration, and well-developed, believable characters. I don't know if the author hacked my live journal diary from college or if my experience was just that universal among 20-somethings who are desperate for belonging and don't mix well with vodka, but I could painfully relate to the main character and felt like I was moving through the story with her. I'm excited to see what's next from this author!

Very slow

Wow, this was a chore to get through. The mystery driving the plot is so thin, and it just can't sustain any suspense. The writing is good, the narration is fine, I just wish the plot had more substance.

I don’t usually write reviews

But there are two serious problems with this audiobook.

The first is the main narrator. I’m sure she did what she thought was the best thing for story. But the way she narrates, especially the males voices but even the females, is horrible. I don’t have another word for it. It’s the way uncool people who think they’re ironic and self-deprecating speak. And I straight up think she misjudged a lot of the dialogue. Without having the book in front of me it is tough to know for sure. But I’m confident in my belief that most people, if they were reading this and not listening to it, would not read it the way she did.

The second is the main character is intolerable. Maybe that feeds into the first major issue with this audiobook or maybe she’s a self involved 30-something New York transplant who makes Hannah Horvath seem empathetic and selfless. I dig audiobooks like these. I listen to a lot. But it’s hard to really appreciate the plot when you can’t find a redeeming trait in the main character. It wasn’t written poorly. I want to make sure that’s not how this is taken. But it’s hard to cheer for someone like Lindsay/Lindsey Bach (not sure on that last name).

Kept me on the edge of my seat!

Twisty tale full of suspense and plot twists! The narration really adds to the story. I fully enjoyed the Audible!

Twisty

Loved the complex characters and their complicated friendships. The story kept me guessing, I couldn’t stop listening. Really twisty tale.

This book was only ok imho...

This book started out fast paced but it was like a balloon losing its air hard and fast. It then becomes just monotonous. I finally just really didn’t care who if anyone did it! Lindsey’s bff Edie kills her self or did she and did Lindsey have anything to do with it?! Edie is pretty much a mean girl jerk. And as a fictional character I could pretty much say I didn’t care whodunit midway through book. Lindsey is like a dog with a bone and won’t let it go and fashions herself a Sherlock. It became tedious and I actually kept falling asleep and having to register to chapters. The narrators did ok. It may have just been my age and finding it really hard to relate or even like the characters. I’m 43 but the book goes from characters age 23 then 33, 10 years later. It read to me like a YA novel and I can can get into those sometimes just not this one.