We Were Never Here

A Novel

By: Andrea Bartz

Narrated by: Becca Tobin

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “This book is every suspense lover’s dream and it kept me up way too late turning pages. . . . A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday night plans for more chapters.”—Reese Witherspoon

A backpacking trip has deadly consequences in this “eerie psychological thriller . . . with alluring locales, Hitchcockian tension, and possibly the best pair of female leads since Thelma and Louise” (BookPage), from the bestselling author of The Lost Night and The Herd.

A Marie Claire Book Club Pick • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR and Marie Claire

Emily is having the time of her life—she’s in the mountains of Chile with her best friend, Kristen, on their annual reunion trip, and the women are feeling closer than ever. But on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to find blood and broken glass on the floor. Kristen says the cute backpacker she brought back to their room attacked her, and she had no choice but to kill him in self-defense. Even more shocking: The scene is horrifyingly similar to last year’s trip, when another backpacker wound up dead. Emily can’t believe it’s happened again—can lightning really strike twice?

Back home in Wisconsin, Emily struggles to bury her trauma, diving headfirst into a new relationship and throwing herself into work. But when Kristen shows up for a surprise visit, Emily is forced to confront their violent past. The more Kristen tries to keep Emily close, the more Emily questions her motives. As Emily feels the walls closing in on their cover-ups, she must reckon with the truth about her closest friend. Can Emily outrun the secrets she shares with Kristen, or will they destroy her relationship, her freedom—even her life?

Great story but listening may confuse

I had a hard time getting into it, but once it started rolling and the repetitions of "Stop. Stop. Stop!" started to ease I didn't want to pause it! It was a little hard to tell which character the narrator was reading for, which made deciphering a little difficult but other than that, it was a great listen!

Great Read

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the narrator , she really brought the book to life for me. Storyline was fun. Recommend!!!!!

STOP STOP STOP - this book is too repetitive

This book gets good about the last 1/3. The first 2 are basically just repeating the same story over & over. I get it the main character is ruminating but was it necessary to just keep reminding us. It’s an ok story but not my jam.

Pretty good

I enjoy this genre and this book was enjoyable. Not the very best but I enjoyed listening to it

Great story

I really enjoyed listening to this book. I thought the characters were interesting and relatable. The story felt like I was listening to a documentary of real life stories. Overall, I found the book entertaining and easy to listen to. Thanks!

So many twists and turns

Loved this book!! So many good twists and turns an easy read that I didn’t want to stop listening to! Great pick if you like murder and mystery and thrillers! Can’t wait to read more from Andrea Bartz.

Great listen!

I couldn’t stop listening and had no idea where the story was going. Emily was a bit of a moron but besides that I enjoyed the book. I will say that pretty much everything was overly descriptive which seemed unnecessary but I stayed intrigued throughout.

unexpected

I was on the edge of my seat the entire book. grate story and amazing detail. It truly made me feel like I was there with them.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Do not stop writing OMG this book is a serious thriller! I loved every moment. The articulation and attention to details and the page after page unfolding of mystery, intrigue and suspense! Damnnn!

The urge to shake Emily to reality is so strong

Emily's personality and placation will drive you mad and you'll be internally screaming to get her to stand up for herself. It's a great psych thriller and you'll be wanting to finish it as fast as possible to get to the end and find out what happens to Emily.