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We Were Never Here

By: Andrea Bartz
Narrated by: Becca Tobin
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Your best friend killed a man.

Now she needs your help

But can you really trust her motives?

Emily is on holiday with her best friend, Kristen, in the stunning mountains of Chile. They're having the time of their lives until, on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to find it 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 on their cover-up, Emily asks herself: can she really trust her closest friend?

©2021 Andrea Bartz (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Fiction

Critic Reviews

"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, best-selling author of The Other Black Girl)

"A master of the timely thriller." (BuzzFeed)

"A sharp, unsettling thriller about power, obsession, and the inescapable grip of the past." (Megan Miranda, New York Times best-selling author of All the Missing Girls)

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Loved the story

I loved the story, good twists and turns. Thoroughly enjoyed it by the incessant “stop, stop, stop!” Flashback was much too overused and became annoying to hear every other chapter.

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Lots of twists just when you think you’ve worked it out…

Great story - just when you think you’ve worked it all out something will pop up to challenge your ideas.
Narrator was good but too slow for me so listened on 1.2x and it was all good 😊

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Very good

I love Andreas books. She writes from a young woman’s perspective so well, it’s as if the thoughts are my own. Great story. Really enjoyed this.

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Great narration

I got into this story and binge listened any time I could.
I think listening to Carey mulligan narrate had a lot to do with it- thought she was brilliant (especially now I’m trying to get through a good story with a terrible narrator!).
The ending was disappointing for me but still worth the read. I’m finding it hard to find a good story with an end that satisfies me these days ;)

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I loved it!!!

Oh my gosh, what a great book, twists and turns all the way through it. Narration was excellent and such a fantastic story I can’t wait to see the movie they will surely make of this terrific book.

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Overall a very easy & enjoyable read. I found the story intriguing and I couldn’t wait to get back to it. I loved the ending and I found the characters compelling, especially Kristen and I would have loved to hear from Kirsten’s point of view. However, I found there was quite a bit of repetition in terms of recapping their previous experiences, and Emily’s feelings surrounding what had happened, which became a bit tedious but overall didn’t take away from the story. I would I definitely would recommend this book to others who enjoy psychological thrillers.

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Absolutely a great story

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from the very first chapter to the absolute end. Truly an awesome read.

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Highly captivating

Wow, this storyline had more twists and turns than a mountainous road. Even the very last sentence had me saying "what the heck?" Only problem with books like this - it sets your expectations too high and difficult to find other books just as juicy.

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Could not stop listening

I loved this!
I listened to it in a day
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And was totally hooked.

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Addictive

Wow! Gripping, couldn’t stop listening!! Story was great, characters so interesting! Was completely unable to pick the ending

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