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We Were Never Here

by Andrea Bartz
A great vacation read with complex characters and dynamic female relationships. It's a fun, entertaining story with some twists and a few surprises. We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz. TWe Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz .  #thriller, #reading, #books to read, #books #beach read

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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 Most Anticipated Books of the Year by Oprah Daily, BuzzFeed, Reader's Digest, Men's Journal, and CrimeReads

"A book that skillfully examines toxic friendship at its most extreme . . . When the reckoning arrives, it shows that sometimes, we should fear our friends a lot more than strangers."-The New York Times Book Review

"A page-turning thriller about two best friends whose annual reunion trip goes wrong-one of them may or may not have 'accidentally' killed a fellow backpacker!-transforming their friendship as they once knew it."-Marie Claire

"Bartz takes the idea of a 'frenemy' to new heights. . . . Yet another expert vivisection of female modes of communication and competition."-Los Angeles Times

"Whether you're planning far-flung summer travels or kicking it closer to home, you're going to need a great beach read-and that's where We Were Never Here comes in. . . . [A] twisty thriller."-PopSugar


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