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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?
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593348413
- File size: 312003 KB
- Duration: 10:50:00
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- English
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May 10, 2021
Milwaukee resident Emily Donovan, the narrator of this riveting psychological thriller from Bartz (The Herd), and her best friend, Kristen Czarnecki, who left Milwaukee 18 months earlier for a job in Australia, reunite in Chile for their annual vacation. The trip turns deadly when Kristen kills a backpacker in self-defense. A similar fatal encounter occurred during an earlier trip to Cambodia, only then Kristen killed to defend Emily. Emily decides she needs to distance herself from Kristen, but the more she tries to do so, the more Kristen tries to stay connected. Kristen moves back to Milwaukee, where she soon starts popping up in places she doesn’t belong—such as Emily’s yoga studio and therapist’s office—constantly reminding Emily of the secrets they share and how they need each other. Bartz does a good job dramatizing the increasingly creepy relationship between the two women as the twisty plot builds to a slightly confusing conclusion. Suspense fans will look forward to seeing more from this talented author. Agent: Alexandra Machinist, ICM Partners. -
Kristen and Emily are such best friends they'd bury a body for each other--literally. Narrator Becca Tobin's nuanced performance captures the friends' bond and their opposite personalities. Despite the traumatic events of last year's trip with Kristen--when a backpacker wound up dead--Emily is excited to embark on another trip with her friend. On their last night in Chile, Emily returns to their hotel room to find another backpacker dead and Kristen once again claiming self-defense. But how could this happen twice? Tobin uses a playful voice for confident Kristen, whose voice remains cheery in the days after the bloody killing--to chilling effect. For Emily, whose voice often wobbles with tears, Tobin uses a softer tone. As Emily worries about their cover-ups, Kristen keeps her close, causing Emily to question . . . everything. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
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