We Were Never Here: Reese Witherspoon's new Book Club Pick, this summer's most compelling gripping and twisty thriller

In "We Were Never Here," a best-selling author's friend kills a man and asks her for help. But can she be trusted? This nail-biting thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 12 August 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

We Were Never Here is a gripping tale of two friends who find themselves in a dangerous situation. On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life. Until one night, she finds their hotel suite 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, Emily asks herself: can her closest friend be trusted? ________ A master of the timely thriller BuzzFeed This was AMAZING. Gripping heart pounding nail biting and I couldn't put it down. The ending was incredible Netgalley Reader Review ***** Tense and original. . . . Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive Stylist A sharp, unsettling thriller about power, obsession, and the inescapable grip of the past Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All The Missing Girls A riveting psychological thriller Publishers Weekly We Were Never Here is a gripping tale of two friends who find themselves in a dangerous situation. On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life. Until one night, she finds their hotel suite 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, Emily asks herself: can her closest friend be trusted?

The Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
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Your Best Friend Killed a Man. Now She Needs Your Help. But Can You Really Trust Her Motives?
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, bestselling author of The Other Black Girl,
If you want to read only one novel this year, then make it We Were Never Here. It's a completely believable novel with a heart-pounding climax. Everyone must read it.
Netgalley Reader Review
*****
On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life.
Until one night, she finds their hotel suite 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, Emily asks herself: can her closest friend be trusted?
A Master of the Timely Thriller
BuzzFeed
This was AMAZING. Gripping, heart-pounding, nail-biting, and I couldn't put it down. The ending was incredible
Netgalley Reader Review
*****
Tense and original.
Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive
Stylist
A sharp, unsettling thriller about power, obsession, and the inescapable grip of the past
Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All The Missing Girls
A Riveting Psychological Thriller
Publishers Weekly
We Were Never Here is a gripping tale of two friends who find themselves in a dangerous situation.
On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life.
Until one night, she finds their hotel suite 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, Emily asks herself: can her closest friend be trusted?
A Master of the Timely Thriller
BuzzFeed
This was AMAZING. Gripping, heart-pounding, nail-biting, and I couldn't put it down. The ending was incredible
Netgalley Reader Review
*****
Tense and original.
Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive
Stylist
A sharp, unsettling thriller about power, obsession, and the inescapable grip of the past
Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All The Missing Girls
A Riveting Psychological Thriller
Publishers Weekly

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 165 x 240 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241559239