The Spare Room
The gripping and addictive thriller from the author of We Were Never Here
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
THE DELICIOUSLY TWISTY THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK WE WERE NEVER HERE
'The best kind of up-all-night page-turner' LUCY FOLEY
'A twisty and seductive thriller' NITA PROSE
'A compulsive, easy, fun summer read' Daily Mail
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Kelly's engagement has fallen apart - and she needs to get away . . .
So when old school friend Sabrina and husband Nathan
offer a room in their luxurious mansion, Kelly seizes it.
At first, Sabrina and Nathan give her much-needed space.
But as the three grow ever closer, Kelly finds herself
willingly, thrillingly, crossing lines.
Until she discovers she's not their first guest.
Another woman had the spare room before her.
And she disappeared without trace . . .
What happened to the woman before?
Why won't Sabrina and Nathan talk about her?
And what do they want with Kelly?
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PRAISE FOR ANDREA BARTZ:
'A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday night plans' REESE WITHERSPOON
'A nail-biting, immersive whirl of a read' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
'Incredibly tense and atmospheric' MEGAN MIRANDA
'Andrea Bartz has proven herself as a master of the timely literary thriller' BUZZFEED
'Tense and original . . . Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive' STYLIST
'Tantalisingly suspenseful. A terrific, thought-provoking thriller' B.P. WALTER
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bartz (We Were Never Here) delivers a cleverly plotted page-turner that doesn't quite stick the landing. After unemployed marketer Kelly Doyle gets dumped by her fiancé, she leaps at an invitation from Sabrina Lamont, her high school pal turned successful romance novelist, to wait out the pandemic lockdown with her and her husband, Nathan, a high-level Department of Defense analyst, in the couple's secluded Virginia mansion. As soon as Kelly passes through the luxurious property's gates, not even the adjacent cemetery can keep her from feeling like she's stepped into one of Sabrina's steamy novels. That sensation only intensifies as Kelly finds herself unexpectedly attracted to both of her hosts and swept into a throuple. Kelly feels desired, daring, and empowered—until she discovers she isn't the pair's first lover and that her predecessor has vanished. As an increasingly anxious Kelly attempts to learn more about the last woman's disappearance without jeopardizing her relationship with the Lamonts, Bartz expertly whips up a dizzying kaleidoscope of suspicion (including two truly game-changing twists) before serving up a regrettably far-fetched denouement. The only misstep comes at the end, and it's one that will unfortunately leave readers disappointed.
Customer Reviews
Different and interesting
A very interesting and different kind of tale that I thoroughly enjoyed. It drew me in and kept me coming back. A twist I didn’t see coming.