The Lost Night: A Novel
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What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BuzzFeed • Glamour • Real Simple • Marie Claire • Library Journal • Booklist • CrimeReads
In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. Grief, shock, and resentment scattered the group and brought the era to an abrupt end.
A decade later, Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts. She has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. But when a chance reunion leads Lindsay to discover an unsettling video from that hazy night, she starts to wonder if Edie was actually murdered—and, worse, if she herself was involved. As she rifles through those months in 2009—combing through case files, old technology, and her fractured memories—Lindsay is forced to confront the demons of her own violent history to bring the truth to light.
Praise for The Lost Night
“[An] impressive debut with a nerve-wracking finish.”—People
“A compulsively readable journey into the dark corners of memory. Bartz has crafted a terrifying and delicious narrative in the vein of Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins.”—Jo Piazza, bestselling coauthor of The Knockoff
“Andrea Bartz casts a nostalgic, misty haze over this story about a meticulous-minded woman playing detective with her own life. If you’ve ever woken up unsure of what happened the night before and then proceeded to do it again...oh my, this is your book.”—Caroline Kepnes, author of You and Providence
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Remember when you reached the part in GONE GIRL when you realize that Amy has set everything up herself to fuck over her husband and you can't handle it so you just put the book down and whisper "what the fuck what the fuck what the fuuuuuuck" to yourself over and over again for a while? THAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME WITH THIS BOOK. ANDREA BARTZ HAS GONE GIRL-ED ME AND I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT. Holy shit you guys. Holy shit. I wasn't expecting this in the least. Honestly, Lindsay's character was a huge turn off for me. I found her so annoying and self centered and I told myself that if she didn't get any better, I would stop reading the book all together. But I didn't stop reading, because I am a stubborn bitch and I wanted to know what happened to Edie, dammit. And I'm glad I didn't stop reading because everything that happened to Lindsay? Makes her whole self make so much sense. I was still annoyed with her, but she made sense. I'm glad I stuck with this book. I was completely blown away by how things turned out with Tessa and how it was all wrapped up, and now I'm going to sit in my room and yell for a bit because THAT ENDING!!!!!!
Description
What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BuzzFeed • Glamour • Real Simple • Marie Claire • Library Journal • Booklist • CrimeReads
In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. Grief, shock, and resentment scattered the group and brought the era to an abrupt end.
A decade later, Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts. She has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. But when a chance reunion leads Lindsay to discover an unsettling video from that hazy night, she starts to wonder if Edie was actually murdered—and, worse, if she herself was involved. As she rifles through those months in 2009—combing through case files, old technology, and her fractured memories—Lindsay is forced to confront the demons of her own violent history to bring the truth to light.
Praise for The Lost Night
“[An] impressive debut with a nerve-wracking finish.”—People
“A compulsively readable journey into the dark corners of memory. Bartz has crafted a terrifying and delicious narrative in the vein of Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins.”—Jo Piazza, bestselling coauthor of The Knockoff
“Andrea Bartz casts a nostalgic, misty haze over this story about a meticulous-minded woman playing detective with her own life. If you’ve ever woken up unsure of what happened the night before and then proceeded to do it again...oh my, this is your book.”—Caroline Kepnes, author of You and Providence
Book Information
Posts
Remember when you reached the part in GONE GIRL when you realize that Amy has set everything up herself to fuck over her husband and you can't handle it so you just put the book down and whisper "what the fuck what the fuck what the fuuuuuuck" to yourself over and over again for a while? THAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME WITH THIS BOOK. ANDREA BARTZ HAS GONE GIRL-ED ME AND I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT. Holy shit you guys. Holy shit. I wasn't expecting this in the least. Honestly, Lindsay's character was a huge turn off for me. I found her so annoying and self centered and I told myself that if she didn't get any better, I would stop reading the book all together. But I didn't stop reading, because I am a stubborn bitch and I wanted to know what happened to Edie, dammit. And I'm glad I didn't stop reading because everything that happened to Lindsay? Makes her whole self make so much sense. I was still annoyed with her, but she made sense. I'm glad I stuck with this book. I was completely blown away by how things turned out with Tessa and how it was all wrapped up, and now I'm going to sit in my room and yell for a bit because THAT ENDING!!!!!!