The Lost Night

A Novel

By: Andrea Bartz

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, Brittany Pressley, Will Damron, Fred Berman, MacLeod Andrews

What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth in this “impressive debut” (People) from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here.

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.

loved it

Loved it, very suspenseful great twists along the way . It kept me on the edge of my seat

Thrillingly Great!!!

At the edge of my seat!! Sweating, my heart in my mouth!!! Really enjoyed it!!

Very slow

Wow, this was a chore to get through. The mystery driving the plot is so thin, and it just can't sustain any suspense. The writing is good, the narration is fine, I just wish the plot had more substance.

I don’t usually write reviews

But there are two serious problems with this audiobook.

The first is the main narrator. I’m sure she did what she thought was the best thing for story. But the way she narrates, especially the males voices but even the females, is horrible. I don’t have another word for it. It’s the way uncool people who think they’re ironic and self-deprecating speak. And I straight up think she misjudged a lot of the dialogue. Without having the book in front of me it is tough to know for sure. But I’m confident in my belief that most people, if they were reading this and not listening to it, would not read it the way she did.

The second is the main character is intolerable. Maybe that feeds into the first major issue with this audiobook or maybe she’s a self involved 30-something New York transplant who makes Hannah Horvath seem empathetic and selfless. I dig audiobooks like these. I listen to a lot. But it’s hard to really appreciate the plot when you can’t find a redeeming trait in the main character. It wasn’t written poorly. I want to make sure that’s not how this is taken. But it’s hard to cheer for someone like Lindsay/Lindsey Bach (not sure on that last name).

Kept me on the edge of my seat!

Twisty tale full of suspense and plot twists! The narration really adds to the story. I fully enjoyed the Audible!