Pre-release Review of 'The Lost Night' by Andrea Bartz

Publication Date: 26 Feb 19

Calhoun Lofts in 2009 was packed with college students, drugs and drama. Edie is hands down the queen of building with her easy, laid-back style and beauty and the rest of the residents revolve around her like the sun. One such student is Lindsay, lacking in self-confidence, not as popular, and with a dark mental health history that she shares with no-one. Frequently a party location with an "open door" policy throughout, one night in August turns bleak when Edie is found dead in her apartment by one of her friends, a brief suicide note typed on her laptop. Everyone is deeply impacted and stunned, as Edie's personality could fill a room and she frequently talked about the desire to live life fully and to experience all that she could. Lindsay is as impacted as the others of course, with hazy memories of that night due to excessive drinking. But years later, she runs into a couple of old housemates and it prompts thoughts of Edie and the memory that she used to film their antics. Dated technology now, she enlists the aid of her best friend Tessa, and a co-worker to help her to access her old film. As she continues her journey back in time she becomes increasingly convinced that the police got it wrong.....that it was not a suicide. So she sets out to find all the people she had in common with Edie to find the truth. A great story line and Lindsay's vulnerability throughout is real and edgy, her missing memories tantalizingly close. Will filling the gaps be a blessing, or a curse?

My thanks to Netgalley and Crown Publishing for sharing this title.