This Stays Between Us

By: Sara Ochs

Narrated by: Leah Horowitz, Suzy Jackson

For fans of Lucy Foley and Society of Lies comes a crackling study abroad thriller that proves that a trip of a lifetime can have deadly consequences …

Ten years ago

A study abroad program like no other: a month-long trip of education and adventure, exploring everything Australia has to offer. And at first, it's everything best friends Phoebe and Claire, and the rest of the student group expects: sunshine, whirlwind romance, and all-night parties. But it isn't long before cracks begin to form within the group. Ones that lead to Phoebe's disappearance …

Now

It's the call Claire has been waiting for years for. Phoebe's remains have been found. It's time to return, for her and the others to go back to Australia. But as Claire retraces their steps and tries to piece together exactly what happened to her best friend all those years ago, it quickly becomes clear everyone in the group has secrets. Including Claire.

Because only she knows what really happened that fateful day ten years ago. The day she killed her best friend. And she'll do anything she can to keep the others from learning the truth.

©2025 Sara Ochs (P)2025 Recorded Books

8 hours 31 mins in

Something goes wrong with the audio, it’s like 2 people talking at once. Very confusing.

Right idea…

Book had all the makings of a good whodunit/keep you guessing murder mystery. Story was underdeveloped and a bit cheesy. No shade to the author. I couldn’t write a book so I don’t like to critique often but it just felt a bit too predictable and like the characters and dialogue was written by AI. I don’t know how else to explain it.

Good

I am only giving this a 3 because it went from good to predictable. I did like the epilogue, and would be interested if the author pulled on that thread in another book.