This Stays Between Us
Sara Ochs
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
3.67
· 3 ratings · 416 pages · Published: 15 Jul 2025
Ten years ago, six college students meet in an Australian summer study abroad, ready to enjoy the break from their studies and travel the country. Their program is meant to introduce them to the beauty of Australia and immerse them in an unforgettable cultural experience. In reality, it's a thrill-fueled summer of outdoor excursions, adrenaline rushes, alcohol, lust, and friendship turned wrong. When Phoebe, a troubled girl with jealousies and fractures spreading like wildfire between them all, suddenly disappears, presumed to have run away in a small outback town, the group decides to pack up and leave the past behind. All their secrets hidden for good. Or at least, that's what they tell themselves…
Ten years later, they each receive a call. They've found Phoebe's body. And now it's time to return.
Each of the friends is summoned back to Australia, confronted with their past selves and the brutal heat and sting of that summer. The police have questions, and the secrets they've been keeping buried deep in the outback start to slowly unearth. It soon becomes clear that everyone knows something about Phoebe's murder, and once again one of them might not make it out alive.
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- oceania 3
- suspense 3
- thriller 3
- australia 3
- whodunit 2
- psychological 2
- female mc 2
- friendship 1
- crime 1
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- content warnings
- murder 2
- format - reader age
- adult fiction 1
- book 1