The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars | 1,321 ratings

Price: 1.99

Last update: 10-23-2024


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A couple preparing for the future discovers that their dream house will cost them far more than the mortgage in a sinister short story by the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here.

Lauren and Kelsey: married, a baby on the way, and now the new owners of the Hudson Valley house they’ve always admired. The timing couldn’t be better, and the leafy, secluded area couldn’t be more beautiful. Everything’s perfect—except for the older gentleman across the street, who seems to be keeping a very close watch on them. Welcome to the neighborhood.

Andrea Bartz’s The Other Side of the Road is part of Never Tell, a heart-pounding collection of stories about secrets, lies, and mind games. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Just keep the endings to yourself.


Top reviews from the United States

chloe brown
4.0 out of 5 stars was not expecting that one
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2024
Little short for my liking, but the author wasted no time! Drug you in to a crazy world with a WTF ending! Great story!
Rebecca Paige
5.0 out of 5 stars ENTICING
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2024
Her writing is subtle. You don’t realize how she is leading you to the climax until you step off the proverbial cliff. It was an excellent way to end the story. I can’t wait to see what her other books are like. I hope a new favorite.
Leo Q
3.0 out of 5 stars Desperation will that to you, I suppose
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2024
If this had been a full length story, rather than a short story, I probably wouldn't have finished it. Its not terrible, but the only memorable part is my realization that I'd probably have the same reaction as Lauren and probably for the same reason. I'm not exactly thrilled about that fact. Anyway, its well written, you get a decent feel of who all the characters are and their relationships with others, and the pieces of the puzzle all make sense. Not that it was complicated, but I've read and watched shorter things that mess that part up. Its only about a 45 minute read, so you won't feel like you wasted your time if you read it and don't like it.
Another Book Lady
4.0 out of 5 stars Chilling!
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
A quick, suspenseful, thrilling, read!

So far, all the stories in this never collection have been the perfect amount of suspense and chills!

Married couple, Lauren and Kelsey are expecting their first child and have moved into their dream home in the Hudson Valley.

Lauren is immediately suspicious of her new neighbor Hank from across the street. He always seems to be watching the house, Lauren is uncomfortable with the way he stares at her wife, and on a coffee visit at Hank’s house, Lauren discovers just how perfect a view of her home Hank has from ???????????????????????? his house.

Feeling paranoid and anxious about their new home, Kelsey’s pregnancy, and the creepy messages from another neighbor who claims to be a medium, Lauren goes on a search throughout the house to uncover the truth about her new home and its previous resident.

A great twist and amazing narration from Kira Fixx are a perfect one-hour escape into a modern gothic story that will leave wondering what came after…
Bruce Dinsman
5.0 out of 5 stars okay I don’t like mysteries
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024
And now I am lost. Interesting story, characters and setting. But at the end of the day I still don’t know whodunit.
E. Ferreira
3.0 out of 5 stars Just okay
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2024
I enjoyed the first half of this short story and I thought it was well written. Unfortunately, I did not like the ending at all. It felt unfinished and it left me with many questions.
Kindle CustomerSandy
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good short story.
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2024
Nice short story, but it sure wasn't clear what Loren was talking about at the end of the story. Got that?
Robert Clarke
5.0 out of 5 stars THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD IS A NOVEL WRITTEN BY ANDREA BARTZ. NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA WHERE ANYONE MIGHT BE. THE HAUNTING MELODY IS THE COZINESS NEVER REMEMBERING WHY.

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