Amy was the sole survivor of a beach party massacre. Twenty years on, secrets will be revealed as a journalist tries to find out what really happened that night.

I enjoy locked room mysteries and this one was set up well. I ended up enjoying it but also felt it needed a little more oomph to get it over the line as come parts did tend to drag on a bit. There were quite a few characters, which at times I did get confused about. The narration was fantastic though!

My first novel by Stacie Grey, and won't be my last! A slow-burn, closed-door thriller recounting a decades-old cold case (the brutal murder of a group of teens). The premise: a group of people related to the original murder case are brought together in a mansion...and start getting killed off. Who among them is a murderer? Who (and what) will survive? This one kept me guessing until the end.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an advance e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review. Look for it now in your local and online bookstores and libraries.

I thoroughly enjoyed the plot of this story, as it adheres to the classic “isolated closed circle” mystery premise that I find so captivating. The narrative expertly draws the characters to a remote and secluded location, where the suspense builds as they are picked off one by one. This setup creates an engaging atmosphere of tension and intrigue.

However, I felt that the execution of character development and descriptive detail fell a bit short. The characters seemed somewhat one-dimensional, lacking the depth and nuance that could have made them more compelling. Additionally, the descriptions, while adequate, did not fully immerse me in the setting or evoke a strong sense of place. As a result, the story felt more like a novelization of a movie script rather than a fully realized narrative in its own right. With richer character development and more vivid descriptions, this could have been a truly memorable tale.

This was such a great murder mystery! A tragic accident happens that ends up being determined to be a murder of students, but our FMC was the only one who got away. Years later, as an FBI Agent she’s invited to a getaway with other people who end up having some connection to the deceased. Who will make it out alive, your guess is a good as mine because I could not figure it out! Great twists, great pacing, highly recommend this psychological locked room thriller!

So, the book starts off a little slow.. but definitely worth the read! This is my first by the author, I really liked the way she writes, I liked that the mystery mixed the past and the present. I will definitely read more by this author.

This was a solid weekend thriller, which is to say - I was happy enough to spend Sunday afternoon reading it, but had I been skiving off work to finish it on a weekday afternoon I would have ended it feeling a little resentful of myself for not putting it down and doing what I was supposed to do. You know? Like, it was diverting, but didn't quite earn its hours in the end.

Which is too bad, because I did find this to be pretty well-paced and easy to keep reading. I could forgive the somewhat thin characterization but there were just too many weird loose ends here. The narrative seemed to imply the MC had one last ~*~secret~*~ (<i>She hadn't told them everything, but what she had told them was the truth</i>) especially as when she's finally called out she seems startled at what she's asked. So...what was she expecting to be asked, then?

I felt pretty certain this would come up as one last ringer to give us a twistier ending but instead it just...ends. The killer is identified and everyone goes home. Genuinely, did the author forget to add something here? That unfortunately knocked an admittedly generous fourth star off the rating and left this one solidly in the middle of the road.

My thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the ARC.

On the night that changed everything, Amy Brewer walked out of a house party, trudging angrily away from the friends who made her feel like she didn't belong. Within the next hour, all five of those friends would be dead.

This was fine, I guess. It felt like a story I'd read a hundred times before. A little unimaginative.

I always enjoy locked room mysteries, and this one was no exception. This was a quick and easy read with an intriguing murder mystery.

When a group of people connected to an old murder case are brought together to a remote cabin, they're ready to confront their shared past. I enjoyed learning about the character's personalities and motivations as we work our way towards the truth.

She left is a perfect summer murder mystery that I recommend if you're in the mood for some summer fun.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I'm surprised to see the review average on this one, because I enjoyed it! To be fair, I think I'm pretty easy to please in this genre - give me a locked room plot in an isolated location with bad weather and I'm all over it.

When the MC was a teenager, she stormed out of a cabin she was staying at with friends and went home - only to find out the five friends had been brutally murdered after she left. 20 years later, a number of people connected to the victims are pulled together to stay in a fancy house in the woods by a journalist wanting their stories - but all is not as it seems...

This one had definite echoes of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and honestly, I really enjoyed that about it. It's the first ATTWN-inspired story I've read that I could actually really see and feel the inspiration in the story, beyond just having the locked room trope.

This might make me sound a bit questionable but I also liked that a decent amount of people died! It wasn't just one death and then everyone running around, it had that consistent pattern like its inspiration.

I also liked the out of the box thinking with regards to how to solve the modern locked room thriller problem of everyone having mobile phones.

No it's not the kind of book where you're going to get super invested in the characters, or be utterly shocked and blown away by anything, but it's fun, easy reading, atmospheric and kept me turning pages.

I thought it was a solid example of the genre and I had a good time with it!

Oh, hell yes, a 'final girl' story that didn't make me annoyed! Stacie Grey, I'm going to need another book from you immediately. I couldn't put down 'She Left', it was absolutely addicting!

It is a party of teenagers and Amy Brewer is not having a very good time since she feels picked on by a few of the most popular girls so she decides to go home after she's near tears and no-one even tries to stop her. Was it a blessing or a curse that the next day she finds out she was the only one to survive a mass murder!

Many years later, Amy is now an FBI agent and always hoping to discover what happened on that fatal night where most of the town believed she had something to do with the murders and made her feel like the town pariah. Amy receives an email invitation to a reunion of sorts where all the invitees have some connection to the teenagers who were violently killed on that horrific night. Amy doesn't really want to go on this getaway yet she feels compelled to attend this reunion because maybe she can finally put the pieces back together and solve all the murders that destroyed her life as well on that unforgettable night.


This was a very good and enjoyable mystery/thriller by Stacie Grey. Many twists and red herrings throughout the story and Amy was also a solid character with a lot of baggage. Most of the characters were fun and entertaining although I was hoping this would be a much darker book but this was due to my own personal taste since there wasn't anything wrong with the storyline or writing. I think many people would enjoy this book and I definitely recommend it to all mystery lovers, especially if they enjoy their mysteries being a little lighter but not a cozy mystery either.

I want to thank the publisher "Poison Pen Press" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy and and thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!

I have given a rating of 3 1/2 REUNION MADDENING 🌟🌟🌟🌠 STARS!!

She Left fell a bit short for me. As a big fan of locked room murder mysteries, I had to check this one out. I really wish the characters were developed more and the book had dual timelines as I would have enjoyed some flashbacks about the events leading up to the cabin murders. Strong beginning that turned into a slow burn. Overall a decent mystery.

She Left by Stacie Grey tells the story of Amy Brewster, the lone survivor of a mass killing 20 years ago. She and 5 other high school friends were attending a party at someones cabin when she had a fight and left early. The others were killed shortly after she left. Twenty years later she now goes by her middle name, she's an FBI agent, and she and ten 0thers close to the case have been invited to participate in an interview for a prestigious publication. They're invited to a secluded cabin and when they arrive they find their host to be gone. As they settle in to wait, things start to go wrong. Will Amy survive this time?

This is one of many recent locked-in style mysteries but there were too many characters to keep track of, the main character was quite uninteresting and none of the others were very likeable. This was a predictable book and even with the "twists", it never got very exciting.

If you like locked in style mysteries, skip this one and go for one of the many others that have recently been published.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

One night Amy walked away from a part. She wasn't happy and wanted to go home. Not long after leaving everyone at the party is dead. They called it the Memorial Day Massacre. Twenty years later people connected to the crime are all invited to a cliffside manor. But things start to take a turn. Will they really find out what happened, and will everyone make it out alive?

This was a fantastic book! I was on the edge of my seat and was a perfect lock in room thriller with many twists and turns. The author did a fantastic job of giving us enough information to know what was going on without giving away too much.

Twenty years ago, she survived. This time she may not be so lucky. On the night that changed everything, Amy Brewer walked out of a house party, trudging angrily away from the friends who made her feel like she didn't belong. Within the next hour, all five of those friends would be dead.

I really enjoyed this book! It was well-paced with lots of actions and really interesting characters. I would definitely like to read something else by Stacie Grey.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This is a fun mystery in the long lineage of And Then There Were None tales with a few added layers. For one, we find out early on who has gathered everyone at the secluded locale to seek revenge for a long-ago wrong, but it seems there is someone else who is motivated to start picking off the guests. While none of the reveals are particularly jaw-dropping, the unfolding story kept my attention (at a time when I have struggled to focus on any book at all) and left me guessing right up until the end. I’d definitely check out what Stacie Grey has coming out next!

Review posted on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5902727487

A great read for thriller fans. This read will keep you turn the pages. Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and to NetGalley for the ARC.

Twenty years ago a group of teenagers were drinking and acting like average teens. Therese was feed up with the group. As she left the cabin she didn't know that would be last time she was seeing the group. The cabin blows up and everyone is killed. Therese gets loads of questions since she is the only survivor.
Therese changed her name years ago so no one would find her. And now she is a special agent.
Thanks to publisher Poisoned Pen Press and to NetGalley for the ARC.

One night Amy walked away from a party where her friends made her feel like she didnt belong. She wasnt happy and wanted to go home. Not long after leaving everyone at the party is dead. They called it the Memorial Day Massacre. Twenty years later people connected to the crime are all invited to a cliffside manor. But things start to take a turn and peoples belongings go missing. Will they really find out what happened and will everyone make it out alive?

This was a fantastic book! I was on the edge of my seat and was a perfect lock in room thriller with many twist and turns. The author did a fantastic job of giving us enough information to know what was going on without giving away too much.