Shari Lapena Popular Books

Shari Lapena Biography & Facts

Shari Lapena (born 1960) is a Canadian novelist. She is best known for her 2016 thriller novel The Couple Next Door, which was a bestseller both in Canada and internationally. Lapena, a lawyer and English teacher before beginning her writing career, published her debut novel Things Go Flying in 2008. That novel was a shortlisted Sunburst Award finalist in 2009. Her second novel, Happiness Economics, was a shortlisted Stephen Leacock Award finalist in 2012. Her fourth novel, A Stranger in the House, was published in 2017. Works Things Go Flying (2008) Happiness Economics (2011) The Couple Next Door (2016) A Stranger in the House (2017) An Unwanted Guest (2018) Someone We Know (2019) The End of Her (2020) Not a Happy Family (2021) Everyone Here is Lying (2023) References External links Official website https://www.authorsbooksinorder.com/shari-lapena-books-in-order . Discover the Shari Lapena popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Shari Lapena books.

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  • The Stranger Next Door synopsis, comments

    The Stranger Next Door

    Adam Southward

    SHE WAS THE PERFECT NEIGHBOUR. UNTIL SHE WASN'T.'A brilliant, twisty, read, that kept me reading late into the night' SUE WATSON'All the very best ingredients for a perfect thrille...

  • Still Mine synopsis, comments

    Still Mine

    Amy Stuart

    From internationally bestselling author Amy Stuart comes a “dark and deliciously disturbing” (Publishers Weekly) novel about one woman’s search for answers when another woman goes ...

  • The Heights synopsis, comments

    The Heights

    Louise Candlish

    “Impossible to resist, impossible to predict, impossible to put down…this is an author at the top of her game.” Erin Kelly, author of Watch Her FallThe author of the “masterfully p...

  • Those Empty Eyes synopsis, comments

    Those Empty Eyes

    Charlie Donlea

    "Draws readers in from the first heartstopping pages and doesn't let go until the end." – Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman MissingThe bestselling autho...

  • Found synopsis, comments

    Found

    Erin Kinsley

    A MISSING CHILD RETURNS. BUT WHO TOOK HIM? BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB CHOICE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK 'Brilliant, utterly compelling, heartwrenching...I was gripped and loved it.'...

  • The Fallen synopsis, comments

    The Fallen

    Jackie Kabler

    Could the truth be hiding in plain sight?The first 'sharp and totally gripping' book in the muchloved Cora Baxter Mysteries series, from the acclaimed broadcaster, USA Today bestse...

  • Still Here synopsis, comments

    Still Here

    Amy Stuart

    From the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine and Still Water comes a “powerful, atmospheric, perfectly plotted thriller” (Samantha M. Bailey, #1 bestselling author of ...

  • What Waits in the Woods synopsis, comments

    What Waits in the Woods

    Terri Parlato

    Her ballet career derailed by injury, a oncepromising young dancer returns to her hometown only to face a grisly discovery – and the increasingly alarming realization that nothing ...

  • The Turn of the Key synopsis, comments

    The Turn of the Key

    Ruth Ware

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A superb suspense writer…Brava, Ruth Ware. I daresay even Henry James would be impressed.” Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On “This approp...

  • Who to Believe synopsis, comments

    Who to Believe

    Edwin Hill

    In a twisty, claustrophobic suburban suspense novel for fans of Ruth Ware and Liane Moriarty, the aftermath of a murder in a quiet coastal New England town reveals a web of dark se...

  • The Silenced synopsis, comments

    The Silenced

    Jackie Kabler

    How far would you go to prove the truth?The third book in the muchloved Cora Baxter Mysteries series, from the acclaimed broadcaster, USA Today bestseller and bestselling author of...

  • The Due Date synopsis, comments

    The Due Date

    Niki Mackay

    'Left me chilled to the core' Harriet TyceYou shared everything for nine months. But you don't know her at all.When Ali meets Rebecca, she feels an instant connection. Both pregnan...

  • Greenwich Park synopsis, comments

    Greenwich Park

    Katherine Faulkner

    This “gloriously tangled game of cat and mouse” (Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author) explores the anxieties of impending motherhood, unreliable friendship, and the hig...

  • Trust No One synopsis, comments

    Trust No One

    Kimberly Belle

    From bestselling author Kimberly Belle comes three breathless tales of suspense filled with twists and turns you’ll never see coming, now together in one ebook package. THE MARRIAG...

  • Everyone Here Is Lying synopsis, comments

    Everyone Here Is Lying

    Shari Lapena

    AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door“The most addictive book I've read ...

  • An Unwanted Guest synopsis, comments

    An Unwanted Guest

    Shari Lapena

    AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family “A grippi...

  • The Perfect Family synopsis, comments

    The Perfect Family

    Robyn Harding

    The bestselling author of the The Swap takes you “on a wild psychological ride with this addictive thriller” (Palm Beach Daily News) about what happens when a seemingly perfect fam...

  • Un invitado inesperado synopsis, comments

    Un invitado inesperado

    Shari Lapena

    El nuevo y electrizante thriller de la autora de La pareja de al lado.«Un novela que enorgullecería a Agatha Christie»USA Today.Los huéspedes que van llegando al encantador y remot...

  • Still Water synopsis, comments

    Still Water

    Amy Stuart

    From the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine comes a “riveting, twisty…stayupallnight read” (Karma Brown, bestselling author of In This Moment) about the hunt for a mi...

  • The Accused synopsis, comments

    The Accused

    Jackie Kabler

    YOUR FRIEND IS INNOCENT. BUT CAN YOU PROVE IT?The second book in the muchloved Cora Baxter Mysteries series, from the acclaimed broadcaster, USA Today bestseller and bestselling au...

  • The Off Season synopsis, comments

    The Off Season

    Amber Cowie

    For fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware, a destination thriller about a woman who accompanies her new husband to a remote hotel during the off season to do renovationsand uncovers dea...

  • Someone We Know synopsis, comments

    Someone We Know

    Shari Lapena

    AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Poised and chilling.” Wall Street Journal “Noone does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapenathis slowly unfurling nightmare will have you biting...

  • Lost synopsis, comments

    Lost

    Leona Deakin

    'A brilliantly paced, imaginative thriller with plenty of dark twists that had me turning the pages well into the night.' Heidi Perks, author of Now You See Her HOW CAN YOU SOLVE...

  • A Stranger in the House synopsis, comments

    A Stranger in the House

    Shari Lapena

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family “A Stranger in the ...

  • Woman on the Edge synopsis, comments

    Woman on the Edge

    Samantha M. Bailey

    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA moment on the subway platform changes two women’s lives forevera debut thriller that will take your breath away.A total stranger on the subway platform whis...

  • The Woman Outside My Door synopsis, comments

    The Woman Outside My Door

    Rachel Ryan

    “Expect a few chills to run down your spine as you work your way through this sharp debut” (CrimeReads) about a young mother who can’t shake the feeling that her son’s imaginary fr...

  • The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill synopsis, comments

    The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill

    C.S. Robertson

    'A dark, disturbing and highly original thriller' MARK BILLINGHAM'Haunting, twisted and compelling' C.L. TAYLOR'Clever, dark, unusual and full of genuine surprises' LOUISE BEECH'On...

  • Someone You Know synopsis, comments

    Someone You Know

    Erin Kinsley

    SOMEONE KILLED YOUR DAUGHTER.SOMEONE YOU KNOW... SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, from the bestselling author of FOUND'The unravelling of a family are brilliantly portrayed in...

  • Last Girl Ghosted synopsis, comments

    Last Girl Ghosted

    Lisa Unger

    "A fivealarm fire of a situation…the surprises keep coming." The New York Times  Secrets, obsession and vengeance converge in this riveting thriller about an online dating mat...

  • Not a Happy Family synopsis, comments

    Not a Happy Family

    Shari Lapena

    AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door “Lapena is a master of manip...

  • Last One Alive synopsis, comments

    Last One Alive

    Amber Cowie

    A team of researchers exploring the myth of a witch find their numbers mysteriously dwindling in this irresistible psychological thriller for fans of Ruth Ware, Shari Lapena, and L...

  • Deep Water synopsis, comments

    Deep Water

    Emma Bamford

    The dark side of paradise is exposed when a terrified couple reveals their daunting experience on a remote island to their rescuersonly to realize they’re still in the grips of the...

  • Watch Out for Her synopsis, comments

    Watch Out for Her

    Samantha M. Bailey

    A tense psychological thriller about a mother who must keep watch at all times if she wants to keep her family safefrom USA TODAY and #1 national bestselling author Samantha M. Bai...

  • The Other Passenger synopsis, comments

    The Other Passenger

    Louise Candlish

    One of CrimeReads’s Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021 Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier 2021 Crime Novel of the Year The “queen of the suckerpunch twist” (Ruth Ware, #1 ...

  • The Girls Are All So Nice Here synopsis, comments

    The Girls Are All So Nice Here

    Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

    Two former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they’re being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years beforeand will stop at nothing t...

  • The Homecoming synopsis, comments

    The Homecoming

    Andrew Pyper

    Instant National BestsellerBestselling author Andrew Pyper returns with a riveting psychological thriller about how the people you’ve known your whole life can suddenly become stra...

  • No One To Hear You synopsis, comments

    No One To Hear You

    Samantha Hayes

    YOU TRY TO TELL THE TRUTH. BUT THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR YOU.'An emotional thriller that'll keep you on the edge of your seat' LOOK'Wow! It was one of those books that made you negle...

  • Local Woman Missing synopsis, comments

    Local Woman Missing

    Mary Kubica

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD!"Dark and twisty, with whiteknuckle tension and jawdropping surprises." Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling au...

  • Everyone Here Is Lying by ShariLapena Good Story synopsis, comments

    Everyone Here Is Lying by ShariLapena Good Story

    Everyone Here Is Lying A Novel

    Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door “The most addictive book I've read in agesso slick and disquieting a...

  • The July Girls synopsis, comments

    The July Girls

    Phoebe Locke

    Every year, on the same night, another girl disappears without a trace.'A stunningly good crime novel tender and totally gripping' Sunday MirrorLex's wife is missing. She left for...

  • The Marriage Lie synopsis, comments

    The Marriage Lie

    Kimberly Belle

    Everyone has secrets… Iris and Will have been married for seven years, and life is as close to perfect as it can be. But on the morning Will flies out for a business trip to Florid...

  • The Girls Left Behind synopsis, comments

    The Girls Left Behind

    Emily Gunnis

    NO ONE WANTED TO END UP AT MORGATE HOUSE. BUT THE GIRLS HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO . . . 'The thrilling, heartbreaking, and shocking story of dark secrets, twisted lives, lies, and man...

  • Someone You Trust synopsis, comments

    Someone You Trust

    Rachel Ryan

    A “tautly woven, chilling, and heartbreaking” (Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here) domestic thriller about a nanny whose new job working for the perfe...

  • The Hit List synopsis, comments

    The Hit List

    Holly Seddon

    What would you do if you found your own name on a hit list? Seddon addresses this terrifying question in an explosive novel. One of the most exciting, brave and clever books I have...

  • Man of the Year synopsis, comments

    Man of the Year

    Caroline Louise Walker

    A sinister, sophisticated debut thriller by “a remarkable new voice to watch” (J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author), Man of the Year has been lauded by Shelf Awareness ...

  • The Tattoo Thief synopsis, comments

    The Tattoo Thief

    Alison Belsham

    'Creepy and compulsive, this is Belsham's first excursion into crime and it announces the arrival of a fine new voice' Daily MailA policeman on his first murder caseA tattoo artist...