Shari Lapena

A 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 in ages--so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant." --Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains "Lapena is a master of manipulation." --USA Today Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Suddenly Stanhope doesn't feel so safe. And William isn't the only one on his street who's hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery's neighbors become increasingly unhinged. Who took Avery Wooler? Nothing will prepare you for the truth.

Tässä perheessä kaikilla on salaisuuksia - jopa kuolleilla.Yhdellä New Yorkin kalleimmista asuinalueista asuvat Fred ja Sheila Merton murhataan raa'asti kolmen aikuisen lapsensa kanssa syömänsä pääsiäisaterian jälkeen. Heidän lapsensa ovat tapauksesta syvästi järkyttyneitä - vai ovatko? Vanhempien kuolema tekee lapsista miljonäärejä. Heidän lapsuutensa ei ollut kovin onnellinen julman isän ja välinpitämättömän äidin vuoksi. Napsahtiko jollakin lapsista viimeisen illallisen jälkeen? Vai vihasiko joku Mertoneita vielä enemmän kuin heidän omat lapsensa? Menestystrilleristi Shari Lapenan uutuus on herkullisen häijy ja hyytävä katsaus perhedynamiikan kierouksiin ja kulissien takaiseen elämään.

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 manipulation. With her latest page-turning thriller... she is once again at the top of her game." --USA Today "In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page..." --Paula Hawkins In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--even the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know. Wouldn't you?

The chilling Sunday Times bestseller perfect for fans of Knives Out. A Richard & Judy Book Club pick.'In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page...' PAULA HAWKINSThe new unputdownable thriller from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR.In this family, everyone is keeping secrets - even the dead.In the quiet, wealthy enclave of Brecken Hill, an older couple is brutally murdered hours after a tense Easter dinner with their three adult children. Who, of course, are devastated.Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of them is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know.Wouldn't you?'Nobody does a vicious family circle like Shari Lapena. Highly recommended' Cara Hunter'Queen of the modern crime novel, Shari Lapena, is back with another tale of murder... Shari will keep you guessing until the very end' Sunday Express'A cross between Big Little Lies and Miss Marple' Woman's Weekly'[A] dramatic, tense and satisfying murder mystery' My WeeklyShari Lapena, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

El nuevo y adictivo thriller de la autora de La pareja de al lado. En esta familia todos guardan secretos... incluso los muertos. El tranquilo y lujoso barrio de Brecken Hill amanece conmocionado. Solo las grandes fortunas se pueden permitir una casa aqu y hay pocas fortunas mayores que la de Fred y Sheila Merton. Pero todo el dinero del mundo no puede protegerlos cuando la muerte llama a su puerta. Los Merton han aparecido brutalmente asesinados tras una tensa cena con sus tres hijos. Quienes, por supuesto, est n devastados. O quiz no? A cada uno de ellos le espera ahora una herencia de millones de d lares. Nunca fueron una familia feliz por culpa de un padre vengativo y una madre distante, pero quiz uno de los hermanos es m s inestable de lo que nadie imaginaba. Puede que alguno reaccionara con violencia despu s de esa espantosa cena? O fue otra persona quien apareci en la casa esa noche con la peor de las intenciones? Despu s de todo, si alguien de tu familia fuera capaz de una atrocidad as , lo sabr as. Verdad? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The new domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and The End of Her who has sold more than seven million copies of her books worldwide. In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--even the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know. Wouldn't you? "A quintessential 'beach read, ' I half expected sand to fall out of it. This one brings lurid family mayhem to the Hudson Valley and] plausible suspects. With her cascading short chapters and teasers by the dozen, you stick with Lapena eagerly." --The Washington Post "Lapena is a master of manipulation. With her latest page-turning thriller, Not a Happy Family, she is once again at the top of her game." --USA Today "In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page..." --Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on The Train

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 manipulation. With her latest page-turning thriller... she is once again at the top of her game." --USA Today "In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page..." --Paula Hawkins In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--even the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know. Wouldn't you?

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 manipulation. With her latest page-turning thriller... she is once again at the top of her game." --USA Today "In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page..." --Paula Hawkins In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--even the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know. Wouldn't you?

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 "The End of Her will keep you guessing right up to the end . . . once you pick it up, you will not want to put it down." --USA Today " Shari Lapena is] the queen of the one-sit read" --Linwood Barclay A long-ago accident--and a visitor from out of the blue. . . Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin girls. The babies are a handful, but even as Stephanie struggles with the disorientation of sleep deprivation, there's one thing she's sure of: she has all she ever wanted. Then Erica, a woman from Patrick's past, appears and makes a disturbing accusation. Patrick had always said his first wife's death was an accident, but now Erica claims it was murder. Patrick insists he's innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. Still, Erica knows things about Patrick--things that make Stephanie begin to question her husband. Stephanie isn't sure what, or who, to believe. As Stephanie's trust in Patrick begins to falter, Patrick stands to lose everything. Is Patrick telling the truth--is Erica the persuasive liar Patrick says she is? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake? How will it end?

'The queen of the one-sit read' Linwood BarclayThe latest unputdownable bestseller from Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR and SOMEONE WE KNOW. 'Shari Lapena is one of the best thriller writers in the business' Steve Cavanagh*******It starts with a shocking accusation .

La autora de La pareja de al lado vuelve con un nuevo y electrizante thriller.Un secreto enterrado durante una d cada.Una visita inesperada y una terrible acusaci n. Qu le sucedi a Lindsey Kilgour?Stephanie y Patrick se est n adaptando todav a a su nueva vida tras el nacimiento de las gemelas. Los beb s no les dan respiro y aunque Stephanie sufre el agotamiento y la desorientaci n de la falta de sue o, hay una cosa de la que est completamente segura: tiene todo lo que siempre hab a so ado. Entonces aparece Erica, una mujer del pasado de Patrick que lanza una escalofriante acusaci n. Patrick siempre hab a afirmado que la muerte de su primera esposa fue un accidente. Ahora Erica asegura que se trat de un asesinato. l insiste en que es inocente, en que todo no es m s que un intento de chantaje. Pero Erica sabe cosas sobre Patrick, cosas que empujan a Stephanie a hacerse preguntas sobre su marido. Le ha contado la verdad? Es Erica la convincente mentirosa que Patrick asegura que es? O ha cometido Stephanie un terrible error? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The new domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Someone We Know A long-ago accident--and a vistor from out of the blue. . . Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin girls. The babies are a handful, but even as Stephanie struggles with the disorientation of sleep deprivation, there's one thing she's sure of: she has all she ever wanted. Then Erica, a woman from Patrick's past, appears and makes a disturbing accusation. Patrick had always said his first wife's death was an accident, but now Erica claims it was murder. Patrick insists he's innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. Still, Erica knows things about Patrick--things that make Stephanie begin to question her husband. Stephanie isn't sure what, or who, to believe. As Stephanie's trust in Patrick begins to falter, Patrick stands to lose everything. Is Patrick telling the truth--is Erica the persuasive liar Patrick says she is? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake?

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Poised and chilling." --Wall Street Journal "No-one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena--this slowly unfurling nightmare will have you biting your nails until the end." --Ruth Ware Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family Maybe you don't know your neighbors as well as you thought you did . . . "This is a very difficult letter to write. I hope you will not hate us too much. . . My son broke into your home recently while you were out." In a quiet, leafy suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses--and into the owners' computers as well--learning their secrets, and maybe sharing some of them, too. Who is he, and what might he have uncovered? After two anonymous letters are received, whispers start to circulate, and suspicion mounts. And when a woman down the street is found murdered, the tension reaches the breaking point. Who killed her? Who knows more than they're telling? And how far will all these very nice people go to protect their own secrets? In this neighborhood, it's not just the husbands and wives who play games. Here, everyone in the family has something to hide . . . You never really know what people are capable of.

In a tranquil, leafy suburb of ordinary streets - one where everyone is polite and friendly - an anonymous note has been left at some of the houses. 'I'm so sorry. My son has been getting into people's houses. He's broken into yours.' Who is this boy, and what might he have uncovered? As whispers start to circulate, suspicion mounts. And when a missing local woman is found murdered, the tension reaches breaking point. Who killed her? Who knows more than they're telling? And how far will all these very nice people go to protect their secrets? Maybe you don't know your neighbour as well as you thought you did.

Molodaja krasivaja zhenschina vybegaet iz zabroshennogo restorana, saditsja v mashinu, mchitsja na beshenoj skorosti i vrezaetsja v stolb. Tom Krapp, uspeshnyj i privlekatelnyj muzhchina, vozvraschaetsja posle raboty v svoj krasivyj osobnjak i obnaruzhivaet, chto Karen, ego zheny, net doma. Vse ukazyvaet na to, chto ona sovsem nedavno byla zdes i pokinula dom v strashnoj speshke. Stuk v dver: prishel politsejskij, on soobschaet Tomu, chto ego zhena popala v avariju i teper v bolnitse. Karen poluchila sotrjasenie mozga i ne mozhet vspomnit, chto s nej proizoshlo. Vskore ona vozvraschaetsja domoj, i v ee golove ponemnogu nachinajut vsplyvat obryvki vospominanij. Karen uverena, chto kto-to tajkom pronikal v ikh dom - kto-to, kogo ona ochen bojalas. Mezhdu tem v zabroshennom restorane obnaruzhivajut trup. Teper Karen prosto neobkhodimo vosstanovit v pamjati tot vecher, ved ee nachinajut podozrevat v ubijstve...

Karen og Tom er lykkelig nygift. De bor i et fint hus, og selv om de ønsker seg barn, har de foreløpig friheten til å gjøre hva de vil. Men en dag er ikke Karen der da Tom kommer hjem fra jobb. Bilen hennes er borte, men døren er ulåst og både lommebok og mobil ligger igjen. Etter en stund kommer politiet på døren og forteller at hans kone er på sykehus. Hun har vært med i en trafikkulykke i en veldig frynsete del av byen. Karen har sluppet unna ulykken med noen få skrammer, men hun husker ingenting. Ikke hva hun gjorde eller hvorfor hun befant seg i det skumle strøket. Da hun kommer hjem, merker hun at ikke alt er som det skal være. Noen har vært i huset deres. Politiet tror ikke på henne, de tror hun prøver å skjule noe. En fremmed i huset er en psykologisk spenningsroman fra forfatteren bak bestselgeren Naboparet. «Lapena lykkes med å lage mye krypende uhygge og samtidig faktisk litt humor, om enn svart, i en beretning som veksler fra den ene til den andre fortelleren. Språket er uten fiksfakseri.» Jarle Natland, Stavanger Aftenblad

We can't choose the strangers we meet. As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell's Inn, they're all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance. Usually we can avoid the people who make us nervous, make us afraid. With a violent storm raging, the group finds itself completely cut off from the outside world. Nobody can get in - or out. And then the first body is found . . . and the horrifying truth comes to light. There's a killer among them - and nowhere to run. Until we find ourselves in a situation we can't escape. Trapped.

We can't choose the strangers we meet. As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell's Inn, they're all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance. Usually we can avoid the people who make us nervous, make us afraid. With a violent storm raging, the group finds itself completely cut off from the outside world. Nobody can get in - or out. And then the first body is found . . . and the horrifying truth comes to light. There's a killer among them - and nowhere to run. Until we find ourselves in a situation we can't escape. Trapped.