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A Stranger in the House
Oct 31, 2024 7:20 AM

Author:Shari Lapena

A Stranger in the House

'Shari expertly traps you, confounds you and leaves you gasping at the end. More, please...' FIONA BARTON

Why would you run scared from a happy home?

You're waiting for your beloved husband to get home from work.

You're making dinner, looking forward to hearing about his day.

That's the last thing you remember.

You wake up in hospital, with no idea how you got there. They tell you that you were in an accident; you lost control of your car whilst driving in a dangerous part of town.

The police suspect you were up to no good. But your husband refuses to believe it. Your best friend isn't so sure. And even you don't know what to believe . . .

*****

Praise for Shari Lapena:

'I thought the read-it-in-one-sitting thing was a cliché. Not any more.'LINWOOD BARCLAY

'Entirely compelling, utterly realistic. You will not see the twists coming.' Daily Mail

'Meticulously crafted and razor sharp.' HARLAN COBEN

'A twisty, utterly riveting tale.' TESS GERRITSEN

'Shari Lapena furnishes a clever array of motives and suspects. The tension is high and remains to the last, stunning page.' The Times

'Tense. Unpredictable. Unputdownable. Shari's novels are domestic noir at its finest' SIMON KERNICK

'Smart, twisty thriller . . . It's taut, intelligent and compelling' Heat

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Reviews

So many dizzying twists you'd better not drive after reading

—— Linwood Barclay

The plot twists in Shari Lapena's A Stranger in the House made me shout "No!" out loud. Shari expertly traps you, confounds you and leaves you gasping at the end. More, please . . .

—— Fiona Barton

Smart, twisty and compulsive. Suspense and suspicion accumulate relentlessly, toying with your expectations and your emotions right up until the packs-a-punch ending. Don’t miss it, and don’t expect to be able to put it down

—— Gilly Macmillan

Hard to put down.

—— Woman & Home

A smart and twisty thriller . . . It's taut, intelligent and compelling.

—— Heat

Tense.

—— Good Housekeeping

Creeping sense of dread throughout . . . A firecracker of a plot twist.

—— Metro

Smart crime thriller packed with twists and turns which keep you guessing until a powerful ending that really packs a punch.

—— Love It!

With its slow-burning plot and gradual, totally unpredictable reveal, this looks set to be another bestseller.

—— My Weekly - Pick of the Month

Dark and twisty.

—— Crime Fiction Lover

Lapena keeps the well-developed twists churning, with each a surprise notch in this ever-evolving plot, and she continues this skilful storytelling until the stunning twist at the end.

—— Mail Online

Tense. Unpredictable. Unputdownable. Shari's novels are domestic noir at its finest

—— Simon Kernick

Belinda Bauer's novels are original, disconcerting and gripping.

—— The Times

A compelling and highly intricate novel . . . Snap follows the human impact of murder rather than the gory details

—— Press Association

A thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down

—— Minette Walters

A twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue. Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller

—— Anna Mazzola

Flawless. A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this is a book that will keep you on your toes

—— Bookbag

A toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition

—— Andrew Taylor bestselling author of , The Ashes of London

A seductive historical thriller. The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its vivid, visceral glory

—— Kate Riordan

Brilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended.

—— Eve Chase

A riveting tale. I cannot recommend this highly enough

—— Alison Weir

A great summer read. Fremantle weaves together documented fact with sensitively imagined fiction to create a novel that helps us understand a time and place better

—— National Public Radio

A creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court . . . The Poison Bed is unerringly addictive. Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and an immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story

—— Marylebone Journal

Praise for

—— The Girl in the Glass Tower

'Fascinating and vividly drawn'

—— The Times ‘Book of the Month’

'A top-notch literary thriller'

—— Daily Telegraph

'Sharp, perceptive and dramatic'

—— Sunday Express

'Beautifully written and completely engrossing'

—— Historia

A beautiful exploration of mental health and love

—— Stylist

The sequel to Beartown is finally here, and it does not disappoint.

—— Hello Giggles, US

This is a tale of the pitfalls of group mentality as well as the loss of an
innocence we all take for granted - and it will grip you from start to finish.

—— Canadian Living, Canada

Just as the cult TV hit Friday Night Lights wasn't just about high-school
football, this sequel to Beartown is about more than small-town hockey.
Us Against You is a story of hopes, dreams, loyalty, friendship, and - after
someone is left for dead - the lengths people will go to for the love of the game.

—— Hello! Canada, Canada

We have a rare book for you. [Us Against You] is not only about hockeyand sports. It's about everything that makes a man a man.

—— Pravo, Czech Republic

Backman uses an abundance of thrilling hints about upcoming events,
and it works. You simply have to continue reading. The story is
wonderful, deeply touching and very thought-provoking, and hats off
again to the author's ability to portray people and trends in society. The
novel plays on your entire register of emotions, and you live and breathe
alongside the many different characters, all of which are precisely and empathetically depicted.

—— Litteratursiden, Denmark

A beautiful and brutal drama.

—— Kristeligt Dagblad, Denmark

"Fredrik Backman is one of Sweden's best authors. He's mastered how
to depict a village and its citizens so that you both love and hate them.
/.../ Backman writes with emotion, and it goes straight to your heart. /.../
As always with Backman, there's still hope for humanity, because wherethere is violence and hatred, there is also forgiveness and love."

—— Bogblogger, Denmark

Us Against You is an excellent novel that's easy to read and skillfully
handles great themes. /.../ The world created by Backman lives andbreathes and the characters are both human and complex.

—— Aamuset, Finland

Backman keeps you hooked from the first to the last page. For allBeartown fans, Us Against You feels like coming home.

—— Hebban, Netherlands

Fredrik Backman writes wonderfully about men, with a love and
understanding for the ones who would rather solve conflicts with theirfists. It's hard not to love it.

—— Dagens Nyheter, Sweden

Backman knows how to construct a thrilling plot, and what he writes
engages. /.../ And when he hits his stride among the emotions, the
sentimental turns into an asset - like a hockey puck straight to the heart.

—— Landskrona Posten, Sweden

The perfect book for the beach.

—— Daily Mail

The most authentic, gripping presidential thriller ever.

—— Essence

The perfect book for the beach: a big, fast-paced, twisty engrossing thriller packed with spectacular detail of what it is really like to be President of the United States.

—— Daily Mail Ireland

Fast-paced is too inadequate a description for this dark, suspense-filled tale.

—— Guardian

Both a first-rate thriller and fascinating insight into the goings on within the White House.

—— Trucker magazine

A page-turner from start to finish

—— The People's Friend

Insightful and gripping

—— Good Living (ASDA)

A top-notch thriller.

—— Sun
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