Author:Shari Lapena
'Meticulously crafted and razor-sharp. THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR lingers long after you turn the final page' HARLAN COBEN
***The fast-paced, addictive No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller. Over one million copies sold.***
PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING.
You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall.
Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying.
Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. You'll have the baby monitor and you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour.
Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. She's gone.
You've never had to call the police before. But now they're in your home, and who knows what they'll find there.
What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit?
***OUT NOW *** Shari Lapena's brand-new unputdownable thriller: EVERYONE HERE IS LYING
Shari Lapena furnishes a clever array of motives and suspects. The tension is high and remains to the last, stunning page
—— The Times'I thought the read-it-in-one-sitting thing was a cliche. Not any more'
—— Linwood Barclay‘2016’s most talked-about new thriller’
—— Stylist‘Real men read women writers - because of books like this. Trust me'
—— Lee Child‘A twisty, utterly riveting tale that will send readers on a wild rollercoaster ride of emotions. Shocking revelations kept me turning the pages like a madwoman’
—— Tess GerritsenEntirely compelling, utterly realistic and told in a wonderfully effective spare narrative. You will not see the twists coming
—— Daily MailProvocative and shocking. One crime, an entire neighborhood of suspects, secrets and lies. How well do we ever know those around us? The Couple Next Door will keep you glued to the pages in search of the answer. Even then, you'll never guess the truth...until it's too late
—— Lisa GardnerA gripping page-turner
—— BellaA treat of a thriller that careers along at breakneck page
—— Good Housekeeping's Good ReadsThe Couple Next Doors hits all those thriller sweet spots, with its characters acting in the worst ways possible and a plot that speeds through to a hell of a climax....you can’t not read it this summer.
—— StylistMeticulously crafted and razor-sharp. The Couple Next Door lingers long after you turn the final page
—— Harlan CobenLapena leads us on a cunningly plotted cat-and-mouse trail to the truth while building a horribly queasy portrait of a marriage under terrific strain
—— MetroGripped me from the very beginning to the very end!
—— Becky Masterman, author of RAGE AGAINST THE DYINGI read this novel at one sitting absolutely riveted by the storyline. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!
—— Sue Grafton…stark, bluntly told emotional thriller. Dizzying hairpin twists and turns.
—— Sainsbury's magazineGripping, pacy, with characters that keep you guessing and second guessing. Loved it
—— Tammy CohenA riveting thriller.
—— woman&home[A] suspenseful, heart-wrenching debut
—— Publishers WeeklyThe new The GIRL ON THE TRAIN.
—— I MAGAZINEEvery chapter poses another question in this gripping thriller documenting every parent’s worst fear
—— EssentialsTwisty, frenetic...tight, effective storytelling
—— GuardianCompulsive and the denouement comes as a satisfying surprise.
—— The ia gripping, twisting story in which you're never quite sure of anyone's motives until they're shockingly exposed.
—— Crime SceneTold in a realistic and un-hysterical way, the twists and turns are all the more shocking - the best white-knuckle ride of the year.
—— Daily MailThis smart, twisty and ingenious debut follows pregnant Rachel as she tracks the trail of deceit left by her boyfriend, Jack. As emotionally engaging as it is taut, this is drama at its best
—— HeatHow well can you really know someone? That's the question posed by this superb debut...With engaging characters, and a cleverly crafted message about morality and forgiveness at its core, this contemporary love story wrapped up in a thriller is a brilliant read. Compelling and intense
—— The Sunday MirrorPrepare to be gripped by this tense thriller
—— Fabulous MagazineCompletely plausible, perfectly paced plot, create moments of heart-in-mouth suspense
—— Sunday PeopleSo meticulously does Myerson draw these characters and so intricately does she interweave the narratives that reading the novel is like watching a film and shouting at the screen while a character fails to notice the murdered hiding under the bed. The Stopped Heart is an eerie and disquieting ghost story about the natures of male desire, teenage rites of passage and how grief can shift the prism through which we perceive both the past and the present.
—— Hannah Beckerman , ObserverA strange, uncanny novel, bewitching and heady
—— Laura Freeman , SpectatorRichly rendered characters, with a well-delineated supporting cast and a strong sense of place. A debut of astonishing maturity.
—— Tim Blackburn , GuardianThis beautifully written and poetic novel is fascinating and disturbing… This is a novel which stays in the mind.
—— Dorothy Anderson , NudgeA powerful debut novel.
—— The Mail on SundayI kept flipping back, over and over, rereading pages and saying ‘Oh my God’ to myself.
—— William Leith , Evening StandardMina’s recent novel The Long Drop…is her most interesting work
—— Neil Mackay , HeraldAn atmospheric recreation of a vanished Glasgow…and a compelling exploration of the warped criminal mind. A Mina masterpiece
—— The Times, *Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade*One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years.
—— Ian RankinOne of the most fiercely intelligent of crime writers
—— Daily Telegraph