An intriguing cast, an isolated location, a raging storm and the threat of death in every dark corner: An Unwanted Guest reads like Agatha Christie with a shot of adrenalin. Clear your desk before you start it because you won't want to put it down." This novel revolves around a missing nine-year-old girl who walks home alone from school instead of waiting for her older brother. Local detectives search for answers beginning with questioning all the neighbours. Everyone Here Is Lying is a Shari Lapena signature read: a taut, clever, chilling ride of manipulation and family secrets, with a terrifying question at its core - what if you can't believe the very people you love the most? Lapena masterfully builds a chain of suspense through the unsuspecting neighbors of Connaught Street, and no family is spared. Prepare to be consumed!" - Ashley Audrain Toronto author Shari Lapena is rapidly becoming an international phenomenon with her gripping stories of nice people in pretty neighbourhoods all gone bad. Everyone Here is Lying is the best of her seven works. It begins with a bang and ends with a twist no one will guess. In between, there are clues, lies, intrigue and a lot of well-drawn characters doing nasty things…Lapena doesn’t get a paragraph wrong here and she’s unrelenting in her conflicted characters.” Ruth Madievsky chats about her debut novel, All-Night Pharmacy (Catapult), “immigrant shame, and how it takes empathy to be a great writer and healthcare professional,” with The Millions.

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. Hours later, Avery is nowhere to be found so William and his wife notify the police. Soon everyone in their idyllic neighborhood is a suspect and the police soon discover that in Stanhope is nothing as it appears. I absolutely adore Shari Lapena's compulsive thrillers and her new novel is her best yet. More twists than a roller coaster." The Atlantic has a conversation with Kai Bird, co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, written with Martin Sherwin (Vintage). There was a whole side plot with Nora’s husband thinking about killing her, but he didn’t do anything. They just hated each other.

Once Avery is declared missing, the Wooler family and the neighbors of the Stanhope community go down like dominoes. Everyone is lying. But just what are they hiding? NYT has a feature on pet cemetery owner turnedfelonturned best-selling ghostwriterLara Love Hardin.

Kala is a literary thriller at its best—you are at once consumed with the characters, the place, the mystery. Colin Walsh gives us layer upon layer: past and present; characters, now and then; all of it building suspense and intimacy. Wow.”— Amanda Hall, Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park, CA Avery does the interview and says she was always aware that Marion couldn’t let her go. But the interviewer asks Avery why she waited four days to push Marion down the stairs. Avery starts to say that Marion double-crossed her, but catches herself. The interviewer says “why don’t you tell us what really happened.” On the other hand, the characters were dead on perfect. Each more unlikeable than the last, the best was most certainly saved until the end. I don’t want to say too much, but with a manipulative, evil child at the center of the plot, plenty of fun was sure to be had. What was even more enjoyable, however, was the dealing out of punishments for each of the character’s transgressions. One by one, they each most certainly got exactly what they deserved.A taut, clever, chilling ride of manipulation and family secrets . . . Prepare to be consumed!' Ashley Audrain Slyly plotted . . . Lapena skillfully maximizes suspense with her dual story lines that eventually collide, as well as some deft misdirection . . . many fans of domestic suspense will be satisfied." And what an end it was. It's quite coy, winking at the reader and implying a certain conclusion. Usually I don't mind using my own imagination to fill in the blanks, but in this case, I wanted that certainty. I wish there had been one more chapter to spell it all out so I could get the satisfaction of seeing the villain get what they deserve. But that's a pretty small quibble overall. My heart was racing with anticipation to find the answers to the question of who took Avery Wooler.

Want to get the latest book news delivered to your inbox each day? Sign up for our daily Book Pulse newsletter. Big Books of the Week Experience the chilling atmosphere of a seemingly safe neighborhood teetering on the brink of chaos. Where did that baby go! It's hard not to read to the end to find out, and the twists waiting there are gratifyingly clever." Just hours later, the Wooler family has called the police to report Avery missing. But as they make the rounds asking questions, the cops begin to uncover one secret after another. Secrets that have been buried just under the surface of the supposedly safe neighborhood. The more the detectives learn, the more they realize everyone has something to hide. As they unwind the truth from the lies, however, neighbors start turning on neighbors and their words and actions spin out of control. But despite the police’s attempts, Avery’s disappearance remains unsolved. Where is the little girl? Is it already too late to save her? Only one thing is for certain—no amount of anticipation will prepare them for truth.

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LA Times explains what Jonathan Franzen and Joseph Epstein, The Novel, Who Needs It? (Encounter), are missing about the “death of the novel.” A novel of domestic suspense with shifting POVs, The End of Her will have you questioning who to believe right up until the end." Despite the characters' flaws and their frustrating decisions, they felt real and human, adding depth to the story. Little Michael's innocence tugged at my heartstrings, while William's guilt-ridden struggle kept me emotionally invested in the outcome. It was fascinating to see how the events unfolded, with each chapter unraveling a new layer of secrets and lies.