Author
Shari Lapena
Associated Country
Canada
Shari Lapena is a Canadian novelist known for her bestselling psychological thrillers that explore secrets, relationships, and domestic tension. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a lawyer and an English teacher, experiences that contributed to her sharp understanding of character and conflict.
She gained international recognition with her breakout novel The Couple Next Door (2016), a suspenseful story about a missing baby and the hidden truths within a seemingly ordinary neighborhood. The book became a global bestseller and established her as a leading voice in contemporary thriller fiction.
Lapena has since written several popular novels, including A Stranger in the House and An Unwanted Guest. Her work is known for fast-paced plots, unexpected twists, and a focus on how ordinary people can become entangled in shocking situations.
She gained international recognition with her breakout novel The Couple Next Door (2016), a suspenseful story about a missing baby and the hidden truths within a seemingly ordinary neighborhood. The book became a global bestseller and established her as a leading voice in contemporary thriller fiction.
Lapena has since written several popular novels, including A Stranger in the House and An Unwanted Guest. Her work is known for fast-paced plots, unexpected twists, and a focus on how ordinary people can become entangled in shocking situations.
Books
Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. They have carefully, expensively, made every inch of it their own. It reflects who they are, their status and tastes....
Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condominium, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple.
Then Sam receives a call...
What Have You Done? 2025
The teenagers get their kicks telling ghost stories in the old graveyard. The parents trust their kids will arrive home safe from school. Everyone knows everyone. Curtains rarely twitch. Front doors...
Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families.
On the surface, William Wooler is a family man. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel...
Not a Happy Family 2022
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...
The End of Her 2021
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...
Someone We Know 2020
"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...
An Unwanted Guest 2019
It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing--maybe even romantic--weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning...
Karen and Tom Krupp are happy—they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York, they’re practically newlyweds, and they have no kids to interrupt their comfortable life together. But one day, Tom returns...
The Couple Next Door 2016
Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is...