Getting Away with Murder
novel · First published 2026
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Shari Lapena Books in Order
Shari Lapena is a Canadian author and former lawyer and English teacher. She began with the comic novels Things Go Flying and Happiness Economics before becoming internationally known for her stand-alone domestic-suspense thrillers. She lives on a farm in Ontario with her husband.
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Her debut thriller and the first of her stand-alone domestic-suspense novels.
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Novels (12)
- Things Go Flying
novel · 2008
Shari Lapeña takes the wit of David Sedaris and the outrageousness of Douglas Coupland to create a dark, hilarious and wildly inventive contemporary comedy about how the past can come back to haunt you. Literally. In Things Go Flying,…
- Happiness Economics
novel · 2011
Will Thorne is a stalled poet, married to Judy, a wildly successful celebrity economist. Pressured by a starving fellow poet, Will establishes The Poets’ Preservation Society, a genteel organization to help poets in need. But when Will…
- The Couple Next Door
novel · 2016
A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors—a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives. . . Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving…
- A Stranger in the House
novel · 2017
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door, a new thriller featuring a suspicious accident, a wife who can't account for herself, and unsettling questions that threaten to tear the couple apart You're home making…
- An Unwanted Guest
novel · 2018
"A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway. But when the storm hits, no one is getting away. It's winter in the Catskills and Mitchell's Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a…
- Someone We Know
novel · 2019
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?…
- The End of Her
novel · 2020
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…
- Not a Happy Family
novel · 2021
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…
- Everyone Here Is Lying
novel · 2023
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…
- What Have You Done?
novel · 2024
Dark · Addictive · Twisty · Chilling · Domestic Suspense “Lapena is a master of manipulation.” —USA Today The new unputdownable novel from the “queen of the one-sit read,” and New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door…
- She Didn't See It Coming
novel · 2025
When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it’s too late? Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a…
- Getting Away with Murder
novel · 2026
Frequently asked questions about Shari Lapena
Who is Shari Lapena?
Shari Lapena is a Canadian novelist and internationally bestselling author known for suspense and domestic-thriller fiction. Her books have been sold in forty territories worldwide.
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What did Shari Lapena do before she became a writer?
Lapena worked as a lawyer and an English teacher before turning to fiction. She has said she studied law because writing did not initially seem like a practical career choice.
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Where does Shari Lapena live?
She writes full time from a farm in Ontario, where she lives with her husband; her publisher describes it as being outside Toronto.
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Which writers have influenced Shari Lapena?
Lapena has cited Nancy Drew, Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Daphne du Maurier, Ruth Rendell, and Patricia Highsmith among her influences, along with contemporary suspense writers such as Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell.
What awards and recognition has Shari Lapena received?
Her first novel was shortlisted for the 2009 Sunburst Award, and her second was a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. She also won the Great Toronto Literary Project contest and was shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards; her first thriller later became WHSmith’s 2016 Book of the Year.
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