Looking for a complete list of Shari Lapena books in order with a handy plot teaser for each? We’ve got you covered. And as they’re standalones, they can be read in any order you like.
Canadian novelist, Shari Lapena, is best known for her 2016 thriller The Couple Next Door. It was a hit both at home as well as internationally. Since then, six more suspense thrillers have hit the shelves, each of which has left readers captivated by the many twists and turns. To-date, three of Shari Lapena’s novels have been Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
Listed by publication year, the Shari Lapena books in order are as follows…
Order of Shari Lapena standalone books
The Couple Next Door (2016)
There’s a dinner party next door but your six-month-old daughter isn’t welcome. It’s nothing personal, your neighbour just couldn’t stand her crying.
You only live next door, and you have a baby monitor. It’ll be fine.. your husband says.
The last time you checked, your daughter was sleeping. But now, your worst fears are played out as you race up the stairs.
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.
A Stranger in the House (2017)
It’s seems like a normal day.
You’re making dinner and waiting for your husband to get home from work, looking forward to hearing about his day.
But that’s the last thing you remember.
You wake up in hospital and are told you were in an accident, having lost control of your car in a dangerous part of town.
The police think 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.
An Unwanted Guest (2018)
When the guests arrive at the beautiful and remote Mitchell’s Inn, they’re looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere.
They observe their fellow guests with interest, from a distance.
But with a violent storm raging, the guests find themselves completely cut off from the outside world. Nobody can get in.. or out.
Then a body is found, and the horrifying truth emerges. There’s a killer among them – and nowhere to run.
We can’t choose the strangers we meet, until we find ourselves trapped in a situation we can’t escape.
Someone We Know (2019)
In a peaceful, leafy suburb – where everyone is polite and friendly – an anonymous note has been left at some of the houses.
‘I’m so sorry. My son has been getting into people’s houses. He’s broken into yours.‘
Whispers begin to circulate, as suspicion mounts.
Who is this boy? What might he have uncovered?
And when a missing local woman is found murdered, the tension reaches breaking point. Who killed her? Who knows more than they’re telling? And how far will these polite and friendly people go to protect their secrets?
Perhaps you don’t know your neighbour as well as you thought you did.
The End of Her (2020)
Stephanie and Patrick are recently married, with new-born baby twins. Whilst the disorienting effects of sleep deprivation take their toll on Stephanie, there’s one thing she knows for sure – she has everything she ever wanted.
But then a woman from Patrick’s past arrives, making a horrifying accusation about his first wife.
He always said her death was an accident – but she claims it was murder.
Patrick insists he’s innocent, saying that the allegation is nothing but attempted blackmail. But is he telling the truth? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake?
Not a Happy Family (2021)
In the peaceful, wealthy haven of Brecken Hill, an older couple is brutally murdered hours after a tense Easter dinner with their three adult children.
The children, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions.
This family was never a happy one, a vindictive father and neglectful mother saw to that. But perhaps one of them is more disturbed than anyone knew.
What happened after that dreadful evening? Did someone snap – or did another person turn up later that night with deadly intentions?
Surely, if one of the family were capable of something as horrific as this, you’d know. Wouldn’t you?
Everyone Here Is Lying (2023)
Stanhope is a safe, family neighbourhood. And William Wooler is a family man, on the surface.
But he’s been having an affair, one that ended badly this afternoon at a motel up the road.
When he returns home – distraught and angry – he finds his difficult nine-year-old daughter Avery unexpectedly home from school, and loses his temper.
Hours later, Avery’s family declare her missing – and Stanhope doesn’t feel so safe any more.
But 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 neighbours become increasingly unhinged.
Who took Avery Wooler?
What Have You Done? (2024)
Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill, Vermont.
But that all changes when the body of Diana Brewer is discovered by a local farmer in a hay field, circled above by a group of vultures.
It’s amazing how quickly a town full of friendly, familiar faces can become a town of suspects, when feelings of fear and paranoia kick in.
Someone in Fairhill is guilty. And everyone wants answers.
That’s the end of our list of Shari Lapena books in order!
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