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‘The most addictive book I’ve read in ages – so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.’
LISA JEWELL

‘I was obsessed with Everyone Here is Lying . . . Fast paced, tightly-plotted and with twists so well executed they floored me. Loved every word!’
CLAIRE DOUGLAS

‘A smart, unguessable mystery set among a cast of satisfyingly flawed characters. Shari Lapena is an auto-buy for me – I always know I’ll be in for a treat!’
LOUISE CANDLISH

The gripping new thriller from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

Welcome to Stanhope – a safe neighbourhood. A place for families.

William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter Avery unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper.

Hours later, Avery’s family declares her missing.

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 neighbours become increasingly unhinged.

Who took Avery Wooler?

Nothing will prepare you for the truth.

OUT NOW!
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Praise for Everyone Here is Lying:

‘Shari Lapena is a modern master of the psychological thriller, and all of her considerable talents are at work in Everyone Here Is Lying.’ Steve Cavanagh
‘A taut, clever, chilling ride of manipulation and family secrets . . . Prepare to be consumed!’ Ashley Audrain
‘Shari Lapena is the queen of the “just one more chapter” read. A chilling exploration of the worst-case repercussions and extensive fallout of a brief affair.’ Sarah Vaughan
‘I inhaled Everyone Here Is Lying. The pace never flags, the twists are fiendishly clever, and the writing is as perfect as can be.’ Liz Nugent
‘Genius. I loved it.’ Andrea Mara
‘You simply can’t put it down’ Robert Gold
‘I defy you to put it down until you know what happened to Avery Wooler’ Gilly Macmillan
‘Shari Lapena is an expert in both pace and the placing of clues and misdirections’ Literary Review
‘A fast-paced read with jaw-dropping twists’ The i

Everyone Here is Lying, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023
Not a Happy Family, Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Spring 2023

Publisher Review

I devoured Everyone Here is Lying in two hits in under ten hours. I can't remember the last time I did that! This really was the most addictive book I've read in ages - so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant. * Lisa Jewell * Everyone Here is Lying is a chilling exploration of the worst-case repercussions and extensive fallout of a brief affair. Characteristically addictive and propulsive, Shari Lapena is the queen of the "just one more chapter" read. * Sarah Vaughan * Shari Lapena has done it again with Everyone Here Is Lying. The queen of page-turners has written her paciest thriller yet. I raced through it in two days, desperate to find out what happened to Avery Wooler. The denouement is one of the most satisfying I've ever read - a reveal that made me gasp out loud. Genius. I loved it. * Andrea Mara * Everyone Here is Lying is classic Shari Lapena . . . just like The Couple Next Door, you simply can't put it down. * Robert Gold * Shari Lapena delivers another brilliant, propulsive thriller in Everyone Here is Lying . . . Sharply observed and at times unexpectedly touching, the novel deftly unpicks a tangled knot of deceit and intrigue until the most shocking truth is revealed. I defy you to put it down until you know what happened to Avery Wooler. * Gilly Macmillan *