Shari Lapena Explained

Shari Lapena (born 1960) is a Canadian novelist.^[1] She is best known for her 2016 thriller novel The Couple Next Door, which was a bestseller both in Canada and internationally.^[2]

Lapena, a lawyer and English teacher before beginning her writing career,^[3] published her debut novel Things Go Flying in 2008. That novel was shortlisted for the Sunburst Award in 2009.^[4] Her second novel, Happiness Economics, was a Stephen Leacock Award finalist in 2012.^[5]

Works

• Things Go Flying (2008)
• Happiness Economics (2011)
• The Couple Next Door (2016)^[6]
• A Stranger in the House (2017)
• An Unwanted Guest (2018)
• Someone We Know (2019)^[7]
• The End of Her (2020)
• Not a Happy Family (2021)
• Everyone Here Is Lying (2023)
• What Have You Done (2024)

External links

• • https://www.authorsbooksinorder.com/shari-lapena-books-in-order

Notes and References

1. http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/danger-shari-lapena-thriller/ "In the world of Shari Lapena, everyone has a secret"
2. https://quillandquire.com/authors/shari-lapena-follows-up-her-bestselling-thriller-with-another-domestic-nail-biter/ "Shari Lapena follows up her bestselling thriller with another domestic nail-biter"
3. http://www.metronews.ca/views/book-worm/2016/061/17/is-shari-lapen-canadas-next-grip-lit-star-.html "Is Shari Lapena Canada's next grip-lit star?"
4. http://locusmag.com/2009/09/sunburst-award-2009-winners/ "Sunburst Award 2009 Winners"
5. http://www.cbc.ca/books/stephen-leacock-award-2012-shortlist.html "Stephen Leacock Award 2012 Shortlist"
6. Web site: Review . Thriller Book . 2024-11-29 . The Couple Next Door Summary: Who Can You Trust? . 2024-12-02 . Thriller Book Review . en-US.
7. https://www.newsweek.com/2019/10/18/fall-recommended-books-reading-list-1462735.html 21 Books to Curl Up With This Fall, Newsweek