
Titles in This Set
The Couple Next Door
The End of Her
Not a Happy Family
Someone We Know
A Stranger in the House
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789124315511
Publisher: Corgi
Genre: Psychological Thriller / Domestic Suspense Fiction
Overview
This Shari Lapena 5 Books Collection Set gathers five gripping standalone psychological thrillers from a bestselling Canadian author. Each paperback novel is set in an outwardly ordinary neighborhood, home, or family gathering where a single event unravels years of buried secrets. Fans of twisty, character-driven domestic suspense will find an ideal introduction to Lapena's fast-paced style, while longtime readers get a complete set to fill gaps in their collection. Perfect for a beach bag, a flight, or a cozy weekend of reading, this bundle offers great value and hours of page-turning entertainment.
About the Books
Shari Lapena has built a reputation as one of the sharpest voices in contemporary domestic suspense, and this five-book set showcases the range of her signature style: ordinary settings tipped into extraordinary crisis. In The Couple Next Door, a couple's night out ends in disaster when their baby goes missing, exposing the secrets hidden behind a picture-perfect marriage. The End of Her follows newlyweds with newborn twins whose fragile happiness is shattered by a shocking accusation from the past. Not a Happy Family opens with a brutal double murder following a tense family dinner, sending detectives digging through decades of resentment among three adult children who each stand to inherit millions. Someone We Know unsettles an entire neighborhood when anonymous notes reveal that someone's teenage son has been breaking into homes, and a subsequent death raises the stakes far beyond simple trespassing. A Stranger in the House finds a young wife waking up in the hospital after a car crash she cannot remember, only to discover that someone has been inside her home while she recovered. Across all five novels, Lapena favors tight pacing, believable characters, and a steady drip-feed of revelations that keep the pages turning. Readers consistently praise her ability to make suburban streets and family dinners feel as tense as any locked-room mystery. This set is an efficient way to experience five of her most talked-about thrillers back to back, tracing how her craft for misdirection and emotional tension has developed across her catalog.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
The Couple Next Door — A missing infant and a couple's carefully guarded secrets collide in this tense suburban thriller.
The End of Her — Newlyweds with newborn twins face a shocking accusation that threatens to unravel their new life together.
Not a Happy Family — A wealthy family's Easter dinner turns deadly, leaving three adult children under suspicion of murder.
Someone We Know — Anonymous notes about a teenage burglar expose a neighborhood's hidden tensions and darker secrets.
A Stranger in the House — A wife wakes in the hospital with no memory of a crash, only to sense someone has been inside her home.
About the Author
Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of domestic suspense thrillers including The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, Someone We Know, The End of Her, and Not a Happy Family, all New York Times and Sunday Times bestsellers. Before writing full-time, she worked as a lawyer and an English teacher. Her novels have sold in forty territories worldwide and are known for tightly wound plots set in seemingly safe neighborhoods and families. She lives on a farm outside Toronto, Canada, where she continues writing twisty, character-driven thrillers.
Why You'll Love This Collection
Five addictive thrillers in one convenient paperback bundle. Whether you're stocking a beach bag for summer reading, picking a thoughtful birthday gift for a mystery-loving friend, or building a book club lineup, this set delivers reliably twisty, page-turning suspense from a trusted bestselling author your friends will thank you for.
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