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

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

Works

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

References

External links

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



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