Everyone Here Is Lying
A Novel
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · April 1, 2025
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Lapena’s books are addictive!”—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid “The most addictive book I've read in ages—so slick and disquieting and clever.
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- Who it’s for
- Fans of domestic and psychological thrillers
- Themes
- family secrets, deception, missing child
- Pacing
- Fast
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Lapena’s books are addictive!”—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid “The most addictive book I've read in ages—so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.” —Lisa Jewell Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface.
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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 neighbors become increasingly unhinged. Who took Avery Wooler? Nothing will prepare you for the truth.
Who it’s for
- Fans of domestic and psychological thrillers
- Readers who enjoy suspenseful neighborhood mysteries
Where it sits
| Domestic Thrillers | 92% |
|---|---|
| Psychological Thrillers | 37% |
| Suspense | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Suspense
- Psychological Thrillers
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Shari Lapena
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- April 1, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- family secrets · deception · missing child
- Reading lane
- Suspense