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A Stranger in the House

By: Shari Lapena
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

The unputdownable bestseller from Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR and EVERYONE HERE IS LYING

Why would you run scared from a happy home?

You're waiting for your beloved husband to get home from work.

You're making dinner, looking forward to hearing about his day.

That's the last thing you remember.

You wake up in hospital, with no idea how you got there. They tell you that you were in an accident; you lost control of your car whilst driving in a dangerous part of town.

The police suspect you were up to no good. But your husband refuses to believe it. Your best friend isn't so sure. And even you don't know what to believe . . .

'The queen of the one-sit read' Linwood Barclay

'Shari Lapena is one of the best thriller writers in the business' Steve Cavanagh

© Shari Lapena 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2017

 Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Marriage Exciting

Critic reviews

So many dizzying twists you'd better not drive after reading
The plot twists in Shari Lapena's A Stranger in the House made me shout "No!" out loud. Shari expertly traps you, confounds you and leaves you gasping at the end. More, please . . .
Smart, twisty and compulsive. Suspense and suspicion accumulate relentlessly, toying with your expectations and your emotions right up until the packs-a-punch ending. Don’t miss it, and don’t expect to be able to put it down
Hard to put down.
A smart and twisty thriller . . . It's taut, intelligent and compelling.
Tense.
Creeping sense of dread throughout . . . A firecracker of a plot twist.
Smart crime thriller packed with twists and turns which keep you guessing until a powerful ending that really packs a punch.
With its slow-burning plot and gradual, totally unpredictable reveal, this looks set to be another bestseller.
Dark and twisty.
All stars
Most relevant
Very enjoyable book. Kept me guessing all the way through. Really well narrated. Easy listening which held my attention!

Excellent

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A slow start but a good book. Enjoyable. Worth downloading. Great twist at the end.

Good read

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I enjoyed this, I didn't particularly like or engage with any of the characters but the plot twists are clever and will keep you guessing.

Kept me guessing until the end.

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I am not a great lover of American crime novels and so my heart sank when I realised this is is what I had purchased. However this turned out to be a really good listen. Excellent plot with some good twists and turns - and very well read with a very decent range of male and female voice tones.

A surprising 5 star listen

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Slow start built the scene and characters and I was hooked. Convincing plot well executed with twists.

Surprisingly good

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