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Everyone Here is Lying

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling psychological thriller from the author of Richard & Judy pick Not a Happy Family

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Everyone Here is Lying

By: Shari Lapena
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Summary

THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Welcome to Stanhope - a safe neighbourhood. A place for families.

William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. 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 neighbours become increasingly unhinged.

Who took Avery Wooler?

Nothing will prepare you for the truth…

'The most addictive book I've read in ages…Just brilliant.' LISA JEWELL

'Fast paced, tightly-plotted and with twists so well executed they floored me. Loved every word!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'Genius. I loved it.' ANDREA MARA

© Shari Lapena 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

 Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction Psychological Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Mystery Exciting Detective
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I devoured Everyone Here is Lying in two hits in under ten hours. I can't remember the last time I did that! This really was the most addictive book I've read in ages - so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.
Everyone Here is Lying is a chilling exploration of the worst-case repercussions and extensive fallout of a brief affair. Characteristically addictive and propulsive, Shari Lapena is the queen of the "just one more chapter" read.
Shari Lapena has done it again with Everyone Here Is Lying. The queen of page-turners has written her paciest thriller yet. I raced through it in two days, desperate to find out what happened to Avery Wooler. The denouement is one of the most satisfying I've ever read - a reveal that made me gasp out loud. Genius. I loved it.
Everyone Here is Lying is classic Shari Lapena . . . just like The Couple Next Door, you simply can't put it down.
'A smart, unguessable mystery set among a cast of satisfyingly flawed characters. Shari Lapena is an auto-buy for me - I always know I'll be in for a treat!
Shari Lapena is a modern master of the psychological thriller, and all of her considerable talents are at work in Everyone Here Is Lying
You'll be gripping the pages so tightly you might tear them
Shari Lapena delivers another brilliant, propulsive thriller in Everyone Here is Lying . . . Sharply observed and at times unexpectedly touching, the novel deftly unpicks a tangled knot of deceit and intrigue until the most shocking truth is revealed. I defy you to put it down until you know what happened to Avery Wooler.
I inhaled Everyone Here is Lying. Shari is a very gifted storyteller, and a most entertaining one. The pace never flags, the twists are fiendishly clever and the writing is as perfect as can be
Everyone Here is Lying is a Shari Lapena signature read: a taut, clever, chilling ride of manipulation and family secrets, with a terrifying question at its core-what if you can't believe the very people you love the most? Prepare to be consumed!
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Felt the ending of the story was a bit abrupt. I like full closure of my reads.
Still really enjoyed it though. Narration was brilliant!

Felt the ending of the story was a bit abrupt. I like full closure of my reads.

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Out of all of Shari Lapena’s books I think this is my least favourite however it was a well rounded story with some twists and turns however it was fairly predictable and the twists weren’t too shocking! Like many of her other characters in her other books the ones in this one are nearly all unlikeable as well; they are flawed deeply so and make mistakes some greater than others. Overall a good book.

Flawed cast of characters, twists, turns etc

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One of my favourite authors. She didn’t disappoint. I listened at every opportunity trying to guess the twist.

Hooked throughout

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I found the behaviour of a 9 year old child unbelievable and disturbing but kept with the story as the plot line is good.
The ending is such a disappointment as it leaves too many questions unanswered.
I have loved the authors other books but think this is the weakest so far.
With a different narrator I think I would have given up!

Excellent narration

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Great book, great plot. Loads of suspense, drama, intrigue, plot twists, superb narrator, great listen. But for me it was building, building, building and then it just fizzled out at the end. I was genuinely shocked to find the book had ended at the point that it had.

Lots of snap and crackle but no pop

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