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A Stranger in the House

A Novel
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A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena is a gripping domestic suspense novel set in upstate New York. Karen and Tom Krupp seem to have a perfect life until Karen suddenly disappears, leaving her purse and phone behind. After a car accident, Karen returns home with memory loss about the incident, raising suspicion with the police. As she tries to recover, she discovers someone has been in their house, revealing secrets that threaten to unravel their lives. In this tense neighbourhood, danger and deceit lurk close to home.
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family

A Stranger in the House will have you sleeping with the lights on for weeks. —Bustle

Smart and suspenseful... you'll never see the ending coming. —PureWow

In this neighbourhood, danger lies close to home.

Karen and Tom Krupp are happy—they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York, they’re practically newlyweds, and they have no kids to interrupt their comfortable life together. But one day, Tom returns home to find Karen has vanished—her car’s gone and it seems she left in a rush. She even left her purse—complete with phone and ID—behind.

There's a knock on the door—the police are there to take Tom to the hospital where his wife has been admitted. She had a car accident, and lost control as she sped through the worst part of town.

The accident has left Karen with a concussion and a few scrapes. Still, she’s mostly okay—except that she can’t remember what she was doing or where she was when she crashed. The cops think her memory loss is highly convenient, and they suspect she was up to no good.

Karen returns home with Tom, determined to heal and move on with her life. Then she realises something’s been moved. Something’s not quite right. Someone’s been in her house. And the police won't stop asking questions.

Because in this house, everyone’s a stranger. Everyone has something they’d rather keep hidden. Something they might even kill to keep quiet.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780735221130

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 May 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Penguin USA

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 238g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of nine thrillers, including The Couple Next Door, which have all been New York Times, Sunday Times, and Globe and Mail bestsellers. Lapena’s books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives on a farm outside Toronto.

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