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She Didn't See It Coming
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The brand new unputdownable thriller from the queen of the one-sit read. A woman's disappearance exposes the secrets, lies and not-so-perfect lives of a close-knit community in a luxury condo. The new gripping and addictive thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Everyone Here...
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The brand new unputdownable thriller from the queen of the one-sit read. A woman's disappearance exposes the secrets, lies and not-so-perfect lives of a close-knit community in a luxury condo.
The new gripping and addictive thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Everyone Here is Lying.
Bryden and Sam have it all—thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple.
Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden—working from home that day—has failed to collect their daughter from daycare.
Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife's car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her cell phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.
Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It's as if she just walked out.
How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?
With every minute that passes—and as questions swirl around their community—Bryden and Sam's past seems a little less perfect, their luxury condo less safe, their friends, neighbours and relatives no longer quite so reliable...
A modern master of the psychological thriller. - Steve Cavanagh
The queen of page-turners - Andrea Mara
Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page. - Paula Hawkins
Shari Lapena is the undisputed queen of dysfunctional families. - Clare Mackintosh
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780857506207
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, Not a Happy Family and Everyone Here is Lying which have all been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers. Her books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives in Toronto. Facebook- ShariLapena Twitter- @sharilapena Instagram- sharilapena
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