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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 apartment building. The new gripping and addictive thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Everyone...
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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 apartment building.
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
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804994832
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 330g
Pages: 480
About the Author
Shari Lapena is the number one internationally bestselling author of ten stand-alone thrillers. Her debut thriller, The Couple Next Door, was a global phenomenon, selling over four million copies worldwide. It was named WHSmith's Book of the Year in 2016 and became the UK's No. 1 bestselling adult fiction title in 2017. Her recent novels include Everyone Here Is Lying and She Didn't See It Coming. Shari's thrillers have been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, and four have been selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. A former lawyer and English teacher, Shari now writes from a farm in Ontario. Her books are published in over forty territories, translated into dozens of languages, and optioned for film and television. Facebook- /ShariLapena Instagram- sharilapena
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