Shari Lapena

Shari Lapena (born 1960) is a Canadian novelist. She is best known for her 2016 thriller novel The Couple Next Door, which was a bestseller both in Canada and internationally.

Lapena, a lawyer and English teacher before beginning her writing career, published her debut novel Things Go Flying in 2008. That novel was a shortlisted Sunburst Award finalist in 2009. Her second novel, Happiness Economics, was a shortlisted Stephen Leacock Award finalist in 2012.

Works

 * Things Go Flying (2008)
 * Happiness Economics (2011)
 * The Couple Next Door (2016)
 * A Stranger in the House (2017)
 * An Unwanted Guest (2018)
 * Someone We Know (2019)
 * The End of Her (2020)
 * Not a Happy Family (2021)
 * Everyone Here is Lying (2023)
 * What Have You Done (2024)