The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 6 books · 2016 to 2021

Shari Lapena

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspensePolice proceduralPsychological suspense

Shari Lapena, a former lawyer and English teacher in Toronto, writes fast domestic thrillers. In The Couple Next Door, a couple leave their baby asleep at home while they go to the neighbours' dinner party next door, and come back to find her gone.

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Shari Lapena books in order

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Novels

6 books · Set in Upstate New YorkPsychological suspensePolice procedural
  1. 1The Couple Next Door2016With Anne Conti and Marco ContiBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Stranger in the House2017With Karen KruppBuy on Amazon
  3. 3An Unwanted Guest2018With Gwen DelaneyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Someone We Know2019With Olivia SharpeBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The End of Her2020With Stephanie KilgourBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Not a Happy Family2021Buy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads