Someone We Know: A Novel

By Shari Lapena

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Lapena’s books are addictive!”—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid “Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world...She is intensely bingeable.” —Lisa Jewell Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family Maybe you don't know your neighbors as well as you thought you did . . . "This is a very difficult letter to write. I hope you will not hate us too much. . . My son broke into your home recently while you were out." In a quiet, leafy suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses--and into the owners' computers as well--learning their secrets, and maybe sharing some of them, too. Who is he, and what might he have uncovered? After two anonymous letters are received, whispers start to circulate, and suspicion mounts. And when a woman down the street is found murdered, the tension reaches the breaking point. Who killed her? Who knows more than they're telling? And how far will all these very nice people go to protect their own secrets? In this neighborhood, it's not just the husbands and wives who play games. Here, everyone in the family has something to hide . . . You never really know what people are capable of.

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Published May 12, 2020

320 pages

Average rating: 7.31

193 RATINGS

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Paging all Readers is an Onslow County Public Library online book club. We enjoy reading a variety of genres but have a preference for thrillers.

Community Reviews

Mary Raven
6/10 stars
I think you should always get an attorney before answering questions at the police station. The twists were fun but it was all improbable.
Amy
8/10 stars
3.5 rounded up
Mellific
8/10 stars
This was a compelling who-done-it that I couldn't stop listening to. I am learning that Shari Lapena is an author I need to read more of. She seems to be a queen of domestic thrillers. And this book was no different! Special mention: the audiobook was fantastic. Narrator Kirsten Potter did an amazing job.
Mary Pat Holt
6/10 stars
This book is full of lies, secrets and cheaters! And they all live in the same neighborhood. :/ Very fast paced, lots of twists trying to figure out who did it and even an ending that suggests there is more to come.

Robert and Amanda are the newest couple to move into the neighborhood and all the men seem to be involved with Amanda. She is a tart. Raleigh is the teenage son who is breaking and entering into people's homes and snooping around on their computers. Anonymous apology letters are placed in the some of the victim's houses. When Amanda is found dead, after her husband reports her missing, the tension in the neighborhood increases. Who killed her? Who knows more than they are saying? Could Raleigh have found some clues from his b&e?

A bit far fetched at times. No real likeable characters, but an entertaining read.
Kati
6/10 stars
3.5⭐️

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