“The queen of the one-sit read”–Linwood Barclay
A long-ago accident–and a visitor from out of the blue. . .
Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin girls. The babies are a handful, but even as Stephanie struggles with the disorientation of sleep deprivation, there’s one thing she’s sure of: she has all she ever wanted.Then Erica, a woman from Patrick’s past, appears and makes a disturbing accusation. Patrick had always said his first wife’s death was an accident, but now Erica claims it was murder.
Patrick insists he’s innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. Still, Erica knows things about Patrick–things that make Stephanie begin to question her husband. Stephanie isn’t sure what, or who, to believe. As Stephanie’s trust in Patrick begins to falter, Patrick stands to lose everything. Is Patrick telling the truth–is Erica the persuasive liar Patrick says she is? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake?
How will it end?
Reviews
UK Sunday Times Bestseller • New York Times Bestseller • #1 Canadian Bestseller • An Indigo “Best Books of 2020” • A Target Book Club Pick
"Lapena knows how to draw the reader in from the setup. There's Erica Voss, who could be one of the most maleficent characters invented in domestic noir. There's Stephanie, the innocent, recently married with colicky twins, and then there's Patrick, Stephanie's husband. Erica alleges that Patrick killed his first wife. Patrick says it was an accident. And even though Stephanie knows that Erica is diabolical, there's still a seed of doubt about whether she could be telling the truth about Patrick. Engaging until the twisty end."
—The Sunday Times
"Gripping stuff from this masterful storyteller!"
—My Weekly (UK)
"Shari Lapena's latest thriller The End of Her will keep you guessing right up to the end... And so begins a nonstop page-turning that has become a hallmark of Lapena's work. To reveal any more would do a disservice to the plot in which twists and turns are paramount... Be sure to carve out enough time, because once you pick it up, you will not want to put down."
—USA TODAY
"Shari Lapena erupted onto the scene with The Couple Next Door, and with each subsequent book has secured her place as the new queen of domestic suspense, inheriting the mantle from the late Mary Higgins Clark."
—bookreporter.com
"I read it in one sitting because... it's SHARI LAPENA."
—The Reading Beauty
"Gripping, compelling, thoroughly entertaining and devilishly clever."
—Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Lying in Wait
"I absolutely adore Shari Lapena's compulsive thrillers and her new novel is her best yet. More twists than a roller coaster."
—John Boyne, bestselling author of The Heart's Invisible Furies
"I tore through it. It kept me on my toes throughout and the ending was just fantastic. Really tense!"
—Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange
"The fast pace will keep those fond of mischief and murder in suburbia turning the pages."
—Publishers Weekly
"Shari Lapena is one of the best thriller writers in the business."
—Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of Thirteen
"The End of Her is a slippery eel of a novel - just when you think you have it in your grasp, it slithers away on a new current. I consumed it in a day, desperate to discover the fate of the evil Erica. Unputdownable."
—Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House
"Shari Lapena has done it again - another cracking domestic thriller, and trust me, 'the end' will leave you clamouring for more."
—Cara Hunter, bestselling author of Close to Home
"Another unputdownable suburban thriller with the finest love-to-hate characters and a wickedly paced mystery."
—Elizabeth Kay, author of Seven Lies
"I read the cracking The End of Her in one sitting. All hail the Mistress of the Page Turner."
—Fiona Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Suspect