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A Stranger in the House

By: Shari Lapena
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The unputdownable bestseller from Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR and EVERYONE HERE IS LYING

Why would you run scared from a happy home?

You're waiting for your beloved husband to get home from work.

You're making dinner, looking forward to hearing about his day.

That's the last thing you remember.

You wake up in hospital, with no idea how you got there. They tell you that you were in an accident; you lost control of your car whilst driving in a dangerous part of town.

The police suspect you were up to no good. But your husband refuses to believe it. Your best friend isn't so sure. And even you don't know what to believe . . .

'The queen of the one-sit read' Linwood Barclay

'Shari Lapena is one of the best thriller writers in the business' Steve Cavanagh

© Shari Lapena 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2017

 Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Marriage

Critic Reviews

"So many dizzying twists you'd better not drive after reading." (Linwood Barclay)
"Entirely compelling, utterly realistic. You will not see the twists coming." ( Daily Mail)
"Meticulously crafted and razor sharp." (Harlan Coben)
"A twisty, utterly riveting tale." (Tess Gerritsen)
"Shari Lapena furnishes a clever array of motives and suspects. The tension is high and remains to the last, stunning page." ( The Times)
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Can't get enough of Shari Lapena books! making my way through them all! shock after shock right up to the kast line!!!

Love love love!

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You never know what goes on in anyone's life. And do you ever fully no anyone but yourself. I enjoyed listening to this story

suspenseful and heart wrenching story of love & crime

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after listening to a couple next door I was hoping this would be just as good. I was almost rolling my eyes half way through as it seemed so obvious where the book was going then bam! the twist came in and another and another. this is now in my top 10 👌

oh how I love a book with a good twist

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An easy ‘listen’, but a bit disappointing after reading The Couple Next Door. This is a fairly predictable psychological thriller where (frustratingly) the main character has amnesia and the slow reveals, as her memory returns, are things you’ve probably already guessed. All characters were pretty boring, but none so much as Tom - he was so benign and, quite frankly, an idiot.
I was hoping for a big twist at the end, and although there were some small surprises, it fell flat.

It’s ok

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could not put it down once the story ramped up .. start of the story was a little slow but kept me on tbe edge of my seat to the very end

loved it

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was glued from start to end.
highly recommend this book.
do yourself a favour and read it too

jude kruger

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Great narration.
Good story line with a twist .. but did take persistence to get through the first couple of chapters

Well narrated

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The most boring and predictable story ever! The characters are unbelievably infantile and the "twist" is just ridiculous.

Boooooring and predictible

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Not interesting at all; boring;
Narrative was good; story line slow and predictable better luck next time with the author.

Ordinary

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I was a huge fan of the authors first book. This was honestly a load of rubbish. The first few chapters were gripping and I had a feeling I was on a good run. The twists are not very twisty. very predictable in a very bad way. I actually hated this book. The narrator did a great job, the story was just crap. I wonder what the narrator thought of it. hmm

Really disappointed

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