She Didn't See It Coming cover art

She Didn't See It Coming

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

She Didn't See It Coming

By: Shari Lapena
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Try Premium Plus free

Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.99

Buy Now for $26.99

About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EVERYONE HERE IS LYING AND THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR.

Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple.

Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden – working from home that day - has failed to collect their daughter from daycare.

Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife’s car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.

Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It’s as if she just walked out.

How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?

With every minute that passes – and as questions swirl around their community – Bryden and Sam’s past seems a little less perfect, their luxury condo less safe, their friends, neighbours and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . .

'Stunning: fiendishly plotted with whiplash twist and turns - Shari Lapena is at the very top of her game here' LUCY FOLEY, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Guest List.

'Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page.' PAULA HAWKINS

'Shari Lapena is the undisputed queen of dysfunctional families.' CLARE MACKINTOSH

© Shari Lapena 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense
All stars
Most relevant
Wow what a story! From start to finish I was enthralled and didn’t expect the twists.
Love how the author weaved a story where everyone was a possible suspect.

Sensational - I loved this book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I didn't guess the culprit even though in hindsight it seems pretty obvious 🤣 the author does a good job of interweaving suspects, enjoyed this one!

Seemed obvious but I didn't pick it! 😅

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the story is ok. nothing surprising. "husband kills wife all the time. astounding. Better to be single to save a lot of trouble. 😀

the narrator is fabulous. skillful.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really love this author. This book was certainly worth the listen. I didn’t find the plot twist too wild but it was still an interesting and great story. Would recommend.

Fast paced and interesting

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
It Hooked me from the start! Finished it very quickly haha. Did guess the end but still worth the listen :)

Loved it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I've loved all of this authors books and this is another great one that had me hooked from the start. My favourite part of her writing is how fast they move, it keeps you listening! Very intriguing but I guessed the ending, I think you start to after you read a few too many.

Another gripping book by Shari Lapena

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Another winner by one of my favourite authors, A universal sense of betrayal ,long held motives and lies.It reaks of the normally used lesson in morality

I was guessing till the end

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Really enjoyed this book, a lot of twists and turns. well written, well read. Will be reading more of this author

This was a really good story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I enjoyed this book. I picked who the killer was although throughout the book I did wonder about some other characters. Plot twist was good. Enjoyable easy listen

Good listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really like January L as a narrator on every book she’s voiced. She is seamlessly able to switch between a wide range of voices from something akin to a “ 90’s Cali valley girl” up to a convincing “gruff”male voice that comes across as dominant & sexy even though my brain know it’s her voice!, January’s narration was the only aspect of this audiobook that kept me going just to find out the outcome. There was SO much pointless filler & in the chapter it would jump between 10+ characters with no context & found myself having to go back & re-listening to figure out which character was speaking and what I’d missed? There was a vague feeling I was reading my high school essays or short fiction with”then she said”, “he goes”, “she said when…

Disappointed after reading the rave reviews!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.