Someone We Know
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Poised and chilling. Wall Street Journal
No-one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena this slowly unfurling nightmare will have you biting your nails until the end. ...
Poised and chilling. Wall Street Journal
No-one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena this slowly unfurling nightmare will have you biting your nails until the end. ...
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Poised and chilling. Wall Street Journal
No-one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena this slowly unfurling nightmare will have you biting your nails until the end. Ruth Ware
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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Saturday, October 14
Olivia Sharpe sits in her kitchen drinking a cup of coffee, gazing blankly out the glass sliding doors to the backyard. It's mid-October, and the maple tree near the back fence is looking splendid in its reds and oranges and yellows. The grass is still green, but the rest of the garden has been prepared for winter; it won't be long before the first frost, she thinks. But for now, she enjoys the yellow sunlight filtering through her backyard and slanting across her spotless kitchen. Or she tries to. It's hard to enjoy anything when she is coming to a slow boil inside.
Her son, Raleigh, still isn't up. Yes, it's Saturday, and he's been in school all week, but it's two o'clock in the afternoon, and it drives her crazy that he's still asleep.
She puts down her coffee and trudges once again up the carpeted stairs to the second floor. She hesitates outside her son's bedroom door, reminds herself not to yell, and then knocks lightly and opens it. As she expected, he's sound asleep. His blanket is still over his head-he pulled it over his head the last time she came in, a half hour ago. She knows he hates it when she tells him to get up, but he doesn't do it on his own, and what is she supposed to do, let him sleep all day? On the weekends she likes to let him relax a little, but for Christ's sake, it's midafternoon.
"Raleigh, get up. It's after two o'clock." She hates the edge she hears in her voice, but she expends so much energy trying to get this boy out of bed every day, it's hard not to resent it.
He doesn't so much as twitch. She stands there looking down at him, feeling a complicated mix of love and frustration. He's a good boy. A smart but unmotivated student. Completely lovable. He's just lazy-not only will he not get out of bed on his own, but he doesn't do his homework, and he doesn't help with chores around the house without endless nagging. He tells her he hates her nagging.
... mehr
Well, she hates it, too. She tells him that if he did what she asked the first time, she wouldn't have to repeat herself, but he doesn't seem to get it. She puts it down to his being sixteen. Sixteen-year-old boys are murder. She hopes that by the time he's eighteen or nineteen, his prefrontal cortex will be more developed, and he will have better executive function and start being more responsible.
"Raleigh! Come on, get up." He still doesn't move, doesn't acknowledge her existence, not even with a grunt. She sees his cell phone lying faceup on his bedside table. If he won't get up, fine, she'll confiscate his cell phone. She imagines his hand flailing around, reaching for it before he even takes the covers off his head. She snatches the phone and leaves the room, slamming the door behind her. He'll be furious, but so is she.
She returns to the kitchen and puts his phone down on the counter. It pings. A text message has popped up. She has never snooped in her son's phone or computer. She doesn't know his passwords. And she completely trusts him. But this message is right there in front of her, and she looks at it.
Did you break in last night?
She freezes. What the hell does that mean?
Another ping. Get anything good?
Her stomach flips.
Text me when ur up
She picks up the phone and stares at it, waiting for another message, but nothing comes. She tries to open his phone, but, of course, it's password protected.
Her son was out last night. He said he'd gone to a movie. With a friend. He didn't say who.
She asks herself what she should do. Should she wait for his father to get back from the hardware store? Or should she confront her son first? She feels terribly uneasy. Is it possible Raleigh could be up to no good? She can't believe it. He's lazy, but he's not the kind of kid to get into trouble. He's never been in any trouble before. He has a good home, a comfortable life, and two parents who love him. He can't possib
"Raleigh! Come on, get up." He still doesn't move, doesn't acknowledge her existence, not even with a grunt. She sees his cell phone lying faceup on his bedside table. If he won't get up, fine, she'll confiscate his cell phone. She imagines his hand flailing around, reaching for it before he even takes the covers off his head. She snatches the phone and leaves the room, slamming the door behind her. He'll be furious, but so is she.
She returns to the kitchen and puts his phone down on the counter. It pings. A text message has popped up. She has never snooped in her son's phone or computer. She doesn't know his passwords. And she completely trusts him. But this message is right there in front of her, and she looks at it.
Did you break in last night?
She freezes. What the hell does that mean?
Another ping. Get anything good?
Her stomach flips.
Text me when ur up
She picks up the phone and stares at it, waiting for another message, but nothing comes. She tries to open his phone, but, of course, it's password protected.
Her son was out last night. He said he'd gone to a movie. With a friend. He didn't say who.
She asks herself what she should do. Should she wait for his father to get back from the hardware store? Or should she confront her son first? She feels terribly uneasy. Is it possible Raleigh could be up to no good? She can't believe it. He's lazy, but he's not the kind of kid to get into trouble. He's never been in any trouble before. He has a good home, a comfortable life, and two parents who love him. He can't possib
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Autoren-Porträt von Shari Lapena
Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, and Someone We Know, which have all been New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestsellers. Her books have been sold in thirty-five territories around the world. She lives in Toronto.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Shari Lapena
- 2020, Internationale Ausgabe, 368 Seiten, Maße: 10,3 x 17 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: PENGUIN BOOKS
- ISBN-10: 0525505369
- ISBN-13: 9780525505365
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.05.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for Someone We Know:Poised and chilling.
Wall Street Journal
Clever.
USA Today
No-one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena this slowly unfurling nightmare will have you biting your nails until the end.
Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10
Slyly plotted . . . Lapena skillfully maximizes suspense with her dual story lines that eventually collide, as well as some deft misdirection . . . many fans of domestic suspense will be satisfied.
Publishers Weekly
Highly suspenseful . . . Sure to delight fans of Liane Moriarty and Louise Candlish.
Booklist
This book is non-stop twists and turns. Shari Lapena will leave your head spinning as you try and make sense of the lies surrounding the families in this neighborhood. And just when you think you ve figured it out, you re probably wrong. Absolutely recommend!
Suspense Magazine
Someone We Know is a tour de force of thriller writing. Shari Lapena proves yet again that she is the mistress of the pacy plot, cliff edge tension and menacing suburban claustrophobia. Fans will be delighted and if you haven t read her books yet, then why on earth not?
Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny
Praise for An Unwanted Guest:
A gripping mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.
Good Housekeeping
Proving that time periods may change but people do not, Lapena delivers a solid whodunit with an ending that would make Dame Christie proud.
USA Today
Another nail-biter perfect for an all-nighter.
Entertainment Weekly
A new thriller that will give you serious Agatha Christie vibes . . . if you re one of the many people who counts [And Then There Were None] among their favorite books, you will love An Unwanted Guest. . . .
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A deftly crafted and expertly paced thriller that will keep readers guessing (and terrified) until the very end.
Bustle
This compelling and realistic modern take on the country-house mystery will gain new fans for the author and is definitely one to hand to devotees of Agatha Christie (and her modern interpreter, Sophie Hannah).
Booklist
An intriguing cast, an isolated location, a raging storm and the threat of death in every dark corner: An Unwanted Guest reads like Agatha Christie with a shot of adrenalin. Clear your desk before you start it because you won t want to put it down.
Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of I Know You Know
Lapena has written a great whodunit, with a delicious Christie-like vibe. Fans of the author's first novel will want this, and anyone who savors a well-crafted murder mystery will gobble it up!
Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for A Stranger in the House:
Lapena s A Stranger in the House will have you sleeping with the lights on for weeks.
Bustle
Smart and suspenseful . . . you'll never see the ending coming.
PureWow
So much suspense. So many twists. Good luck sleeping tonight.
HelloGiggles
So many dizzying twists you'd better not drive after reading!
Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Parting Shot
Smart, twisty and compulsive. Suspense and suspicion accumulate relentlessly, toying with your expectations and your emotions right up until the packs-a-punch ending. Don t miss it, and don t expect to be able to put it down.
Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of I Know You Know
A diverting page-turner."
Publishers Weekly
"Great suspense and lots of twists."
The Toronto Star
"Lapena keeps the well-developed twists churning, with each a surprise notch in this ever-evolving plot, and she continues this skillful storytelling until the stunning twist at the end . . . memorable."
Associated Press
Praise for The Couple Next Door:
Meticulously crafted and razor sharp. The Couple Next Door lingers long after you turn the final page.
Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fool Me Once
The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.
People
Provocative and shocking. One crime, an entire neighborhood of suspects, secrets, and lies. How well do we ever know those around us? The Couple Next Door will keep you glued to the pages in search of the answer. Even then, you ll never guess the truth . . . until it's too late.
Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Find Her
I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the story line. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!
Sue Grafton, New York Times bestselling author of X
Real men read women writers because of books like this. Trust me.
Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Me
A twisty, utterly riveting tale that will send readers on a wild roller-coaster ride of emotions. Shocking revelations kept me turning the pages like a madwoman.
Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Playing with Fire
Expertly paced and finely crafted, The Couple Next Door is a gripping thriller of the highest order. I couldn t put it down.
A. J. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Neighbor
Gripped me from the very beginning to the very end!
Becky Masterman, author of Rage Against the Dying
Brilliant! This utterly riveting psychological thriller hurtles along at breakneck speed, never giving you the opportunity to catch your breath. Twisty, turny, and unputdownable.
C. L. Taylor, bestselling author of The Lie
Exquisitely torturous tension.
NPR.org
Where did that baby go! It s hard not to read to the end to find out, and the twists waiting there are gratifyingly clever.
USA Today
The many never-saw-them-coming twists and questionable characters . . . will keep you on the edge of your seat. First-time novelist Lapena s writing is spare and tense, and it makes The Couple Next Door a compulsive read. The last line is absolutely a killer.
Good Housekeeping
[A] well-sculpted domestic thriller . . . highly suspenseful . . . Twists are subtly revealed with aplomb, taking the story to increasingly unpredictable levels.
Associated Press
Bustle
This compelling and realistic modern take on the country-house mystery will gain new fans for the author and is definitely one to hand to devotees of Agatha Christie (and her modern interpreter, Sophie Hannah).
Booklist
An intriguing cast, an isolated location, a raging storm and the threat of death in every dark corner: An Unwanted Guest reads like Agatha Christie with a shot of adrenalin. Clear your desk before you start it because you won t want to put it down.
Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of I Know You Know
Lapena has written a great whodunit, with a delicious Christie-like vibe. Fans of the author's first novel will want this, and anyone who savors a well-crafted murder mystery will gobble it up!
Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for A Stranger in the House:
Lapena s A Stranger in the House will have you sleeping with the lights on for weeks.
Bustle
Smart and suspenseful . . . you'll never see the ending coming.
PureWow
So much suspense. So many twists. Good luck sleeping tonight.
HelloGiggles
So many dizzying twists you'd better not drive after reading!
Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Parting Shot
Smart, twisty and compulsive. Suspense and suspicion accumulate relentlessly, toying with your expectations and your emotions right up until the packs-a-punch ending. Don t miss it, and don t expect to be able to put it down.
Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of I Know You Know
A diverting page-turner."
Publishers Weekly
"Great suspense and lots of twists."
The Toronto Star
"Lapena keeps the well-developed twists churning, with each a surprise notch in this ever-evolving plot, and she continues this skillful storytelling until the stunning twist at the end . . . memorable."
Associated Press
Praise for The Couple Next Door:
Meticulously crafted and razor sharp. The Couple Next Door lingers long after you turn the final page.
Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fool Me Once
The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.
People
Provocative and shocking. One crime, an entire neighborhood of suspects, secrets, and lies. How well do we ever know those around us? The Couple Next Door will keep you glued to the pages in search of the answer. Even then, you ll never guess the truth . . . until it's too late.
Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Find Her
I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the story line. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!
Sue Grafton, New York Times bestselling author of X
Real men read women writers because of books like this. Trust me.
Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Me
A twisty, utterly riveting tale that will send readers on a wild roller-coaster ride of emotions. Shocking revelations kept me turning the pages like a madwoman.
Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Playing with Fire
Expertly paced and finely crafted, The Couple Next Door is a gripping thriller of the highest order. I couldn t put it down.
A. J. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Neighbor
Gripped me from the very beginning to the very end!
Becky Masterman, author of Rage Against the Dying
Brilliant! This utterly riveting psychological thriller hurtles along at breakneck speed, never giving you the opportunity to catch your breath. Twisty, turny, and unputdownable.
C. L. Taylor, bestselling author of The Lie
Exquisitely torturous tension.
NPR.org
Where did that baby go! It s hard not to read to the end to find out, and the twists waiting there are gratifyingly clever.
USA Today
The many never-saw-them-coming twists and questionable characters . . . will keep you on the edge of your seat. First-time novelist Lapena s writing is spare and tense, and it makes The Couple Next Door a compulsive read. The last line is absolutely a killer.
Good Housekeeping
[A] well-sculpted domestic thriller . . . highly suspenseful . . . Twists are subtly revealed with aplomb, taking the story to increasingly unpredictable levels.
Associated Press
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