While most characters in the book are irritating, I couldn't help but feel sorry for little Michael, the innocent soul caught in the storm of guilt. Few people in this story are uniformly bad and the punishment suffered by everyone involved is intense. When a child goes missing, everyone—from the family to the neighbors—worries that their carefully kept secrets will be exposed during the investigation.

There are so many cases that I have prosecuted that seem to start off with lie building on lie until the whole house of cards tumbles and the truth is discovered. They decide that Gully, who spoke to the witness, will do door to door interview sand see if she can figure out who the anonymous witness it. If you’re looking to cure a reading slump or craving a riveting read in which you can lose yourself over a weekend, EVERYONE HERE IS LYING is for you.An incredibly clever set-up that made for one of the most gripping and surprising thrillers I’ve read in a while. He would see that they were punished for their crimes, enduring the anguish that they had inflicted on their victims. Lapena] draws you in right away, keeping you guessing and the pages turning, and the pace doesn’t relent until the end. Erin asks Marion if she was the one who saw Avery getting into Ryan’s car, and when Marion denies it, Erin says she’s lying. There is more to this little girl that drives the suspense forward, making it that one-day read for me.

We’ve all seen our share of neighborhood dramas but the author sets this one apart from the pack by highlighting the emotional consequences on the families when suspicions run high, and with the character of Avery herself. Shari Lapena is a modern master of the psychological thriller and all of her considerable talents are at work in Everyone Here Is Lying.There was a whole side plot with Nora’s husband thinking about killing her, but he didn’t do anything. As she proved with her bestseller The Couple Next Door, Lapena has a gift for turning comfy suburban neighborhoods into twisty mazes of lies and betrayals. You’d also be privy to the secrets and the subtle side eyes as neighbours give each other as they walk by. Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, and Not a Happy Family, which have all been New York Times and The Sunday Times (London) bestsellers. Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, and Not a Happy Family, which have all been New York Times and The Sunday Times (London) bestsellers.