Where to Start with Shari Lapena
- Best entry point → She Didn't See It Coming
- Best standalone → The Couple Next Door
- What fans keep coming back to → Everyone Here Is Lying
- Highest rated by listeners → What Have You Done?
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She Didn't See It Coming
by Shari Lapena
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.25 ABR Score (111.7K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (107.3K) ★ 4.41 Audible (4.5K)9h 48m listening time • Released 2025January LaVoy's narration transforms this domestic vanishing into something genuinely unsettling—her control of tension and restraint makes every ordinary detail feel sinister. A masterclass in how the right voice can elevate a thriller.
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The Couple Next Door
by Shari Lapena
Narrated by Kirsten Potter
★ 4.18 ABR Score (741.0K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (720.1K) ★ 4.19 Audible (20.9K)8h 40m listening time • Released 2016Lapena's debut is sharp domestic suspense — a baby goes missing during a dinner party next door and everyone, including the parents, is hiding something.
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Everyone Here Is Lying
by Shari Lapena
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 4.11 ABR Score (225.9K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (223.8K) ★ 4.29 Audible (2.0K)9h 28m listening time • Released 2023January LaVoy's narration transforms this twisted suburban mystery into an absolute page-turner—her ability to shift between unreliable perspectives keeps you constantly second-guessing who's actually lying.
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What Have You Done?
by Shari Lapena
Narrated by January LaVoy, Jorjeana Marie, Barrett Leddy
★ 3.98 ABR Score (104.5K ratings)★ 3.76 Goodreads (102.9K) ★ 4.37 Audible (1.5K)8h 49m listening time • Released 2024Multiple narrators bring real tension to this small-town murder mystery, each voice sharpening the paranoia as suspicion spreads through Fairhill. Lapena's page-turner becomes genuinely unsettling when you hear the town turn against itself.
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The Twisted Women's Book Club
by Karin Slaughter, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Sarah Pekkanen, Linwood Barclay, Naomi Hirahara, K.J. Howe, Robert Dugoni, Alison Gaylin, Heather Gudenkauf, Shari Lapena, Clare Mackintosh, Stacy Willingham, January LaVoy, Andi Arndt, Saskia Maarleveld, Kathleen Early, Lauren Ezzo, Stephanie Epstein, Jenn Lee, Brittany Pressley, Cindy Kay, Nancy Wu, Nicola F. Delgado, Emily Lawrence, Karen Murray, Adepero Oduye, Daniela Acitelli
Narrated by January LaVoy, Andi Arndt, Saskia Maarleveld, Kathleen Early, full cast
★ 3.94 ABR Score (13.2K ratings)★ 3.52 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.24 Audible (5.6K)10h 49m listening time • Released 2025 -
Getting Away with Murder
by Shari Lapena
Narrated by January LaVoy
★ 3.72 ABR Score (134 ratings)★ 3.72 Goodreads (134)January LaVoy's controlled, icy narration transforms this domestic thriller into a psychological minefield—her performance captures the chilling ease with which Jill and Ted rationalize the unthinkable.
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