Not a Happy Family: A Novel
Shari Lapena
Jul 2021 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Ellen Archer
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“Lapena’s books are addictive!” —Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid
“In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page...” —Paula Hawkins
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
In this family, everyone is keeping secrets—even the dead.
Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated.
Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know.
Wouldn't you?
“In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page...” —Paula Hawkins
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
In this family, everyone is keeping secrets—even the dead.
Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated.
Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know.
Wouldn't you?
“Lapena’s books are addictive!” —Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid
“In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page...” —Paula Hawkins
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A thrilling domestic suspense nove...
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31 reviews
Sarah Simpson
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May 12, 2025
This was too drawn out. I ended up skipping several chapters to get to the end. The plot only unravels at the end and at a very hurried pace at that. None of the characters were likeable or relatable in any way. Would not recommend this book.
Crystal Stowers
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January 24, 2024
This "who done it?" was twisted and had me going back and forth trying to figure out the guilty one. The ending left me hanging slightly, but not completely. I really enjoyed this story!
Sakiwie
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January 20, 2025
it was good start then starting to come, was slow from the middle to end.
About the author
Shari Lapena is the multimillion-copy 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, Not a Happy Family, Everyone Here Is Lying, What Have You Done?, and She Didn’t See It Coming, which have all been New York Times, Sunday Times, and Globe and Mail bestsellers. Lapena’s books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives on a farm outside Toronto.
Shari Lapena is the multimillion-copy 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, Not a Happy Family, Everyone Here Is Lying, What Have You Done?, and She Didn’t See It Coming, which have al...
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