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Mind blowing.
William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter Avery unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Suddenly Stanhope doesn't feel so safe. And William isn't the only one on his street who's hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery's neighbours become increasingly unhinged. Who took Avery Wooler?
Thanks to NetGalley and Bantam for giving me an advance copy.

An excellent read which kept me involved in this great storyline, interesting characters, full of twists and turns and plenty of who was the guilty one?

I was hooked from the beginning until the excellent ending, everything brought to a satisfactory conclusion.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House UK for this ARC which I can thoroughly recommend.

What a tense, gripping book. The title says it all really! Set in a small crime free town, Avery goes missing after school one day and the search for her unearths all sorts of secrets and lies in almost every house on the street.
The police seem particularly incompetent/ lazy which doesn't help.
I don't think I found any of the characters particularly likeable (except Erin) but then I don't think you're meant to. This didn't detract from the book it just made it feel more unsettling. Loved it. Darkly worrying.

Mmmm yep it’s a good suspense riddled read, chaotic in it’s ability to mislead you and to cast doubt on everyone in the book, short snappy chapters and moves at a pace to keep you reading just to see what happens next
There is a flaw, well 2, one I cant say much about except I felt the personality and dogged determination of the character were way too advanced for someone so young and secondly a couple of serious issues were raised that ‘could’ have been happening in the neighbourhood and they were discarded when not useful to the plot anymore and never mentioned again…they were though important enough to have been investigated more ( imo )
A spike in the ending gave satisfaction to the reader
Emotive and full on at times but exploring some issues not always given much awareness in books
A really difficult book to review without giving anything away
Worthy of your time and a quickish read

I devoured this one! When I thought I had it figured out, boom! Another twist. I was glued to it, so hard to put down. Everyone definitely was lying on this one and definitely no one was a likeable character, which is the point of these types of books I guess. My only criticism is that one of the main characters is supposedly 9 years old but her behaviour and way of talking are more like a teenager's.

This is how you write a character driven thriller. Everyone Here is Lying is a fast-paced, tense read that I devoured in one sitting. I loved how guilty all of our characters seemed, the way Lapena sowed seeds of doubt and the eventual reveals which built to a chilling end. Some moments were a little far fetched but honestly, it didn't matter because it was an absolute page turner. 100% recommend this if you're looking for a tense domestic thriller with an ending that is both a tease but also, utter perfection.

I don't know.. it was a very average book to read. Quite fun, but nothing to write home about.

I did not feel I connected to any of the characters, they were different enough, but kind of not fully engaging.

Never mind the ending, it was a little.. how do I say it, anticlimactic? I mean, what was the whole idea about, really?
Maybe it just was that skin-deep and I will have to leave it at that.

After finishing the book it left me feeling very - meh.

Thank you for the ARC, NetGalley!

This was pretty good, very twisty. I thought it got off to a cracking start, but then it slowed down. I still enjoyed reading it, and thought it was a good book.

Everyone Here is Lying is a standalone domestic thriller by bestselling author, Shari Lapena. I’m a long time fan of this author and didn’t hesitate to grab a copy of this newest release. Shari Lapena has done it again delivering a twist-filled psychological which has so many layers you will be wondering where on earth this one is going. I enjoyed the differing POV and seeing how each of the characters connect to each other. The title is aptly named and there is no one here who you will consider trusting. A suburban nightmare unfolds when nine-year old Avery goes missing after school. With everyone a suspect and no one to trust, you won’t be able to put down this one. An absolute page-turner.

Everyone here is lying is my first book that I have read from Shari Lapena and boy, was I not disappointed.
Doctor William Wooler is a respected physician and family man in the city of Stanhope. But he is hiding a secret, not only from his colleagues but also his wife. He is having an affair with one of the hospital’s volunteer’s called Nora. They been seeing each other a while and suddenly Nora develops a conscience and decides to end the affair.
William goes home early to find this 9-year-old daughter Avery at home on her own instead of being at choir practice. He has also and older son Michael who is supposed to be picking her up from school. Avery is headstrong and not always does as she is told. So, when William asks his daughter why she is home. She says she has misbehaved, and they have sent her home. William is already upset from his breakup with Nora has an argument with Avery that he ends up hitting her she fall to the floor. He is apologetic and tells Avery he didn’t mean it and decides to go for a drive to cool off.
But Michael gets home from school, wondering where Avery is and thinking that she will be home. But discovers she is nowhere to be found. He straight away calls his mother who contacts the police to say her daughter is missing. Has Avery run away after the argument with her dad? Or has someone taken her? As the Police start asking people if they have seen her. Someone anonymous says that they have seen Avery get into a car.
Thank You Random Transworld for copy of Shari Lapena’s latest book. I cannot believe that I have not read any on her books before. This is a highly entertaining read told in several POV’s which each character hiding secrets and not telling the truth and someone of them only out for themselves. I loved this book, and I will now seek her other books that she has written. 5 stars from me.

"The ticking clock inside Gully's head allows her no rest. She thinks about her interactions with William Wooler, the Blanchards, and now Derek. Everyone here is lying, she thinks."

When William Wooler's nine-year-old daughter, Avery, goes missing, he feels guilty. He discovered her at home, after she was sent home early from school choir practice early for being disruptive. It wouldn't be the first time Avery had caused trouble, in fact, she's known for it, so William loses his cool and hits her. He immediately regrets it, begs for her forgiveness and leaves the house.

Hours later, Avery's gone missing. William doesn't want his wife or the police to know what he's done. He knows they'll think he is behind her disappearance. So, he doesn't tell them he saw her.

The police launch a massive manhunt for Avery. Everyone on the street is interviewed. Some come forward with information. But as detectives on the case find, almost everyone has a secret and they're all lying to protect themselves. The question is – who has the most to hide and what motive would they have for taking Avery?

'Everyone Here is Lying' is a great title for this book. The plot is all about misdirection and constantly finding out that the characters aren't who they say they are. Just when you think there can't possibly be any more secrets – bam! You're hit with another. Overall it's a very enjoyable domestic suspense novel and many of the characters get the ending they deserve, which is satisfying.

This book has so many gigantic twists in every chapter. And once again I just Loved reading it.
Superb writing from this author, a very eye catching cover, this book will go far, 5 stars. Blindingly excellent ... These books should come with a disclaimer as once you start reading you aren’t going to want to walk away.
Fantastic author and another gripping read!

I devoured this in four hours and gasped the entire way to the end. The story was fast paced and had this overwhelming feeling of dread, that didn't ease up at any point during the story. I loved how twisty and unpredictable it was. Every time I thought I was accusing the right person, more suspects were introduced, more secrets were revealed, and woven perfectly into the story.

Taking place in a small 'perfect' neighbourhood allowed the story to feel more suffocating and created more tension, whilst highlighting the fact that despite being neighbours, and colleagues, you really are strangers.

The story was very eerie, and that was expertly due to the characterisation of each character, especially 9 year old Avery. The authors exploration of her frail relationship with both parents, manipulating them against each other and ultimately developing these sinister, almost sociopathic characters, and constantly reminding you that the majority of the characters were so young, really heightened the danger and suspense.
In contrast, it was also difficult to imagine, especially since Avery seemed to be written a lot older than she was, but regardless I loved this book a lot and will be recommending it to everyone.

I've only read one Shari Lapena book before and that was The Couple Next Door. Now, I will admit to not remembering the ins and outs of it as I read it a while ago, but I do remember thinking it was expertly written and thought out. And so I was expecting the same this time round.

I was completely and utterly absorbed by this book. I read it in less than a day. It's absolutely thrilling. I couldn't put it down without knowing the outcome. It is a real rollercoaster. Who can you trust? Who can you believe? Do you really know your neighbours, your colleagues, your kin?

I liked the inclusion of young characters in it. Often in adult books, children are relegated and not really listened to. But they're front and centre in this and are properly formed characters, rather than an after thought. Shari has great talent at creating families and unlikeable characters. She's great at worming different layers together, so you never quite know if you've got the full picture of someone.

Shari has built this atmosphere, this tense atmosphere where I was almost looking out of my own window for the goings-on.

Books about children going missing are not rare. But what is rare, is how Shari has written it. It's such a unique take on the idea that it feels so fresh and new.

I like that she's given us so much about so many people. She could have just written it from the perspective of Avery's parents. But instead she's given us the point-of-views of several other characters. It shows how much something like this can ripple. The parents, siblings, neighbours, school friends, colleagues, police - it's a great insight into everyone's feelings and possible motives.

One thing I did really like is that it doesn't wait until the last few pages to work it out. I don't care for books that build it up and up and up, only to dedicate half a dozen pages at the end to it, wrapping everything up nicely, and you end up feeling a bit short-changed. This takes a turn about half way, maybe 3/4 of the way. Which gives you plenty of time to recover from it and enough to get your teeth into after the suggested outcome. When you think it's done and dusted, and she's extracted all she can from the characters sand situation, she gives you more.

But I want more! Whilst you're left satisfied at the end with whatever outcome Shari has chosen (no spoilers here), I wasn't quite ready to leave this community. I wanted to keep reading about them and how they get through the difficult time to come. I suppose I'll just have to manage my withdrawal symptoms until her next book comes along.

Nine year old Avery Wooler is a difficult child. When she goes missing suspicion falls on her father, William Wooler, the last person to see her alive. As the police investigate they discover that there are lots of secrets in the small community.

Everyone Here Is Lying has you hooked from the very beginning. The book opens with a confrontation between father and daughter. Next thing we know is that Avery is missing. You immediately assume the father is responsible. Unfortunately William Wooler doesn't admit to having seen his daughter since he shouldn't have been at home. William has been conducting an affair with a married neighbour instead of being at work. When the police discover he's been lying they are convinced he's responsible for Avery's disappearance.

As the police continue to investigate we learn that quite a few of the neighbours are hiding secrets and there is more than one suspect. You really do begin to wonder who is telling the truth and who is responsible. A complete lack of evidence makes it even more difficult to determine exactly what has happened. There is lots of finger pointing and conjecture, this results in distrust among the community and the break-up of more than one relationship.

I loved the way that suspicion fell on different people at different times; how for some individuals it was almost impossible to provide an alibi and prove their innocence. It really does highlight that you never really know what is going on behind closed doors. I was completely engrossed in the way that little snippets of information changed the focus of the investigation and suspicion would switch from one person to another. There was also a moment were you wondered if a false accusation was going to result in tragic consequences.

Unfortunately the twist didn't work for me. I really couldn't see the characterisation that was depicted and how it played out, leaving the conclusion a little flat for me after the first half of the novel was so good.

Shari Lapena really is the queen of the one sitting domestic thriller. This book is so bingeable so be prepared to lose yourself for a few hours in the lives of these families in Stanhope. Told from multiple points of view, you start to wonder if anybody is capable of telling the truth and doing the right thing.

9 year old Avery has gone missing and police are baffled, She is known to be a difficult child, and her father was the last to see her, not that he will admit to it. He has been having an affair, and his whereabouts will be questioned. Some very unlikeable characters here, the police really have their work cut out for them.

I read this in an afternoon and throughly enjoyed it.

Thanks to Random House UK and NetGalley for my advanced copy to read. Publishes on July 6th.

Absolutely brilliant!!! Cannot rate this book enough. Give yourself the weekend and get sucked in to this crazy dysfunctional family/neighbourhood. Brilliant and twisty and Id never have guessed the ending xx

An enjoyable book from Shari Lapena with some fairly dislike-able characters. William, a trusted and well-liked doctor, is having an affair with one of the nurses at his workplace. When she breaks off their relationship, he returns home early and finds his daughter Avery at home alone. Avery is a difficult and demanding child and a confrontation between the two occurs. When Avery goes missing shortly afterwards William lies about his whereabouts - is he responsible?

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

William Woole, a respected doctor of Stanhope returns home after his sordid affair abruptly ends. Here he meets Avery, his 9-year-old daughter, who has returned early from school. Avery, diagnosed with ADHD, displays behavioral problems and is narcissistic and defiant. After an altercation with her father, Avery disappears. As the police investigate her disappearance, the lives of her family and the community are thrown into disarray.

Shari Lapena has become an auto-buy thriller author and I highly enjoyed this fast-paced page-turner. As we delve into the investigation, we are treated to multiple POVs. Each character is immensely flawed which keeps you second-guessing who did it.

I would highly recommend this book for fans of thrillers as I was kept on the edge of my seat and was completely blind-sided by the conclusion of this dark tale.

A chilling look into what it means to be a part of a family with a child who is 'different'. Lapena gets it spot on, and adds her own personal touch of drama to the mix, making this a page-turning thriller that will leave you literally open-mouthed once you've read those final words!

Dr William Wooler is a respected doctor who's having an affair with Nora - a neighbour and colleague. But the affair is now over and he's despondant as this was unexpected. He decides to take the rest of the day off and goes home, expecting to find the house empty so that he can get some peace and quiet and clear his head. But he discovers that his problematic 9-year-old daughter Avery is home. He's certainly not in the right frame of mind to deal with her! Could his day get any worse? Well, it's about to ...

A few hours later his wife calls him and tells him that Avery is missing. He's horrified! How could their little girl just disappear in their safe neighbourhood?

As the police start their investigations, it becomes apparent that more than one of two of the Woolers' neighbours might have some secrets that they'd prefer not to share. It seems that in the race against time to find Avery Wooler, the police are going to have to separate truth from lies; fact from fiction.

Shari Lapena has been referred to as the "Queen of the One-Sit Read" (by Linwood Barclay, no less!), and for good reason. This is another unputdownable page turner that's not only a fabulous thriller, but also looks at the dynamics of a family struggling to come to terms with a challenging child. It shows how this effects their interactions not only with each other within their own family circle, but with those who they come into contact with on a regular basis, and who are familiar with them on various levels.

Lapena is sensitive to those who don't 'fit' and allows the reader a look into the worlds of the 'other' - yes, she might sometimes do it in an off-beat, and rather disturbing way! But it gives us a deeper understanding of the difficulties that many people face in having to get up every single day and finding a way fit in with a world that just does not have space for them. She's a master at making it glaringly obvious that life is not smooth sailing for everyone and we shouldn't take it for granted that it is!

Highly recommended!