Not a Happy Family

· Transworld Digital · Narrated by Ellen Archer
4.2
6 reviews
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9 hr 12 min
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The chilling Sunday Times bestseller perfect for fans of Knives Out. A Richard & Judy Book Club pick.


The unputdownable thriller from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR.

In this family, everyone is keeping secrets - even the dead.

In the quiet, wealthy enclave of Brecken Hill, an older couple is brutally murdered hours after a tense Easter dinner with their three adult children. 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 them 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

'Nobody does a vicious family circle like Shari Lapena. Highly recommended' Cara Hunter

'Queen of the modern crime novel, Shari Lapena, is back with another tale of murder... Shari will keep you guessing until the very end' Sunday Express

'A cross between Big Little Lies and Miss Marple' Woman's Weekly

'[A] dramatic, tense and satisfying murder mystery' My Weekly


© Shari Lapena 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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4.2
6 reviews
Theresa Browne
May 2, 2022
very very unimaginative ending. do not recommend.
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Fran Allwood
February 16, 2023
Great book.Well written with a continuous flow that keeps you wanting to know more. Grips you throughout and right to the end.
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cherry jlg
May 1, 2023
Great book enjoyed it.
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About the author

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, Not a Happy Family and Everyone Here is Lying which have all been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers. Her books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives in Toronto.

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