Stranger in the House

The electrifying new thriller from Shari Lapena, author of the bestselling novel of the year, The Couple Next Door. n n `Shari expertly traps you, confounds you and leaves you gasping at the end. More, please . . .' FIONA BARTON n n 'Tense. Unpredictable. Unputdownable. Shari's novels are domestic noir at its finest' SIMON KERNICK n n `So many dizzying twists you'd better not drive after reading' LINWOOD BARCLAY n n `Smart, twisty thriller . . . It's taut, intelligent and compelling' Heat n n ***** n n Why would you run scared from a happy home? n n You're waiting for your beloved husband to get home from work. You're making dinner, looking forward to hearing about his day. n n That's the last thing you remember. n n You wake up in hospital, with no idea how you got there. They tell you that you were in an accident; you lost control of your car whilst driving in a dangerous part of town. n n The police suspect you were up to no good. But your husband refuses to believe it. Your best friend isn't so sure. And even you don't know what to believe . . . n n ***** n n Praise for Shari Lapena: n n 'I thought the read-it-in-one-sitting thing was a cliche. Not any more.' LINWOOD BARCLAY n n 'Entirely compelling, utterly realistic. You will not see the twists coming.' Daily Mail n n 'Meticulously crafted and razor sharp.' HARLAN COBEN n n 'A twisty, utterly riveting tale.' TESS GERRITSEN n n 'Shari Lapena furnishes a clever array of motives and suspects. The tension is high and remains to the last, stunning page.' The Times n n ALSO OUT NOW the new Sunday T