PUBLICATION DAY: July 25, 2023

This is a suspenseful story about a young girl who goes missing and the absolute plethora of suspects who may be to blame for her disappearance. Avery, 9 years old, was dismissed early from choir practice after school and has not been seen since. Is her father to blame? Or someone else? In a neighborhood that once seemed so safe, the residents and local police will soon discover that there are many secrets lying hidden just under the surface, and the guilty party will stop at nothing to keep them that way.

PROS and CONS:
Shari Lapena - this one is so good!!! I was hooked immediately - the writing is amazing. Quick paragraphs lead to a great flow of information, clues and possibilities. I had no idea which way this one was going…and I loved it! A mix of characters good, bad and indifferent. I especially liked Michael (the son) and Erin (the mom) and absolutely could not wait to see how this one would end.

READ IT?
If you’re looking for…an addictive domestic suspense where everyone is on the suspect list - then this one’s for you!

5 Stars

This is my first time reading a book by this author but I have heard good things.

I will say this book make me feel very uneasy! I didn’t see the book going this route but i am glad it did as it made for a much better story.

I do feel like there could have been….

That’s how the ending of this book feels! Just boom done, over right in the middle of the scene. I would have liked to see more to the ending and also some more character building.

But all and all it’s a pretty decent read!

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

This is the first book I have read by this author, Shari Lapena and it did not disappoint.

Welcome to a neighbourhood in Stanhope, where one afternoon Avery Wooler does not come home after school. As the investigation into Avery's disappearance unfolds we find out that the neighbours have secrets, they tell lies and their relationships with each other lead to consequences that they never imagined. Their lives become shattered and everything they held dear unravels as the hunt for nine year old Avery continues.

At the centre of it all, Avery is manipulative and believes herself to be in control. However, at the ending that left me wanting a little more has she finally met her match?
Overall, this book is a worth while read.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read the book.
Loved the story and all the different points of view. However the ending could have been so much better

I loved this book that was a real page turner. Who knew that a 9-year old girl with behavioural problems could be so deceptive? Not to mention some of the other characters, who did not appear to be who they really were. I highly recommend this read.

William returns home early after being broken up with by his lover. There, he finds his daughter Avery and, in a rage, he hits her. He leaves the house out of shame. Two hours later, Avery is reported missing. This book looks into the neighbours on their street and the lies they are hiding.

I really enjoyed this book. This book is narrated by all the characters on the street and as a reader, it is really interesting to know what each character is thinking, feeling and doing. This is definitely a quick read that I think most people would binge – it sucks you in from page 1.

My one critique of this book is that there is absolutely zero character development. All of the characters at the beginning are at the same point developmentally by the end up the book. I found it a little peculiar that no one grew.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Shari Lapena is an automatic must-read author for me and this book did not disappoint!

it was so interesting to read a story where you knew so much about all the character's personalities but not what happened to avery wooler. Kept me turning the pages for sure!!

i loved all the different perspectives, twists and reveals. this book has you asking yourself - can you ever really know someone.

thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to love this book!!

Shari Lapena does it again with an another incredible novel. The reader is taken on a journey of mystery and who-done-it that will leave you doubting the intentions and integrity of many of the characters. I couldn’t read fast enough to figure out who was the real perpetrator. My only wish was for one more page to discover if they were truly discovered.
Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for the ARC of Everyone Here is Lying.

Shari Lapena is the queen of Canadian thrillers! Make that North American thrillers. Her books have great twists, enjoyable plots, killer endings. This was no exception. This author is an auto buy for me. 100%
Now this may not be my favourite by this author it was still a book I devoured in 1 day. Couldn’t put it down.
Child psychopath may be my new fave thriller genre.
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

The plot of Everyone Here is Lying includes a neighbourhood affair, a missing child, and -you guessed it- a whole lot of lies. Some come from those you’d expect, and others are more surprising.

Over the course of the investigation to find 9 year old Avery there are a number of theories, suspects, and red herrings. It was interesting to watch the story unfold from a variety of perspectives, especially as more truths (and lies) are uncovered. With that said, I was hoping for more character development beyond what was at the surface.

After reading a bunch of books recently that went back and forth in time and location, it was a nice change of pace to read a book that takes place over a short period of time in a small town. The book took a surprising turn about 2/3 way through and I found the ending to be simultaneously drawn out and abrupt.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read the ARC (Advanced Readers Copy) of Shari Lapena`s Everyone Is Lying. I really enjoyed the book. There was a lot of information given about each of the characters in the book. Some were introduced later than others adding to the plot. There was a lot of suspense throughout the book and the story continued to take twists and turns creating an ending that was twisted and creepy yet amusing as well. It was an entertaining read that i rated as 4 stars out of 5. I would recommend this book to others.

Rating: 2.8 / 5

***Received ARC from Netgalley for honest review.***

I got through this fairly quickly, so suffice to say that I am glad that I gave Shari Lapena a second chance. This book is...quite honestly, as tangled a web to unweave as the title AND the summary suggests, so in that I was not disappointed.

As the story goes, William and Nora are having an affair, but then Nora calls it off because she remembers that hey, they're both parents and both married to other people, and they should really put their families first. I mean, it's admirable and all, except that if someone really cared about their family, then they wouldn't cheat in the first place, no?

Anyway, William's not too happy about this, and so he goes home early one day and unexpectedly finds one of his kids here--the "problem child", Avery. William loses his temper and hits Avery as a result, and then....

...well, then story fast-forwards to Avery's brother, Michael, coming home and panicking because she's not anywhere that she's supposed to be, and so the panic of "who took Avery?!" begins from there.

Now, this is a story that...needs to be delicately woven. Like, first we'll suspect William (because she assume he was the last person to see Avery when he hit her, and that maybe he's done something worse and is just covering up for it?), and then we'll suspect someone else, and then someone else, and so on. Because we know from the title to expect that "everyone here is lying", it also makes it more compelling for us to go through the story and try to put together what parts may be true and what parts are lies--and for what reason those people may be lying.

Needless to say, quite a few things are uncovered, but the conclusions are pretty similar to what I've seen done in other mystery thrillers before: namely, that everyone is hiding a secret that makes them a secretly terrible person, and therefore people suck, and the psycho behind everything may actually be justified in being as fucked up as they are.

Ahem, pardon my language, of course.

But anyway, all this really leads up to something as we, the readers, keep coming to dead ends on our guesses and then have to backtrack and pick someone else as the real mastermind behind everything.

And...that's fine, except....

Well, I'm gonna ruin the ending here a bit, so spoiler mode:

{{{Even at the end, we never REALLY get a full explanation of what happened. Like...the last lines are LITERALLY asking the person to give the full story behind everything, but then it just...cuts off.

It couldn't have been more of a cliffhanger than if we, the readers, held this book in our hands and literally walked off a cliff that just sprang up out of nowhere whilst we were reading. THAT'S how sudden it is.

And...yeah, I don't appreciate it. In some books, I'll acknowledge that it does work, but...

...Let me put it this way, as direct advice to the author: The books that make that work are the exception, Shari, NOT the rule. Get me?

So...yeah, the ending takes off an entire star from my rating, and let's just leave it at that. }}}

All in all, I'd have to say that while this is definitely better in terms of writing style--which is the main reason I never really got into Shari Lapena's writing...EVER--I still wouldn't say that this puts Shari Lapena books on my to-read list. Just not my cup of tea, it seems, no matter how hard she tries. Sorry, I guess?

Secrets, suspects, lies. Everyone has them. And then there's Avery, the nine-year-old girl who disappears. Who took her? Why did an anonymous witness lie about what she saw on the fateful afternoon?

I loved the plot twists, the number of suspects, and the relationships between all the players on Connaught St. Young and old, their lives intertwined by the events surrounding Avery's disappearance.

Had I not started reading it late in the day, I would have finished it in one sitting. I was glued to the virtual pages in my quest to find out exactly what happened and who did it.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

The was a fast paced thriller. There were multiple points of view but it was still easy to follow. The writing kept my attention, most of the characters were awful (not written badly, just really unlikeable people) and I really love when I have characters to hate. It was a fun easy read.

The ending was a bit disappointing because I wanted more and it was pretty abrupt. But there is resolution and we do find out what happens.

Looking forward to my next read from Shari Lapena!

Thank you to Shari Lapena, Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for this e-ARC!

This novel cured my reading slump. I was given the opportunity to read this ARC thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random House.
Stanhope is a small town that has always been safe… until it wasn’t.
Avery Wooler a nine year old girl, has vanished and everyone seems to be hiding something.
Her father William seems to be a perfect man on the outside but he’s far from it. He has been having an affair with a neighbour, Nora. He also has a temper geared towards his oppositional daughter and was the last person to have seen Avery alive.
Her Mother Erin is very caring but finds Averys behavioural challenges difficult and gives in more than not to avoid the outburst.
Her Brother Michael is jealous that Avery has all the attention all the time. He feels invisible to his parents and is sensitive.
The family reports Avery missing and the investigation into her disappearance begins.
It seems almost everyone on the street is unaware of any wrongdoing until a witness comes forward with information that may or may not be true and with that the ball begins to roll, everyone shares their thoughts and opinions with police. Leads or not they follow up. Everyone in the neighbourhood is starting to become unhinged and they begin to see each other as suspects.
Is it Averys only friend who deems her a liar? her brother who is jealous of the attention she gets? her parents who struggle with her behaviours? Nora’s husband getting back at her and William for their affair? a predator?or someone else? The suspect list is long but you will not see the twist coming and the motive behind it.
I finished this novel in 24hrs, I couldn’t put it down. It really kept me guessing the whole time as the possibilities were endless. A five star read that I highly recommend!

This is a twisted, creepy thriller that takes the toxic neighbourhood trope and runs with it. What a street! I wasn't a big fan of the quick pov changes and the over-the-topness of it all but I know that I'm in the minority. I did want to finish the book to see what happens but I was happy to be done with it at the end.

Hooo hooo hooo!!! This book kept me on my toes. Non stop action, so much information coming at you. Who was lying, who was telling the truth.

You’re reading and literally questioning everything that everyone is saying. I did not expect that twist- and the ending 😂 Everyone got what they deserved.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this in advanced. This was my first Shari Book and I will continue with her others. Very well written, and interesting.

How many scandals can be happening in one town? How about on one street? Everyone Here is Lying explores what happens to a neighborhood when a child goes missing- do they come together or crumble apart?

This was a page turner- one of the most unputdownable books I've read this year. Fast-paced, full of twists that will keep you guessing. Everytime I thought I had the plot figured out, Lapena hit me with new information that changed by perspective completely.

Bravo's Real Housewives meets Law & Order.

A relentlessly fast-paced thriller set in a small town where nothing bad happens – until it does. Dr. William Wooler has been cheating on his wife with Nora Blanchard, a volunteer at the local hospital. When his daughter Avery goes missing, suspicion falls upon William when he is found lying about his whereabouts on the afternoon she disappeared.

Told through the perspectives of all parties involved, we are able to get into their respective psyches. We are omniscient, while – as per the title – our cast of characters lie and manoeuvre to protect their secrets and their loved ones. As the Woolers' neighbours start to come forward with their own information, can anyone be trusted?

The multiple twists and reveals throughout the novel had me gasping! The ending was also incredibly satisfying. This was probably my favourite of Shari Lapena's novels thus far, and I highly recommend it for fans of tense domestic and psychological thrillers.

This ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t read many thrillers but I was in the mood for one tonight and it did not disappoint. I read the book all in one sitting, and I loved the suspense. I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what happened the whole time. I really enjoyed how we got so many different POV and got to know so much about all the different characters.