When I tell you I was addicted!!! This book had me hooked and I can confidently say that it's the author's best yet. The execution was brilliant and the use of multiple perspectives heightened the suspense. Having access to all the characters' thoughts and actions through an omniscient narrator was fun. It's a top-notch suburban thriller that ends with a bang. I strongly recommend this one to anyone looking for a great summer read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for my copy of this novel.

Shari Lapena is one of the authors I discovered this year and so far, she hasn't disappointed me. This was such a well written thriller and infuriating as well. As the title says, everyone is lying. I really disliked Avery (even if she's just 9). I basically disliked most characters because they all just seem horrible. The only characters that I felt really sorry for is Erin, Matthew and Al. I love how fast paced the whole story is and how everything was woven so well. But the ending though! Was that supposed to be it? I wanted more to see someone's downfall. Ugh. 4 stars all the way!

Everyone Here is Lying.

What you do or not do, what you say or not say can come back to bite you. Dr. William Wooler is finding this out. William has been taking off every Tuesday afternoon from his medical practice for months to meet Nora Blanchard at an out of the way motel. On this day she tells William she wants to end the affair and does. He is completely in love with her and wants to divorce Erin, his wife, and marry Nora. She doesn’t want to break up her family and tells him. he is devastated. All he wants to do is go home where he believes he can get some private time. to lick his wounds. No one is ever home at this time of day. But he’s wrong, his daughter Avery is there. She was sent home from school, from choir practice. And belligerent as always, the nine-year-old won’t tell him him why. This is the end of his rope and he slaps her so hard she falls and still angry, now feeling guilty, he simply turns and leaves. Little did he know that these two events would lead to the most devastating four days of his life.

When he returns home, he finds out that Avery is missing and no one has seen her. is she hiding just to scare them or has she been kidnapped? Where is she? The search begins and her parents are frantic.

This book is a true page turner and it will have you trying to figure it out until the last page.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for allowing me to review this fascinating mystery.

Whew, so many twists! I enjoyed the multiple POV’s, it was great to see the different perspectives. I honestly did not know where this was going. So many red herrings, so many characters that could be the suspect. It kept me guessing!

It was very easy to read. The chapters were short and I just cruised through it 👍🏼

I was hoping someone would further assess Avery and then would explain exactly what her behaviour is because all we know is, she has adhd and a defiant attitude which is misrepresentative and misinforming.

I would have liked a complete closure, but that’s just my lack of imagination talking. The ending left you to conclude the rest and you can make it as satisfying as you’d like.

Overall, I thought this was a cozy mystery. I’m sure there’s a film very similar to this theme but I can’t figure out the title! I absolutely love the irony in Avery’s implicated downfall. It was so clever!

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for this eARC.

I would like to thank NetGalley for this ARC. I was super excited to get this one as Lapena is an auto buy author for me!

This book definitely had me hooked from the very beginning. I felt like I couldn't read through the pages fast enough. However, near the end I started to get a bit discombobulated. There were quite a few characters and I feel like I didn't get enough character development to rationalize everything that was happening. I have read a fair amount of 'neighbourhood' tropes and I feel like maybe this one didn't exactly give me anything that new. That being said, I still enjoyed it. It is a reliable read for someone who is looking for an easy read.

How well do you know your neighbours? When 9 year old Avery goes missing, EVERYONE is a suspect, including the members of her own family. Not only are there all kinds of suspects on their block, but one of them was having an affair with Avery’s dad, who hasn’t been honest with the police. And it’s a race against time to find her, because they all know the longer Avery is missing, the less likely she’ll be found alive!
The author keeps you guessing right until the big reveal and then finishes with a twist that you won’t be able to stop thinking about!
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for this eArc in exchange for my honest opinion. I had already preordered this book as Shari Lapena is an auto buy author to me, but I was so excited to be able to read this before it’s actually published!

Thank you to Net Galley, Penguin Random House Canada, and Doubleday Canada for an e-ARC of tbis book in exchange for an honest review.

I have read most of Shari Lapena’s work and was excited to read her latest novel.

When 9-year-old Avery Wooler disappears after walking home alone without waiting for her older brother to finish basketball practice, the whole Wooler family and neighbourhood of Stanhope, NY are in shock.

Detectives Gully and Bledsoe are assigned to the case and get to work quickly, knowing every hour is of the essence in a child abduction case. Tensions are high: Avery is not the sweet, friendly child that is typically described on the news in these types of cases. In fact she is highly oppositional, willful, and rude. Her family had high levels of conflict due to her behavioural issues and the parents are always the first to be accused…

Neighbours are quick to point fingers at one another. Every small town has gossip. What happened to young Avery? Who is keeping secrets? Who is lying? As the title suggests, Everyone is Lying Here.

I loved this book and read the whole thing in one day across two reading sessions. The mid-way twist was exciting and I didn’t see it coming. The ending was righteous and I think this is one of Shari’s better conclusions to a story.

Overall I’d give it a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 and would definitely recommend to thriller lovers.

4.5 Stars

Shari has done it again! I really enjoyed this book and it really makes you think about how well you really know the people you spend all of your time with.

William Wooler is having an affair that comes to an end on October 12th. When he gets home, he notices his daughter, Avery who is 9, is also home when she should be at choir practice. He asks her why she’s home and then an argument ensues and William leaves. After that, Avery is missing and no one knows where she is.

I’ve only read one of Shari Lapena’s books, but I didn’t want to put it down so I was just as excited to read this one.

The plot twists I didn’t see coming and this book had me on the edge of my seat. There was such a web of lies and deceit from so many people and I truly feel the title is perfect because everyone was definitely lying at one point or another.

Shari Lapena is definitely becoming one of my favourite authors and now I need more recommendations!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Shari Lapena is an automatic buy for me, and this book did not disappoint!
Once I started this book, I could not put it down just like all of her others.

Stanhope is a small, safe neighbourhood until one day, 9 year old Avery Wooler goes missing after school.
Everyone on the block has an opinion, pointing fingers at each other. Everyone has big secrets and everyone is truly lying.
This book leaves you guessing with all the twists until the very end.

Thank you Netgalley and penguin random house Canada for this ARC.

The book follows the police investigation of missing nine year old Avery, initially suspecting William, her father, who is having a secret affair with Nora, a neighbour down the street and volunteer at the hospital where he works as a doctor. Nora ends the affair and the plot snowballs from there. I enjoyed the main characters, primary the two having an affair, both of their families, their realistic emotional states, suspicions and actions. I could empathize with families going through this type of situation. The novel is a fast paced read with twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat, unable to determine where the story is taking us. A very fun read! 5 out of 5 stars.

Im a Shari Lapena superfan. I've read all of her books to date and I've loved all of them...

That being said let's talk about Everyone Here Is Lying. I enjoyed the writing, the multiple POVs, and the twists and turns (as always). Unfortunately there is just one trope for me that I hate and it was used in EHIL (I can't say what that is without giving everything away). Until the twist was revealed about 2/3 of the way through, I was completed enthralled and could not put this one down.

I know lots of people will love this one, especially my fellow thriller addicts and Shari Lapena fans, I'm sad to say it wasn't for me.

Thank you Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I'll start by saying that I went into this book very hyped, as one does getting an ARC for a Shari Lapena novel 😍

This book is as fast paced as they come, plot driven...to the extreme. Shari Lapena has a specific style that I really enjoy, but the sheer quantity of characters and the fact that I wasn't rooting for any of them was a bit disconcerting for me. I enjoyed following the suspense, and the twist at around 60% did get me, but all in all this one fell flat for me. I would've enjoyed a smidge more character building and a few less characters and I think it would've made a world of difference in my review.

Where is Avery? Lies, lies and more lies. They are revealed as the story unfolds. Full of mystery, Everyone Here Is Lying is a twisted thriller with a creepy ending. It will keep you guessing and wondering who is telling the truth. A definitive page-turner I couldn’t put down. The main story is a difficult one, the disappearance of a missing 9-year-old child.

In a nice peaceful neighborhood, a little girl goes missing after an altercation with her father. The neighbors and police work together to try to find her. Many juicy secrets and lies ensue.

This is a solid 4 star read for me. The abrupt ending left a little bit to be desired and I'm hoping there will be a sequel to this, like Lisa Jewel's The Family Upstairs.

I don't want to say too much about this, it's best to go in blind, but it is very similar in topic to another recent bestseller by AA. If you know, you know! All told, I loved this book, it's a page turner, not without it's storytelling flaws but still a winner with it's plot.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this and review this book.

Thank you Net Galley for an ARC of Everyone Here is Lying. This book doesn’t live up to my expectations of the author. Although, it is an ARC, this book is is in desperate need of editing. The different characters jump around in each chapter, making the story confusing. Suddenly, after a few short paragraphs, the author is in another conversation, in a completely different place.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me a copy of this ARC for an honest review.

This story follows several characters who live on the same street with lives that intermingle. Our story begins with Nora and William ending their affair. When William returns home heartbroken he sees his young and very difficult daughter home alone from choir early. He is angry with her, he strikes her and leaves the house. Avery then goes missing and we’re along for the ride as we learn more about all the characters and try to find out what has happened to Avery. This book was decent. The beginning I felt was slow and in the middle things started to pick up. Once we had been let in on what was going on I again felt the plot slow down. The ending wasn’t tied together enough for me and the plot was slow. Overall 3 stars.

Shari Lapena never disappoints. If you are looking for a page-turning, pulpy, domestic thriller this book is definitely for you.

The omniscient pov for all the characters help make this book utterly captivating. This is exactly what I am looking for when I want a quick read thriller to burn through in the middle of the ~literature~ I tend to read. Almost perfect at what it was trying to do. And that ending!!

Big thankyou to netgalley and the publishers for the arc. Publication expected July 20th 2023.

Overall good book. Fast paced, decent character development - though I admit the more I got to know some of the characters the less I liked them. Enough twists to keep you second guessing even when I had started to piece a little together. Without given anything away - when things started to be revealed I was slightly skeptical of where the story was going but it did circle back on track. Overall a good book.

Thank you NetGalley for sharing this book. The title doesn't lie and kept me on the edge of my seat. If you like a thriller, a abook you cannot put down, this is a good one. There were a lot of twists.I need to finish a book with missing children as quickly as possible.

Shari Lapena delivers her usual page turner here, but with the slightly better overall crafting. I did become engaged with the characters, although, not totally understanding on the problems they actually faced prior to the main event of the story. I was happily going along, with my own theories in the background when half way through, the cat is let out of the bag. I was surprised at Lapena's technique here, but kept reading. It was worth it, as there were enough extenuating circumstances to keep my interest up.
I do feel it is important to mention that Avery doesn't totally come across as a child of her age or difficulties, and feel a bit more research would have enhanced this tale. I may come back later with quotes once the novel is out for publication, but for now am leaving it as a general comment.
The book does work, though, and I think will not disappoint her fans.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.