Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Group Viking, and Pamela Dorman Books for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Shari Lapena is such a great thriller writer because her books follow no mold, they’re all great thrillers but each one is fresh and hard to solve while easy to get into due to her writing. She Didn’t See It Coming is no exception, introducing a detective trying to first find wife and mother Bryden, who mysteriously disappears during the day, and then solve her murder with very few leads since everyone close to her seems to have an alibi - and plenty of secrets.

It’s always thought to be the husband but Bryden and her husband seemed to have a great marriage, she had a great longtime relationship with best friend Paige, and even her sister Lizzie and Bryden were always close. As detective Jayne Salter widens her net and even interviews Derek, owner of a Tesla Bryden rear ended, but comes up short. The mystery was great because in actuality everyone around Bryden is so full of secrets and lies that it’s impossible to get to a thread of truth to shed light on who is the murderer behind the tragedy. But eventually secrets start to dissolve and the story got even more complicated - and fascinating - as the pieces start to fall.

I absolutely adore Shari Lapena's work, and I thoroughly enjoyed this latest novel! I think perhaps her books are a bit formulaic (nothing wrong with that!) so I wasn't as shocked by the twists and turns of this novel as I was while reading earlier novels of hers, but I loooove reading books with lots of different perspectives, and she does that better than anyone else.

Alice and Derek were extremely interesting and worthwhile additions to a story that easily could have been kept within Bryden's immediate family. The Kemps were less so--I feel like they were blatantly a red herring and easily could have been lifted out of the book entirely.

The Facebook group and the anonymous accounts and their posts added a lot to the story--it was a lot to weave together and Shari did it well. There were a few things that felt like loose threads--the Facebook profile of Brittany Clement (I really felt like she was going to be revealed to be someone else relevant in the story), Sam's drug problem (I would have liked a few more clues about that earlier on--or maybe I missed them?), and the whole Kemp subplot felt like it was building to something and then it really didn't.

Overall this was a delicious read and I already can't wait for her next one!

Shari Lapena is a master at domestic thrillers. This book hooked me immediately. A Mom disappears from her home and leaves her wallet and phone? No one saw anything? This book is told from multiple povs and it will leave you thinking EVERYONE is a bad guy.

Shari Lapena is an automatic go-to author for me. Her latest jaw-dropping thriller, "She Didn't See it Coming" was a chilling, thrilling roller coaster of a ride. What a fantastic book!

Put your "to do" list down because nothing is getting done when you start reading this gem! It is binge worthy. Shari Lapena is amazing and this suburban mystery does not disappoint. She gives us a worthy cast of suspects and it is our job to solve the case. Juicy lies, a web of secrets and the lesson that the seemingly perfect life usually isn't perfect at all. Lapena did an excellent job of mounting the tension and building suspense, Thank you NetGalley for this one. It is fantastic!

***Possible spoilers***

OMG! Ok so I am always waiting for Shari Lapena to write a new book. She is my favorite author and I love everything she has written. I truly kept checking NetGalley every week to see if she had a new book and I was so excited when I got approved to read the advanced copy.

This book absolutely hooked me from the start. I was 25% of the way in and my heart was racing. In fact, my son called me so I took a break to answer my phone but I was obviously distracted thinking about getting back to the book and he kept saying "are you ok? Do you want to go?" oops,

I truly suspected almost everyone in this story and I was shocked right up to the very end. I only wish we would have gotten a glimpse and some closure with Bryden & Lizzie's parents, Sam & Clara, etc.

LOVED this book. I tried to slow down reading it to make it last but I couldn't. I can't wait for Shari's next one!

She Didn’t See It Coming is a fast-paced mystery, full of paranoia and lies. Bryden Frost is working from home, when she suddenly disappears. We get multiple viewpoints from the people in her life, as they grow more and more suspicious of each other. I flew through this one in 2 days. Highly recommended.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.

First things first - this book, as a whole, isn't bad, but I could not stand the ending & that's the most important part, right? There was so many interesting story lines that could've led somewhere the just...didn't. I feel like Lapena used the story lines as misdirection, which, fair enough, it's a mystery, but then just dropped them. The ending felt rushed & just like, "I know I've told you all about these people, but here's actually who did it." Like, huh?

A twisted psychological thriller that will leave you wondering who the killer is right up to the end! A web of not so trustworthy characters combine to create quite a tapestry of potential perpetrators.

She Didn’t See It Coming is the latest binge-able thriller by Shari Lapena. This book contained everything I love in a thriller from a beginning that sucks you in immediately to a cast of characters who isn’t who they seem.
I read this book in a day, and recommend it to anyone who wants to get lost in a good domestic thriller.

She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena is such a wild, twisty read that kept me guessing the whole way through. The story begins with Bryden, a picture perfect wife and mom, disappearing from her luxury condo out of nowhere. The book does an amazing job of making you suspect everyone. Sam, the husband, seems like the loving dad, but as the story goes on, you start wondering if he’s hiding something. Then there are the neighbors, who all seem way too interested in what’s going on. It’s suspenseful, dramatic, and full of paranoia, I couldn’t put it down!

Did I really binge-read this book in a single day? Yes, I did, and I have no shame about it! Shari Lapena is the queen of binge-worthy murder mystery novels, and this book was no exception. I was immediately hooked and went on an wild ride to uncover the identity of the murderer, which included a cast of potential suspects. As the author expanded the list of suspects, more secrets emerged, making me even more intrigued by the juicy lies and hidden truths. While I found the identity of the suspect relatively easy to guess once a few clues were revealed, the book was still an enjoyable experience overall.

Also this may be random but the title of the book reminded me of the Broadway song from *Chicago* with the lyrics "He had it coming." I found myself singing that line in my head as I read, which made the reading experience even more enjoyable.

Thank you to NetGalley and to PENGUIN GROUP Viking Penguin | Pamela Dorman Books for a copy.