Everyone Here Is Lying is the newest domestic thriller by Shari Lapena, and wow! What a book! It kept me glued to my chair from beginning to end, and that’s been a difficult thing for a book to do for me lately.
It doesn’t take long for the author to get us right into the heart of the story, within the first chapter we are already getting a feel for the dynamics of the Wooler family, and the scene is set for their nine year old daughter, Avery, to disappear.
I was fully immersed in this story of two families (and indeed their whole neighbourhood) intertwined in a potential tragedy. I had my suspicions about who the culprit could be fairly early on, but at about the halfway point the book took a turn, and although part of my theory was correct, I was also very surprised at what was revealed.
The book is told from many points of view so we get to see the thoughts of many of the characters, making you wonder if one or more of them is unreliable and was involved in the kidnapping and possible murder of Avery, or if they were indeed innocent. I just loved this approach.
I almost wish I could go back and read this again for the first time, I enjoyed it that much.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for providing a free copy of this book. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Everyone Here is Lying releases on July 25 2023.
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