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Just finished "The Couple Next Door", and am still in shock at the twists and turns you created, without giving anything away. I'm an avid reader, and read over 1,000 books per year. I love mysteries, detective, and WWI stories. I have not read a book as good as yours since "Gone Girl". I hope they make your book into a movie!!! Loved it!!!! Will you write more stories?
Shari Lapena Hi Kathy,
Thank you!
And I absolutely am going to write more--I'm writing another one right now. So watch for it next year!
PS A movie would be nice. :)…moreHi Kathy,
Thank you!
And I absolutely am going to write more--I'm writing another one right now. So watch for it next year!
PS A movie would be nice. :)(less)
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Wow, what an incredible ride that was to read "The Couple Next Door." I was wondering, how did the story come about for you Shari? Did you outline, or did you just write on the edge of your seat and it just worked?
Shari Lapena Hi Josh,
No, I don't outline, I start with a premise and the characters take over from there. I start with a premise that can go in a lot of different …moreHi Josh,
No, I don't outline, I start with a premise and the characters take over from there. I start with a premise that can go in a lot of different directions and keep them all open as possibles till the end. Fortunately it seems to have worked with The Couple Next Door. I hope it works with the next one!(less)
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Average rating: 3.78 · 2,217,234 ratings · 175,265 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors
The Couple Next Door
3.80 avg rating — 752,410 ratings — published 2016 — 135 editions
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Everyone Here Is Lying
3.77 avg rating — 245,439 ratings — published 2023 — 43 editions
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Not a Happy Family
3.78 avg rating — 229,381 ratings — published 2021 — 54 editions
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A Stranger in the House
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Someone We Know
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An Unwanted Guest
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She Didn't See It Coming
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The End of Her
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What Have You Done?
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Getting Away with Murder
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“Her thoughts speed up and become less rational; her mind makes fantastic leaps. It's not that things don't make sense to her when she's like this — sometimes they make 'more' sense. They make sense the way dreams do. It's only when the dream is over that you see how odd it all was, how it actually didn't make sense at all.”
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“The wife is always the last to know, right?”
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“...nobody makes that much money without taking advantage of somebody. It's much easier to make money if you don't care who you hurt. If you have scruples, it's much harder to get rich.”
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