MY REVIEW
Getting Away With Murder is my first Shari Lapena novel and I was not disappointed. The villains are no secret but the changes they go through after committing murder could be seen as Karma biting them in the ass.
Ted and his trophy wife, Jill, love the good things in life, but what happens when they run into a rough patch. They have spent as if they had a never ending supply of money. What happens when the money runs out? It’s hard to feel sorry for them. They are not the most likeable people and when they find that someone has been spying on them, they suspect everyone around them.
Their prize possession, their New York brownstone, has become a prison. Everything they worked for has turned to shit. Can their marriage survive the pressure put on it?
The mystery is alive and well in Shari Lapena’s Getting Away With Murder. It’s a different take on the usual mystery, and I love that Shari found a novel approach, keeping me flipping pages as I wonder…will they pay the price for what they have done? I invite you to pick up a copy and find out for yourself.
My thanks for out to NetGalley and Pamela Dorman Books for the opportunity to share my thoughts on Getting Away With Murder by Shari Lapena.
GOODREADS BLURB
The tenth thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
“Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world. . . She is intensely bingeable.” —Lisa Jewell
Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. They have carefully, expensively, made every inch of it their own. It reflects who they are, their status and tastes. With the grand mahogany staircase and state-of-the-art kitchen, it is the stuff of glossy magazines and real-estate dreams. It is their sanctuary.
So when Ted’s inheritance runs out and he makes a bad investment, they panic. How can they protect their beloved home and enviable lifestyle?
The answer is obvious. Or at least, it is obvious to Jill and Ted. The death of one wealthy family member—from whom they stand to inherit millions—could solve all their problems. Together, they will get away with murder.
As long as they trust each other.
As long as neither makes a mistake.
As long as there are no surprises…
- Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
- 352 pages, Kindle Edition
- First published July 28, 2026 by Pamela Dorman Books
ABOUT SHARI LAPENA
Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, Not a Happy Family and Everyone Here is Lying which have all been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers. Her books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives in Toronto.
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