Shari Lapena is a #1 internationally bestselling Canadian author best known for her fast-paced domestic and psychological thrillers. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as both a lawyer and an English teacher and published two literary novels before breaking out with The Couple Next Door in 2016. Her suspense novels are known for seemingly ordinary families and neighborhoods hiding secrets, betrayals, and crimes beneath the surface. Her books have become international bestsellers, with millions of copies sold and translations published around the world.