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Someone We Know is a 2019 suburban thriller novel by Shari Lapena. The story begins when a teenager secretly enters homes in a neighborhood and reads the private information he finds there, before the murder of a local woman turns those invasions into a wider mystery. The plot uses a restricted community, concealed behavior, and shifting suspicion to involve many residents in the investigation.
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What is Someone We Know by Shari Lapena about?
The 2019 thriller begins when a teenager in a quiet neighborhood secretly breaks into houses and reads residents' private emails and files, then anonymously exposes their secrets. When a local woman is murdered, his invasions of privacy make everyone's hidden lives potential evidence.
Who is the teenage boy breaking into houses in Someone We Know?
The teenager is Raleigh, whose mother Olivia is horrified to discover what he has been doing and begins writing apology letters to the neighbors. His snooping is the engine of the mystery, since the secrets he uncovered ripple outward after the murder.
What other books has Shari Lapena written?
Shari Lapena is best known for her 2016 bestseller The Couple Next Door, followed by domestic thrillers including An Unwanted Guest (2018) and The End of Her (2020). Someone We Know sits squarely in her line of twisty suburban mysteries about neighbors and families.
Is Someone We Know a series or a standalone novel?
It is a standalone thriller, like all of Shari Lapena's novels, each of which features a new cast and neighborhood in crisis. It was published in 2019 by Pamela Dorman Books/Viking as her follow-up to An Unwanted Guest.
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