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Not a Happy Family

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Not a Happy Family

By: Shari Lapena
Narrated by: Ellen Archer
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“Lapena’s books are addictive!”
—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid

“In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page...” —Paula Hawkins

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

In this family, everyone is keeping secrets—even the dead.


Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated.

Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know.

Wouldn't you? Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Scary Women's Fiction
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Engaging Plot • Unpredictable Twists • Well-voiced Characters • Suspenseful Storytelling • Compelling Mystery

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Slow moving and no really likeable characters. Just a boring whodunit that I finished because I really had nothing better to listen to at the time.

So so ...nothing special

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Well. No depth to any characters. Not one single likable character. Entertaining while doing housework. Don’t expect anything great from this read.

Meh

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I loved it... Just enough twists and turns, lots of fun to listen to! Highly recommended

Great story, fun dialog

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Awesome whodunit story—kept me guessing the whole time! My only complaint was the impersonal writing style… it felt a little sterile, and I would have liked more emotion.

Overall still a page turner.

Impersonal style, but still very good…

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Keeps you wondering who the murder is going to turn out to be... Pretty good!

Kept me entertained on my drive to work!

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