About this Event
Join us for an evening with best-selling author Shari Lapena to celebrate the release of her latest thriller Getting Away With M**der. The evening will consist of an author talk hosted by thriller author Jo Callaghan followed by an audience Q&A and a signing.
2026 marks 10 years since the publication of Shari Lapena’s first thriller The Couple Next Door. It was an instant global phenomenon and the overall bestselling fiction title in the UK in its year of publication, with over 4 million copies now sold worldwide. Shari returns this summer with her best novel yet, Getting Away with M**der – an unputdownable, utterly addictive cat and mouse thriller about a couple who will stop at nothing to preserve their perfect life and precious home.
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About Shari Lapena:
Shari Lapena is the number one internationally bestselling author of ten stand-alone thrillers. Her debut thriller, The Couple Next Door, was a global phenomenon, selling over four million copies worldwide. It was named WHSmith’s Book of the Year in 2016 and became the UK’s No. 1 bestselling adult fiction title in 2017. Her recent novels include Everyone Here Is Lying and She Didn’t See It Coming. All of Shari’s thrillers have been Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, and three have been selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club.A former lawyer and English teacher, Shari now writes from a farm in Ontario. Her books are published in fortyterritories, translated into dozens of languages, and optioned for film and television.About Getting Away With M**der:
Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. Styled to perfection, theyhave carefully made every inch of it their own. It reflects who they are. It is the stuff of glossy magazines andreal-estate dreams. It is their sanctuary . . .So when Ted’s inheritance runs out and he makes a bad investment, they panic. How can they lose theirbeloved home and enviable lifestyle? Being poor is not an option.The answer is obvious. Or at least, it is obvious to Jill and Ted. The death of one family member could solve alltheir problems. Together, they can get away with M**der.As long as they love each other.As long as they trust each other.As long as neither makes a mistake.Praise for Getting Away With M**der:"Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world today and an absolute auto read author for me. She is never afraid to take risks, never formulaic and always intensely bingeable. I love her." - Lisa Jewell"Wickedly fun, glamourous and chilling. Shari Lapena flips the script masterfully yet retains her trademark twists andkiller ending." - Chris Whitaker"One of those brilliantly gripping thrillers you just cannot stop reading. Unfolding in layers, it builds to form a compelling and claustrophobic moral dilemma. I was hooked." - Jennie Godfrey
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1 Mill St, 1 Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
GBP 5.00 to GBP 22.00
