Shari Lapena
Shari Lapena (born 1960) is a Canadian novelist. She is best known for her 2016 thriller novel "The Couple Next Door", which was a bestseller both in Canada and internationally. Lapena, a lawyer and English teacher before beginning her writing career, published her debut novel "Things Go Flying" in 2008. That novel was a shortlisted Sunburst Award finalist in 2009. Her second novel, "Happiness Economics", was a shortlisted Stephen Leacock Award finalist in 2012. Her fourth novel, "A Stranger in the House", was published in 2017.