Shari Lapena Books in Order
Shari Lapena has written 12 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is Things Go Flying (2007) and the newest is Getting Away with Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,520 in 8 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,520 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Psychological thrillers about married couples and family secrets make up most of Shari Lapena's work. Lapena published Things Go Flying (2007) and Happiness Economics (2011) before The Couple Next Door (2016) turned the catalogue toward suspense. All 12 catalogued books stand alone, so reading order follows publication date and nothing else. Getting Away with Murder is the newest, and Lapena has titles catalogued through 2026.
How many Shari Lapena books are there?
Shari Lapena has 12 books, released between 2007 and 2026.
Shari Lapena Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Shari Lapena books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120072203/4
- 220112323/4
- 320163203/4
- 420174164/4
- 520183204/4
- 620192924/4
- 720203524/4
- 820213684/4
- 92023–4/4
- 102024–3/4
- 112025–3/4
- 122026–3/4
Shari Lapena books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Shari Lapena Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Shari Lapena books run from Things Go Flying (2007) to Getting Away with Murder (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Shari Lapena in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Shari Lapena books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 12 Shari Lapena books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Shari Lapena
Start with Things Go Flying (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shari Lapena book?
Getting Away with Murder (2026) is the newest Shari Lapena book released so far.
Is there a new Shari Lapena book coming?
No next Shari Lapena book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shari Lapena at a glance
- Still publishing
- Shari Lapena published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Shari Lapena books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,520 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shari Lapena books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 6 of the 12 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Shari Lapena books are about
8 of the 12 Shari Lapena books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 4 of 8 books
- English literature 3 of 8 books
- Marriage 3 of 8 books
- Psychological fiction 3 of 8 books
- Family secrets 2 of 8 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
- Women 2 of 8 books