Shari Lapena (born 1960) is a Canadian novelist. [1] She is best known for her 2016 thriller novel The Couple Next Door, which was a bestseller both in Canada and internationally. [2]
Lapena, a lawyer and English teacher before beginning her writing career, [3] published her debut novel Things Go Flying in 2008. That novel was shortlisted for the Sunburst Award in 2009. [4] Her second novel, Happiness Economics, was a Stephen Leacock Award finalist in 2012. [5]