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Not a happy family
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[New York, New York] : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021].
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xii, 349 pages ; 24 cm.
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

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

“Lapena is a master of manipulation. With her latest page-turning thriller… she is once again at the top of her game.” —USA Today

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

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?
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Feb 16, 2024
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Dec 8, 2021
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English
ISBN:
9781984880550

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"A novel"--Jacket.
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"In this family, everyone is keeping secrets. Even the dead. In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--especially 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 they don't come much richer than Fred and Sheila Merton. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered the night after an 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 capricious father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of them is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did one of them snap after that dreadful evening? Or was it someone else that night who crept in with the worst of intentions? It must be. After all, if one of your siblings was a psychopath, you'd know. Wouldn't you?"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Lapeña, S. (2021). Not a happy family. [New York, New York], Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lapeña, Shari, 1960-. 2021. Not a Happy Family. [New York, New York], Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lapeña, Shari, 1960-, Not a Happy Family. [New York, New York], Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lapeña, Shari. Not a Happy Family. [New York, New York], Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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