An Unwanted Guest

Shari Lapena Bantam Press €14.99 Lapena’s first thriller, The Couple Next Door, has been a huge global success. This, once again ,shows her gift for smart characterisation combined with a subtle appreciation for the darkness of the human heart. A group of wealthy guests are sequestered in a New England guest house when a storm comes in, leaving them at the mercy of a killer. A perfectly choreographed danse macabre.