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Getting Away With Murder

Shari Lapena author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Publishing:16th Jul '26

£20.00

This title is due to be published on 16th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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The new twisty and playfully addictive 2026 thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling 'queen of page-turners', author of She Didn't See it Coming and The Couple Next Door.

Getting Away with Murder is a delicious twist on the classic whodunnit - we know who did it, but will they get away with it? . . .

'Twist after twist, secret after secret, she keeps you teetering on the edge of trust. Every page demands your attention. And that ending? Absolute mic drop' 5* READER REVIEW

She loves her husband.
But she might love their house more.


Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. They have carefully, expensively, made every inch of it their own. It reflects who they are, their status and tastes. With the grand mahogany staircase and state-of-the-art kitchen, it is the stuff of glossy magazines and real-estate dreams. It is their sanctuary.

So when Ted’s inheritance runs out and he makes a bad investment, they panic. How can they protect their beloved home and enviable lifestyle?

The answer is obvious. Or at least, it is obvious to Jill and Ted. The death of one wealthy family member could solve all their problems. Together, they will get away with murder.

As long as they trust each other.
And as long as there are no surprises . . .

'Splendidly entertaining, full of morally dubious characters, I could not have loved this more.’
LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond (Irish Book Awards crime novel of the year)
‘Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world.'
LISA JEWELL, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Don’t Let Him In.
Wickedly fun, glamourous and chilling. Shari Lapena flips the script masterfully yet retains her trademark twists and killer ending.’
CHRIS WHITAKER, Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark
Getting Away With Murder is one of those brilliantly gripping thrillers you just cannot stop reading. Unfolding in layers it builds to form a compelling and claustrophobic moral dilemma. I was hooked.’ JENNIE GODFREY, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller of The List of Suspicious Thingsread more...

ISBN: 9780857506214

Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 40mm

Weight: 750g

352 pages