The New Couple in 5B

In stores today! Where are you getting your copy?

Mar 05, 2024

The day is finally here and I’m so excited to share THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B with you. I had the most amazing launch event last night at Tombolo Books here in St. Pete, and I’m getting ready to head out on the road this morning. I hope you’ll celebrate with me today by grabbing a copy from your favorite bookstore.

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Book Tour & Signed Copies

If you’d like to come out and connect with me on the road, here’s where to find me.

And if I’m not coming to your neck of the woods, you can still get a signed copy from any of the amazing stores on the list. If you call ahead, I can even personalize and it will be just like you were there!

Omg, I’m over the moon about all the early praise for THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B!

Awards and Honors

Amazon Editors' Pick: Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense of March 2024
Apple Books March Favorites - Staff Pick
LibraryReads Hall of Fame - March 2024
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Praise

“Lisa Unger, you’ve done it again.”
—Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emmy Award-winning actress

“This twisty thriller is pretty much a guaranteed fav for fans of 666 Park Avenue or Archive 81.”
—Katie Couric Media

“This propulsive, haunted thriller proves that competition for New York City real estate really can be deadly...Unger builds her own fast-moving, creepy combination of thriller and horror in one of her best books yet.”
—Kirkus, starred review

“In New York City, real estate can be a blood sport … Unger keeps the reader guessing as the threats escalate: Is the devil in the details at the Windermere, or just the evil that men do?”
—Tampa Bay Times

“Suspense superstar Lisa Unger conjures up a spine-shivering modern gothic horror. She makes us care deeply about the sympathetic Rosie and Chad, with their relatable problems and desires for stability and success. And as a creepy building, the Windermere stands alongside classic eerie edifices like Stephen King's Overlook Hotel and the Bramford Building of Rosemary's Baby fame. Unger draws us into a labyrinth of unnerving events before bringing it crashing down on our heads with a twist that left us ready to change our locks.”
—Apple Books

“Unger’s warm, open smile disguises a vivid imagination that’s behind some of the most chilling, engrossing suspense novels of the past 20 years. Beautiful Lies, The Stranger Inside, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six — these are not necessarily books you want to read alone in an isolated, dark room. Or maybe you do… her newest page-turner, The New Couple in 5B evokes the spooky vibes of Rosemary’s Baby and The Shining.”
—Naples Daily News

“If The Shining’s Overlook Hotel were a luxury apartment building, it might resemble The Windermere—architecturally stunning, a tribute to a gilded past, yet deeply sinister. I was terrified the moment Rosie and Chad moved in. The New Couple in 5B is another thrilling, twisty hit from master of suspense Lisa Unger.”
—Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines

“Lisa Unger never misses, so it’s no surprise that I loved her newest thriller. The New Couple in 5B is dark, atmospheric, and addictive from the first page right up until the shocking ending. An absolutely riveting read from one of the genre’s best—just remember to breathe.”
—Jennifer Hillier, USA TODAY bestselling author of Things We Do in the Dark

“The tension just keeps building in Unger’s latest dark and twisty delight. Come for the gonzo plot, but stay to be haunted by a history-soaked old New York apartment building that feels more like a sinister character than a setting, and for bright, ambitious, clear-eyed Rosie, whose voice stuck with me long after I turned the final page. I loved it, and you will, too.”
—Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of With My Little Eye

“Lisa Unger keeps finding new ways to prove she’s among the best in the business. Packed with heart, tension, and fever-dream fear, The New Couple in 5B delivers domestic suspense with a gleaming Gothic edge that would make the great Ira Levin proud.”
—Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of An Honest Man

“Lisa Unger writes with the totality of her heart—and her wickedness. The New Couple in 5B has both on glorious display. Who else could artfully marry a nail-biting domestic suspense novel with a ghostly edge worthy of Du Maurier? This one screams. I read it in a single sitting. ”
—Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Lone Wolf

"Lisa Unger creates the perfect creepy setting for this superb psychological thriller, which is beautifully crafted and deliciously unsettling. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough."
—Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Lies

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