48 pages 1 hour read

Shari Lapena

Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

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Chapters 12-23

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 12 Summary

The detectives inform the Woolers that a neighbor says they saw William’s car at the house at 4:00 p.m. the day Avery went missing. At the police station, William admits that he was at home and that he put Avery’s jacket on the hook. He tells the detective about his fight with Avery. Bledsoe tells William that they found the burner phone in his car, and William confesses about his affair. William refuses to identify whom he was having an affair with, but he tells them that he spent the afternoon at the Breezes Motel.

Chapter 13 Summary

Al and Ryan come home from the search party. Al says that they think the husband did it and looks at Nora meaningfully. Nora wonders if he knows about her and William’s affair.

Erin waits at home, thinking about the police questioning William. She wonders if it is possible that he hurt their daughter. She remembers a time when she took Avery to a birthday party. When Erin tried to take Avery home from the party, Avery hit her in front of everyone. Erin apologized to the group and got Avery in the car. When they drove around the corner, Erin burst into tears of humiliation.

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