She currently lives in Toronto.The July/August issue of The Atlantic features a long essay by Terrence Rafferty about the recent spate of best-selling crime fiction by women. Shari Lapena is the author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, Everyone Here is Lying, Not a Happy Family, and The End of Her. The whole world is built on lies and deceit.
She knows how judgemental mothers are, how good it feels to sit in judgement of someone else.Įveryone is faking it, all of them pretending to be something they’re not. If you have scruples, it’s much harder to get rich. It’s much easier to make money if you don’t care who you hurt. What follows is the nerve-racking unraveling of a family-a chilling tale of deception, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that will keep you breathless until the final shocking twist. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they’ve kept for years. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. I thought the tension and timing of the revelations worked well, and I loved all the twists even though I guessed the ending.Ī domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors-a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives.Īnne and Marco Conti seem to have it all-a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. A must-read psychological thriller, The Couple Next Door instantly pulled me in and didn’t let me go.
Suspicion immediately falls on the panicked couple because they are both hiding secrets. Despite checking on baby Cora every half hour, when they return home, she is gone. When their babysitter bails at the last minute, new parents Anne and Marco Conti decide they can still attend a dinner party at their next-door neighbor’s house.
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