The couple who lives next door

It all started at a dinner...

It's Graham's birthday, and his wife, Cynthia, invites their neighbors, Anne and Marco Conti, over for dinner. Marco thinks this will be good for his wife; after all, she's barely left the house since Cora's birth six months ago and her postpartum depression. However, at the last minute, the babysitter calls to say she can't watch the baby. And Cynthia had asked them not to take her daughter. Nothing personal; she simply can't stand crying children.

Marco assures Cora that she'll be fine sleeping in her crib. After all, they live next door. They can bring the baby monitor and take turns checking on their daughter every half hour. Everything will be fine. Anne doesn't think it's a good idea, and when she sees Marco flirting with Cynthia all night, she's certain she shouldn't have left her daughter alone.

When they finally return to the house, the two find the door open. As they climb the stairs, they realize their worst fear has come true: Cora has disappeared. And, facing public pressure and Detective Rasbach's suspicions, Anne and Marco find themselves caught in a web of lies that uncovers terrifying secrets.

In The Couple Next Door , Shari Lapena 's fourth book, the reader will discover that people are capable of anything when under pressure. And that you never know what's going on next door...

“I thought reading a book in one sitting was something really cliché. I was wrong.”

- Linwood Barclay

“A surprising story that will take the reader on a roller coaster of emotions.”

- Tess Gerritsen