The Couple Next Door
A Novel
- Themes
- Deception and betrayal, Secrets between spouses, Family unraveling
- Pacing
- Fast
Who it’s for
- For readers who enjoy domestic suspense and marital secrets
- For readers drawn to twist-filled stories of family deception
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It all started at a dinner party. . .
A 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. . .
Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story.
Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years.
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.
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Crime Fiction
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Shari Lapena
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 23, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction