Book info

• Title The Couple Next Door
• Author Shari Lapena
• Year 2016
• Genre Mystery

You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying. Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. You'll have the baby monitor and you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour. Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. She's gone. You've never had to call the police before. But now they're in your home, and who knows what they'll find there. What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit?

Thoughts

It’s rare that you actually find a ‘read-in-one-sitting’ book, and even rarer to have the time to do that. But for this one, I absolutely did and what a thriller ride it was. The story starts as what seems like a straightforward investigation into a kidnapped child but as the details start to unravel, we get more twists and turns and potential suspects and it’s really well done. I was hooked from start to finish.

Rating: 5 / 5