The Couple Next Door: A Novel

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Lapena’s books are addictive!”—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid

“Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world...She is intensely bingeable.” —Lisa Jewell

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.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Lapena’s books are addictive!”—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid “Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world...She is intensely bingeable.” —Lisa Jewell It all started at a dinner p...

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305 reviews
Sheila Castillo
April 9, 2018
Way too many twists, with an underdeveloped plot. If there were more character histories at the books inception, it would have been a little more interesting to see who REALLY took Cora...
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Madison Stalsby
March 10, 2020
This book was so terrible. It did not have a well developed plot. The twists were predictable, and the book was all around hard to read. Had I not paid for it, I wouldn't have finished it.
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Tiffany Wade
October 13, 2016
I enjoyed the novel however, I think it is unrealistic that Marco suffers no real consequences. He definitely put his child in danger for his own selfish needs.
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About the author

Shari Lapena is the multimillion-copy internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, Not a Happy Family, Everyone Here Is Lying, What Have You Done?, and She Didn’t See It Coming, which have all been New York Times, Sunday Times, and Globe and Mail bestsellers. Lapena’s books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives on a farm outside Toronto.
Shari Lapena is the multimillion-copy internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, Not a Happy Family, Everyone Here Is Lying, What Have You Done?, and She Didn’t See It Coming, which have al...

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