"Gripping, pacy, with characters that keep you guessing and second guessing. Dizzying hairpin twists and turns." * Sainsbury's magazine * ".stark, bluntly told emotional thriller. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!" * Sue Grafton * "I read this novel at one sitting absolutely riveted by the storyline. "Gripped me from the very beginning to the very end!" * Becky Masterman, author of RAGE AGAINST THE DYING * "Lapena leads us on a cunningly plotted cat-and-mouse trail to the truth while building a horribly queasy portrait of a marriage under terrific strain" * Metro * "The Couple Next Doors hits all those thriller sweet spots, with its characters acting in the worst ways possible and a plot that speeds through to a hell of a climax.you can't not read it this summer." * Stylist * "A treat of a thriller that careers along at breakneck page" * Good Housekeeping's Good Reads * "`Real men read women writers - because of books like this.
"`2016's most talked-about new thriller'" * Stylist * "'I thought the read-it-in-one-sitting thing was a cliche. Shocking revelations kept me turning the pages like a madwoman." - Tess Gerritsen
"A twisty, utterly riveting tale that will send readers on a wild rollercoaster ride of emotions. The Couple Next Door lingers long after you turn the final page." - Harlan Coben Even then, you'll never guess the truth.until it's too late" - Lisa Gardner How well do we ever know those around us? The Couple Next Door will keep you glued to the pages in search of the answer. One crime, an entire neighborhood of suspects, secrets and lies. You will not see the twists coming." - Daily Mail "Entirely compelling, utterly realistic and told in a wonderfully effective spare narrative. The tension is high and remains to the last, stunning page." - The Times "Shari Lapena furnishes a clever array of motives and suspects. Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd ISBN: 9780552173148 Number of pages: 368 Weight: 251 g Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 22 mm MEDIA REVIEWS What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit?įast-paced and addictive, The Couple Next Door announces a major new talent in thriller writing. But now they're in your home, and who knows what they'll find there. You've never had to call the police before. Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last.īut now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. You'll have the baby monitor and you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall.
Who goes to a dinner party next door and leaves her baby alone in the house? What kind of mother does such a thing? She feels the familiar agony set in – she is not a good mother.
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