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by Shari Lapena
The Couple Next Door follows Anne and Marco Conti, a seemingly normal couple whose lives are turned upside down when their baby daughter goes missing while they are attending a dinner party next door. They had left the baby alone at home, checking on her intermittently, but upon returning, they discover she has been taken. As the investigation unfolds, led by Detective Rasbach, suspicion quickly falls on the parents. Hidden secrets, lies, and tensions within their marriage begin to surface, revealing that not everything is as perfect as it seems. With mounting pressure from the police and the media, Anne and Marco are forced to confront their past decisions and the truth about what really happened that night. The novel explores themes of trust, deception, guilt, and the fragility of relationships under stress.
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