But one night when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. People are capable of almost anything.Ī 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.Īnne and Marco Conti seem to have it all-a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. How well do you know the couple next door? Or your husband? Or even-yourself? I was intrigued by the premise of The Couple Next Door but the lack of characters who were likeable and the early resolution to the mystery left me largely disappointed. She gets revenge, but it’s not satisfying because she doesn’t kill the person REALLY behind the plot and because she’s not really aware of herself while she does it. Anne is clearly set up to be a sympathetic protagonist, but her character felt two dimensional to me.Īnne only acts and only finds her agency while having psychological breaks/ black outs.
Also I found all of characters, from Marco to the neighbors, to be unlikeable. It doesn’t completely resolve WTF is going on, but it’s enough of a reveal to kill the suspense. So why was I meh? First of all, we get the answer to the mystery halfway through the book. That seems to also rule out stranger abduction. – a mere five minutes after Marco checked on the baby. Similarly, how could a stranger possibly know that they weren’t home? A neighbor reports seeing a car pulling away from the Conti house at 12:35 a.m. Since they couldn’t have known that, it seems unlikely that they were involved. The mystery around Cora’s disappearance is intriguing–the Contis left the baby home alone only after their babysitter canceled that day. they find their front door open and Cora missing. They keep an eye on her through the (audio only) baby monitor and check on her every thirty minutes. They leave their infant daughter, Cora, asleep at home in her crib while they go next door for a dinner party. Unfortunately my response to the book could be summed up as, “meh.”Īnne and Marco Conti are new parents. The Couple Next Door is a much-hyped psychological thriller that I was really looking forward to.
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