It essentially follows the disappearance of Marco and Anne’s baby daughter Cora, who is taken from her bed one night whilst the couple attend a dinner party next door. ‘The Couple Next Door’ had me gripped right from the very beginning.

It received much positive praise, for example from The Times: “Shari Lapena furnishes a clever array of motives and suspects,” and Metro: “Lapena leads us on a cunningly plotted cat-and-mouse trail building a horribly queasy portrait of a marriage under terrific strain.” Many fellow authors also praised the novel, such as Tess Gerritsen: “A twisty, utterly riveting tale,” Harlan Coben: “Meticulously crafted and razor sharp,” and Lee Child: “Real men read women writers – because of books like this.” Lapena was a lawyer and an English teacher, before she turned to writing fiction. Her latest novel, ‘A Stranger In The House,’ is due to be released on the 27 th July 2017. ” It is Shari Lapena’s debut thriller novel, and was released in July 2016. ‘The Couple Next Door’ was a Sunday Times Bestseller, and was labelled as “The most talked-about thriller of the year. ** TRIGGER WARNING ** Contains scenes of a sexual nature, references to acts of physical violence and abduction/kidnapping, and references to various mental illnesses. Today I’m going to be posting my review of Shari Lapena’s novel, ‘ The Couple Next Door.’ I really enjoyed every single page, and I just had to review it for you! So, keep reading to discover my thoughts… Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Bookworm’s Fantasy! I hope you’re all doing well.

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