The Couple Next Door: A Novel

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.

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Published May 30, 2017

336 pages

Average rating: 7.23

857 RATINGS

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Readers say *The Couple Next Door* is a fast-paced thriller with multiple twists that keep many hooked until the end. They appreciate the shifting per...

Deborah Trahan
Oct 23, 2025
8/10 stars
While The Couple Next Door is a good read, there are a number of events in the novel that readers are expected to accept that simply make no sense in the 21st century when women are strong and savvy and generally in control of their lives.
Charlieswife4ever!
Sep 21, 2025
7/10 stars
'The Couple Next Door' could have been a look at postpartum depression and how it breaks a marriage; instead, it attempts to be a procedural.
Oree
Jun 25, 2025
8/10 stars
The ending was unexpected! I thought that the author was just throwing in the dissociative disorder for flair, but for the book to end like how it did feels a bit unfair. Everything was solved and settled than BAM a murder... with no resolution.
BeckyPeterson
Jul 21, 2023
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Djinnwithin
Oct 24, 2025
10/10 stars
Amazing i love this author

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