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The Couple Next Door

By: Shari Lapena
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING.

You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall.

Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying.

Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. You'll have the baby monitor and you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour.

Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. She's gone.

You've never had to call the police before. But now they're in your home, and who knows what they'll find there.

What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit?

'Meticulously crafted and razor-sharp. THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR lingers long after you turn the final page' HARLAN COBEN

© Shari Lapena 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016

 Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting Scary

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I loved it. One twist followed by another and another. kept you guessing! Good read.

A page turner

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I struggled a bit with the narrator on this one. Once I got used to her voice it wasn't too bad but the 'he said' 'she said' grated after a while. However, that aside, I decided to stick with it as I really wanted to know what happened and overall the story was very good.

Good... but

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This story just went on and on with the twists and turns. It didn't leave you a chance to breathe. However it seemed rushed and all over the place, with random details popping up from nowhere especially near the end. It sounded like the author was trying to finish too quickly. But I did like the final ending. A little too extreme in terms of the plot for my liking and little clarity.

Too rushed at the end, loose details

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absolutely loved it, tense and intriguing. Fantastic ending to a well thought out story. excellent

kept me hanging on the edge of my seat!?

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Great read and a book I didn't want to put down! Gripping story line with plenty of twists and turns!

Brilliant read

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A brilliant and gripping book but dont listen to it at night if you've got work the next day!

a gripping book

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An excellent story with many twists, turns and surprises. I really enjoyed it very much.

Great story

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my first impressions were not great as I felt the narrators voice took a while to get used to. To me it sounded boring but the story definitely kept me listening.
I very much enjoyed how this book has been written, I liked most of the characters especially Marco even though some of his choices were , well less than good ones!

The plot especially in the last few chapters kept me wondering who was the most plausible.

Good listen and will definitely listen to more, hopefully with a different narrator though.

Looking forward to reading more from the Author.

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It was very slow starting, it took until the middle of the story to really get into it, then it was quite gripping, but the end left a couple of new, unanswered questions!

Not bad, but not the best

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just when you think you know who did it a twist in the tale comes along

twists and turns

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