Plus, I felt extremely disconnected from the characters. Because the writing isn’t enjoyable, the narration, in consequence, isn’t either. Seriously, maybe middle grade mystery books would fit this author better.Īnd then there’s the narration. It literally feels like a thirteen-year-old wrote this. I also couldn’t because the writing is horribly amateurish. The character would never have done such a thing. I couldn’t because it didn’t sound right to me. If you don’t mind crazy, nefarious scenarios with outcomes that lead to more crazy, nefarious scenarios, you might just love this. Then, it becomes too convoluted to keep its realisticity.

What follows is the nerve-racking unraveling of a family-a chilling tale of deception, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that will keep you breathless until the final shocking twist.Ī baby is kidnapped while the parents are next door. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they’ve kept for years. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something.

Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Suspicion immediately focuses on the parents.

But one night when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. People are capable of almost anything.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? Genres & Themes: Adult, Psychological Thriller, Mystery

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