“HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR? OR YOUR HUSBAND? OR EVEN—YOURSELF? PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING…“A twisty roller-coaster
ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives… How far would you go—if pushed to your limit?
“Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving
relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one hot summer night they were invited to
a dinner party next door, and a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately focuses on the
parents. But the truth is a much more
complicated story.
“Inside the Contis’ curtained house, an unsettling account
of what actually happened unfolds.
Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding
something. Both Anne and Marco soon
discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they’ve kept for years.
“What follows is the never-racking unraveling of a family—a
chilling tale of deceptions, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that will keep you
breathless until the final shocking twist.”
Here’s the last of my delayed reviews! Hopefully I do a little bit better the rest
of the year. This one comes courtesy of
a recommendation from a friend of mine.
She told me she had a hard time putting this book down so, naturally,
that piqued my interest. It took me a
while to finally get my hands on it and I’m pretty happy that I did.
What starts out as a seemingly insignificant night out turns
into a family’s worst nightmare. Anne
and Marco Conti live in a beautiful townhouse and seem to have everything they
could hope for. Anne comes from a great
deal of money. She left her job in an
art gallery to be a stay-at-home mom to her beautiful new daughter, Cora. Her husband, Marco, runs his own
business. One evening, they’re invited
to a dinner party by their immediate next door neighbors. They contemplate canceling when their
babysitter backs out, but Marco convinces Anne that they’ll only be next door –
in reality, just on the other side of the wall from Cora. They take the baby monitor and check on Cora
every half hour. When they finally
return home in the wee hours of the morning, something doesn’t seem right. The unthinkable has happened: Anne discovers Cora is missing from her crib.
From the start, the Contis are a source of great
suspicion. The lead detective has seen
his share of missing children and strongly believes the Contis are involved in
some way. Clues like a loosened
lightbulb in a backyard motion-detecting spotlight, a silent car seen driving
down the alley at the perfect time, and Anne’s diagnosis of postpartum
depression all serve to cast doubt upon Marco, Anne, and their story. The media vilifies them as horrible parents
who left their infant unattended – that they got what was coming to them –
while their marriage falls on rocky ground as Anne wonders what really happened
to her missing daughter. Could someone
they know be involved? What could their
motivation be? If it’s money, they’re
willing to offer up any amount to have their daughter back. However, when the ransom is paid and Cora
still isn’t returned, they realize something much darker and more complex is
taking place.
What ensues is a story filled with all the great twists and
turns of a successful tale of lies, suspense, and hidden motives. This book will make you question your own
morals and ask yourself just how far you would be willing to go to save your
family. This story really does beg the
question of how well you really know your neighbors, the people you consider
friends, and even the members of your own family.
A captivating read, this book was very difficult for me to
put down. I found the pacing quite well
done and the story, exciting. I
definitely recommend this book to lovers of mystery and suspense. It has a twisted, complicated plot that will
keep you guessing and fascinated right up until the very end.
Happy reading!
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