The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
I came across this at Target a few weeks ago. Despite not having much of a book section yet, this one stood out. I read the back, checked the price, and thought "Why not?" Really glad I did on this one. With the exception of the first twenty-four pages, I read the whole thing today. It's one of those that keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end, and you don't want to put it away. At least that's how it was for me.
Anne and Marco have a six-month-old infant named Cora. They were asked over to the neighbor's house for a small get-together. The hostess said no children allowed, and the babysitter had to cancel at the last minute. Anne wanted to stay home, but Marco insisted that the baby would be ok, and they would check on her every half hour. Besides, they had the baby monitor-- what could possibly happen?
Yes, what indeed. As it turns out, baby Cora is kidnapped from her crib.
Anne's rich parents blame Marco. Anne blames Marco because he insisted they go to the party. Is the baby dead? Alive? Then they get a ransom letter. Marco goes to take the ransom money and collect his daughter, but someone takes off with the money, and he doesn't get his daughter.
As the story unfolds, you find that it really could be anyone who took the baby. Even though they pretty much spell out what happened to Cora the night she was kidnapped halfway through the book, there are still so many twists and turns that it makes you wonder if that is really what happened.
This was a fantastic read, much like everything Gillian Flynn has written. It would be totally boss if this were made into a movie, assuming it was cast well.
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