The narrative provides an in-depth and detailed analysis of all of the characters, as they attempt to piece together the puzzle that is Cora’s disappearance.Īnne and Marco are the central protagonists.
The narrative is told in the third-person and follows the experiences of Anne, Marco, Detective Rasbach and Jennings, the couple’s next door neighbour Cynthia, and Anne’s parents Richard and Alice. The couple are racked with guilt, and as the investigation continues, more and more secrets and betrayals are revealed… It essentially follows the disappearance of Marco and Anne’s baby daughter Cora, who is taken from her bed one night whilst the couple attend a dinner party next door. ‘The Couple Next Door’ had me gripped right from the very beginning. It received much positive praise, for example from The Times: “Shari Lapena furnishes a clever array of motives and suspects,” and Metro: “Lapena leads us on a cunningly plotted cat-and-mouse trail building a horribly queasy portrait of a marriage under terrific strain.” Many fellow authors also praised the novel, such as Tess Gerritsen: “A twisty, utterly riveting tale,” Harlan Coben: “Meticulously crafted and razor sharp,” and Lee Child: “Real men read women writers – because of books like this.” Lapena was a lawyer and an English teacher, before she turned to writing fiction.
Her latest novel, ‘A Stranger In The House,’ is due to be released on the 27 th July 2017. ” It is Shari Lapena’s debut thriller novel, and was released in July 2016. ‘The Couple Next Door’ was a Sunday Times Bestseller, and was labelled as “The most talked-about thriller of the year. ** TRIGGER WARNING ** Contains scenes of a sexual nature, references to acts of physical violence and abduction/kidnapping, and references to various mental illnesses. Today I’m going to be posting my review of Shari Lapena’s novel, ‘ The Couple Next Door.’ I really enjoyed every single page, and I just had to review it for you! So, keep reading to discover my thoughts… Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Bookworm’s Fantasy! I hope you’re all doing well.
0 kommentar(er)
