She’ll be fine.Īnnie, wine-drunk, struggling with postnatal depression and watching her husband flirt with her hot-ass neighbor wants to leave after a few hours. They’ll check on their daughter every thirty minutes. Her neighbor Cynthia has made it very clear their six-month old daughter Cora is not welcome. Anne wants to cancel their dinner date next door.
After Anne and Marco Conti’s babysitter cancels at the last minute, the couple argues about what to do. Who invented open endings, though? Curse them.It’s the kind of story that keeps parents up at night. The two are, of course, linked but the blame is put on so many people, while the baby remains unfound, that it starts to become ridiculous after a while.Ĭan I just say it again? What a stupid ending. Sure, I wanted the baby found and brought back but, at some point, as the story becomes more and more convoluted, the focus sharpens on who is the kidnapper instead of where the baby girl is. I didn’t even care about their circumstances. 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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