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The Couple Next Door
A couple goes to a dinner party next door and leaves their baby asleep at home with a monitor. When they come back, she is gone, and the police suspect the parents.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2016
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 308
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a fast thriller that keeps shifting your suspicions and ends on a sting.
Skip this if you find stories involving a missing baby too upsetting, since it is the whole premise.
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Quick answers about The Couple Next Door
- What is The Couple Next Door about?
- A couple goes to a dinner party next door and leaves their baby asleep at home with a monitor. When they come back, she is gone, and the police suspect the parents.
- Who should read The Couple Next Door?
- Read it if you want a fast thriller that keeps shifting your suspicions and ends on a sting. Skip it if you find stories involving a missing baby too upsetting, since it is the whole premise.
- How long and how fast is The Couple Next Door?
- It is a fast-paced, medium read of about 308 pages, first published in 2016.
- Does The Couple Next Door have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Infidelity.
- Can I borrow The Couple Next Door for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Couple Next Door; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after The Couple Next Door?
- Readers who liked it often move on to Big Little Lies, Gone Girl.
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