I love a good thriller and "The Couple Next Door" did not disappoint. You find out who is involved in the disappearance of the main characters' daughter earlier than I anticipated, but there's so much more to the story. You quickly learn that Anne and Marco don't live up to the perfect facade they present to the rest of the world. Marco seemed very slimy from the start; there just seemed to be something untrustworthy about him, and as the story progressed, his overall weakness becomes very apparent. From the beginning, it's obvious that Anne is stuck in a seemingly downward spiral of depression and envy towards anyone she thinks might steal her husband's attentions. A combination of self-pity and self-loathing seems to consume her, in addition to an understandably crippling fear that something horrible has happened to her daughter. It's not until halfway into the story you see Anne and Marco's lives and marriage really begin to unravel, as you learn more about the secrets both are desperately trying to keep and the unsavory parts of their pasts they're trying to keep hidden.
"The Couple Next Door" is available at the SCCC Library.
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