

Right from the beginning I got caught up in the premise and I couldn’t let it go. Shari Lapena: Yes, it was a fast book to write.

Did the story consume you in the same way? And why this story now? I mean, if I could have had it for dinner, I would have. Leslie Lindsay: Shari, I am so thrilled to have you stop by. Join me as I chat with Shari Lapena about her explosive debut, inspiring enthusiastic praise from #1 New York Times Bestselling authors like Sue Grafton, Harlon Coben, and Lee Child-almost from the moment the manuscript sold. There’s a host of unreliable narrators.In the short time between their checks, Baby Cora is snatched.One night, when the sitter cancels, instead of skipping the dinner party they’ve committed to-just next door-they decide to check on the sleeping baby every 30 minutes and bring the baby monitor.Anne and Marcos Conti have a new baby, a beautiful townhouse, and a growing software company with the right investors.I don’t want to give away too much-but here’s what you need to know: The pacing is brilliant and relentless, a chilling psychological thriller of astounding shock and amazement. Because this book, like others in the ‘grip lit’ category will not let you go. This is the book to pull you through the late-summer doldrums or indulge in a little ‘me’ time as the frantic pace of fall is upon us. I just closed the cover of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR (August 23, Pamela Dorman Books/Viking) last night in one breathless sitting.
