How long does it take to read The Couple Next Door?
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapeña takes about 6 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 351 pages, about 96,525 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
It all started at a dinner party... A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors—a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives... Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years.
Subjects: Neighbors, Family secrets, Married people, Fiction, Contemporary Women, Family life