Is a planned TV adaptation of The Couple Next Door book still happening? In the last decade there's been a solid run of great thrillers based on the works of female authors, such as Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl or Paula Hawkin's The Girl On The Train. Of course, the works of the late, great Agatha Christie never go out of the style either, with the next major adaptation of her books being Death On The Nile, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh as Poirot. Show
While author Shari Lapena's books have yet to be adapted, that could soon be set to change. The Canadian author 2016 novel The Couple Next Door saw parents Anne and Marco decide to leave their baby daughter Cora alone while they head next door for a dinner party with their neighbors. Despite taking a baby monitor and checking on Cora throughout the night, when they return home the baby is gone under mysterious circumstances. That brief The Couple Next Door summary does little to convey the sheer number of twists and turns the story takes, and it received praise for its intricate plotting. The thriller book was also compared to the likes of Gone Baby Gone and while it has the bones of a solid adaptation movie or miniseries adaptation, but will it receive one? The Couple Next Door Was Optioned For A TV Series
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Is The Couple Next Door book a movie?Linda Vens Yes, it was a movie starring Live Schreiber on Netflix. The plot of the story was changed from the book. It involved a couple downstairs who go upstairs to have dinner with another young couple. the couple upstairs has a baby.
Is there a 2nd book to The Couple Next Door?Shari Lapena's follow-up to The Couple Next Door to appear in the U.K. in advance of its Canadian debut. This summer, Doubleday Canada will publish A Stranger in the House, Shari Lapena's hotly anticipated follow-up to her blockbuster 2016 thriller, The Couple Next Door.
Is The Couple Next Door based on Madeleine McCann?The actual plot reminded me of the disappearance of Madeline McCann, a little girl who has been missing for 10 years. Her parents left her and her siblings in their hotel room sleeping when they went to have dinner with their friends. Madeline is said to have been taken and has been missing for 10 years now.
What happens at the end of the book The Couple Next Door?At the end, Cora is returned home safely, Marco managed to strike a deal with the police and Richard is arrested on kidnapping and murder. He murdered his accomplice, you see. If you think Lapena wraps it up neatly you are mistaken. This has to be my favourite ending ever.
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