The Neighbors We Want: A Novel

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This psychological page-turner, perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn, explores how far couples will go to keep their marriage intact-unless their secrets tear it apart first. Adam is having a hard time adjusting to the stay-at-home-dad life. The sleepless nights and the constant diaper changing are not what he expected after he was abruptly fired from his job. Then again, Adam wasn't prepared for his relationship with his wife Sarah to slowly come apart at the seams either. One thing, however, keeps him going-his growing obsession with his neighbor, Ali. But one night, something changes. While staying up with his baby, instead of seeing Ali in the window across the way, he sees her ex-boyfriend, Crispin, lurking around her house before disappearing within. When Adam hears that Ali doesn't show up for work the next day, and she doesn't seem to be home, he fears the worst-that she's been abducted, or possibly killed. His search for the truth will lead Adam on a path filled with deceit and lies. Adam knows the answers are lurking somewhere in the shadows of his small suburban town-the trouble is, the truth is hard to find when everyone has something to hide.

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Praise for The Neighbors We Want:
A knotty, deceptive mystery, told in sparkling prose. This compelling tale of parenthood and family is a visceral exploration of the cumulative indignities we face in adulthood, laced with deft social commentary. You won't want to miss it!
E.G. Scott, international bestselling author of The Rule of Three

Intricately constructed and brimming with twists, The Neighbors We Want is a page-turner with which Lane makes a name for himself in the canon of domestic thrillers. This is a story of what tears us apart and the dark lengths one couple will go to in order to find their way back to each other.
Madeline Stevens, author of Devotion

Author Bio

Tim Lane is the author of Rules for Becoming a Legend and his stories have appeared in The Los Angeles Review, Emerald City, X-R-A-Y, and Monkey Bicycle, among others. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two wild, wonderful boys. The Neighbors We Want is his second novel.