Toddler disappears from stroller, found dead in next door neighbors house in hole during kitchen renovations
I know the title is ridiculous but I remember a book where I believe that the mother had put her daughter into a stroller and walked away for a minute and then she was gone.
I remember they were good friends with their next door neighbors and I am not sure how much time passes, but in the end you find out the the toddler was hit/run over by a car in the neighbors driveway. The person who did it believed she was dead (I can’t remember if she actually was) and put her in a hole in the house where they were renovating their kitchen.
Then the owner of the house found her in the hole and thought he was responsible for her death. He believed she had fallen in there because he left a door open. I think he then filled the hole with concrete or something to try to cover it up. I can’t remember if the parents find out or what the ending is exactly.
It’s driving me crazy because the tragic nature of it stuck with me. I
Have a feeling I’ve read another novel from the same author but I’m not sure. Thanks!