Local Woman Missing

by Mary Kubica

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A riveting whodunit steeped in psychological suspense, Local Woman Missing is the story of a series of disappearances told by a master of the genre. Get comfortable, you will burn through these pages.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD!

"Dark and twisty, with white-knuckle tension and jaw-dropping surprises." —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Home Before Dark

In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica, author of Just the Nicest Couple, takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

People don't just disappear without a trace…

Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.

Now, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find…

Don't miss Mary Kubica's chilling upcoming novel, She's Not Sorry, where an ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past...

Look for these other edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica:

• The Good Girl
• Pretty Baby
• Don’t You Cry
• Every Last Lie
• When the Lights Go Out
• The Other Mrs.
• Just The Nicest Couple
• She's Not Sorry

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778311669
Publisher:	Park Row Books
Publication date:	11/02/2021
Edition description:	First Time Trade
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	3,585
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Mary Kubica is a New York Times bestselling author of thrillers including The Good Girl, The Other Mrs., Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. Her novels have been praised as “hypnotic” (People) and “thrilling and illuminating” (L.A. Times). She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and children.

Editorial Reviews

[A] daringly plotted, emotionally eviscerating psychological thriller.” —Publishers Weekly

“Impossible-to-see-it-coming…. [Kubica] takes readers to a whole new level of deceit and irony.” —Booklist

“[Local Woman Missing] will appeal to fans of Lisa Jackson and Gregg Olsen…. The twists, turns, and an unpredictable ending make it irresistible.” —Library Journal

“I’m shamelessly addicted to Mary Kubica’s juicy, unpredictable reads, as much for her well-rounded, fully human, flawed characters as her sizzling plots—and she just keeps getting better. LOCAL WOMAN MISSING is a propulsive journey through a winding maze of secrets, leading to a jaw-dropping twist that I never saw coming. Loved every minute.” —Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever

“Dark and twisty, with all the white-knuckle tension and jaw-dropping surprises readers have come to expect from Mary Kubica.” —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Home Before Dark

"Complex, richly atmospheric and thoroughly riveting, Local Woman Missing is a thoughtful look at how even the most innocuous secrets between happy couples and beloved friends in tightly knit neighborhoods can sometimes turn so unexpectedly and terrifyingly deadly." —Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia and A Good Marriage

From the Publisher

Four able narrators keep the pace and the plot on track through most of this implausible thriller, but the denouement will disappoint listeners still hoping for a satisfying resolution. Though the story begins with a girl being held captive by a monstrous couple, the focus is on her family and neighbors. It’s soon revealed that two women in the neighborhood are gone—one missing and the other dead. Are they connected to each other—and to the girl? Sadly, the author has chosen to tell the story from four different characters’ perspectives while toggling between the girl’s disappearance 11 years earlier and the present day. Much of the time, it’s difficult to figure out what’s going on and why we should care. L.W.S. 2022 Audies Winner © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2022 - AudioFile

Four able narrators keep the pace and the plot on track through most of this implausible thriller, but the denouement will disappoint listeners still hoping for a satisfying resolution. Though the story begins with a girl being held captive by a monstrous couple, the focus is on her family and neighbors. It’s soon revealed that two women in the neighborhood are gone—one missing and the other dead. Are they connected to each other—and to the girl? Sadly, the author has chosen to tell the story from four different characters’ perspectives while toggling between the girl’s disappearance 11 years earlier and the present day. Much of the time, it’s difficult to figure out what’s going on and why we should care. L.W.S. 2022 Audies Winner © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2022 - AudioFile