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
From the Publisher
[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
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
