Local Woman Missing: A Novel of Domestic Suspense

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"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 newest 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

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352 pages

Average rating: 7.66

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Community Reviews

KBRielly
Mar 28, 2025
8/10 stars
Our Group Rating: 6.6
BBachman
Mar 25, 2025
10/10 stars
Amazing plot twist! Slow start but the end ties everything together!
Suz L
Mar 16, 2025
8/10 stars
Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others. I thought the switch between the different points of view were very well done and liked how the story was weaved together though time jumps and different perspectives. I do understand how some other reviews claim the ending was rushed. I thought the ending was good, and definitely shocking, but do agree that the drive to the destination might have been better than the destination itself.
snflwer503
Mar 13, 2025
TBD
s8ccer_8
Mar 06, 2025
9/10 stars
This book is so good and full of suspense and some betrayal. The character build up and the turns it had me do throughout the entirety of the book was outstanding. 10/10 would reccomend this book to anyone!

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