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 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
  • The Other Mrs.
  • Just The Nicest Couple
  • She's Not Sorry
  • It's Not Her

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Published Nov 2, 2021

378 pages

Average rating: 7.66

2,473 RATINGS

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Readers say *Local Woman Missing* by Mary Kubica is a gripping psychological thriller with a multilayered, twist-filled plot told through multiple per...

spwright
Oct 26, 2025
9/10 stars
Book moves at a great pace. Just when you think you know, you find out you were completely wrong. This book left me with so many questions.
SK.Brown
Jul 02, 2025
9/10 stars
Really liked this book, had anxiety the whole time trying to figure out what happened.
Lyndsey Ercan
Dec 12, 2024
10/10 stars
Kept me guessing until the end
WineforReading
Mar 20, 2023
6/10 stars
Quick fun read. The main plot hard to believe.
Meggu09
Oct 25, 2025
10/10 stars
Awesome book, kept me hooked, loved the twists

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