Local Woman Missing: A domestic thriller novel from master of suspense Mary Kubica

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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
  • 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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378 pages

Average rating: 7.68

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SKALDSWE
Nov 21, 2024
So good
Anonymous
Nov 20, 2024
10/10 stars
Fantastic. Had me hooked from page one and I never saw ending coming
Mrs.KeilyMarie
Oct 15, 2024
7/10 stars
This book had us on the edge of our seats the entire time, and we loved the thrill of not knowing what was coming next. It’s one of those stories that keeps you guessing, with every twist making the stakes higher. The suspense, the mystery, and that unexpected ending—it’s everything you want in a great read. Highly recommend this one if you love being shocked and surprised!
SLK33
Oct 11, 2024
4/10 stars
I am going to be one of the exceptions here, but this was one of those books where there are so many things that are just too unrealistic to even make it mildly entertaining. The beginning was good and the idea of the story would have been great if written believably. I unfortunately found myself eye rolling too many times. I hate giving bad reviews because these things are subjective, but I am tiring of reading reviews that all seem to be going along with the hype that a book is great when it is just “hyped up social media influence”. I think that is what this one is. I don’t want to put spoilers in but I found myself shaking my head and laughing at things that aren’t “funny” but the author clearly didn’t research protocols for anything.
Anonymous
Aug 30, 2024
10/10 stars
This books starts off quick! Immediately something happens to a woman on a dark road and we can only surmise that it’s something terrible, then we go to a little girl locked in a basement and she’s been there for YEARS, and then we’re bouncing around the timeline and different POVs and it’s a ride! There are twists and there are surprises. I couldn’t put it down!

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