She's Not Sorry

An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past in this chilling thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple.

Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom to a teenage daughter and working as a full time nurse. While on duty at the hospital one day, a patient named Caitlin arrives in a coma with a traumatic brain injury, having jumped from a bridge and plunging over twenty feet to the train tracks below.

But when a witness comes forward with shocking details about the fall, it calls everything they know into question. Was Caitlin pushed and if so, by whom and why?

Meghan has always tried to stay emotionally detached from her patients, but this time, she mistakenly lets herself get too close until she's deeply entangled in Caitlin's and her family's lives. Only when it's too late, does she realize that she and her daughter could be the next victims.

Look for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica:

The Good Girl
The Other Mrs.
Local Woman Missing
Just the Nicest Couple

This discussion guide was shared and sponsored in partnership with Park Row Books (Harlequin Enterprises).

Book club questions for She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

What did you think of the relationship between Meghan and her daughter, Sienna?

If you were in Meghan’s shoes, how would you have handled running into an old high school friend in need? Would you have helped her, even at the risk of your own safety?

As Caitlin’s true nature was revealed, how did you feel about Mr. and Mrs. Beckett? Did you feel empathy for them as parents, or something else? How did you feel about Caitlin?

In Part Two of She’s Not Sorry, Meghan is forced to make a decision about the fate of another character in order to save herself. Did you think her actions were justified, or did you want Meghan to be held accountable for the choices she made?

The ending of the book is open to interpretation. How knowledgeable about or involved in what ultimately happened do you think Ben was? What do you think becomes of Meghan and Sienna when the story ends?

How does the author explore the concept of fear in the narrative and its effect on the characters?

Reflect on the subject of forgiveness. Do you think everyone deserves it? What actions do you feel are unforgiveable?

Were you caught off guard by the twist or were you able to see clues in the novel leading up to it?

Which character do you think the title refers to? What do you think she is not sorry for?

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Mary Kubica has done it again—she's created a tense, compelling thriller that's a study in unreliability and that surprises the reader with believable but completely gasp-worthy twists. I was so absorbed, I read it in a single sitting!" —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest

"A dark and suspenseful thriller with delicious twists and compelling characters. Cunningly constructed, this is a multilayered story that will hook you from the start, tapping into every parent's darkest fears. It will keep you guessing until the end." —Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author of Rock Paper Scissors

"She's Not Sorry is Mary Kubica's twistiest tale yet. Complete with a clinically creepy hospital setting and an entire cast of characters you cannot trust, every page is steeped in a sense of deep, debilitating dread. This book gave me whiplash with the sheer number of twists." —Stacy Willingham, New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark

“The bestselling Kubica’s latest thriller is her best one yet, with multiple twists and unreliable characters that will hold readers until the nail-biting end… Kubica is a mastermind of fast-paced stories and complex characters that readers can immediately invest in and relate to.” —Library Journal, starred review

“Twisty, addictive, and bingeable… This suspense-thriller will fully engage readers and leave them guessing until the very end.” —Booklist, starred review

"A twist is expected in any Kubica novel, and this one is pretty successful... Interrogates and exposes the everyday fears that women face—while still checking all the thriller boxes." —Kirkus Reviews