In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica 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, 11 years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find....

Look for these other riveting thrillers by Mary Kubica:
The Good Girl
Pretty Baby
Don't You Cry
Every Last Lie
When the Lights Go Out
The Other Mrs.

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Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, May 2021

New York Times Bestselling Author Mary Kubica

People don't just disappear without a trace...

"A propuslive journey through a winding maze of secrets." -- NYT bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson


	The Other Mrs.	When the Lights Go Out	Every Last Lie	Don't You Cry	Pretty Baby	The Good Girl

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Listening Length	11 hours and 40 minutes
Author	Mary Kubica
Narrator	Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, Jesse Vilinsky
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	May 18, 2021
Publisher	Harlequin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08PDWGPSB
Best Sellers Rank	#110 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #4 in Domestic Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #5 in Crime Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #5 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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samantha slaven

I can’t believe I wasted my time reading this book

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2021

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This is a really bad book masquerading as a better one. It starts out far fetched, and while it def builds some suspense and interest while toggling between different characters and timeframes, grows increasingly preposterous before culminating in a ridiculous, rushed, completely unrealistic, incredibly stupid ending that made me realize just how bad this book is. Spend your time and money elsewhere.

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Best Kubica yet!!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021

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I actually SCREAMED in the middle of this book!! When you get there, you will know what I'm talking about!! I've been following Mary's career from the start with THE GOOD GIRL, which remains one of my all time favorite books, but LOCAL WOMAN MISSING is going to give it a run for its money. Thoughtful, real characters and perfectly paced prose are Mary's signature and she gets better with her talents in each book. And, no spoilers but the end is SO SATISFYING!
Thank you, Mary Kubica! You make reading so much fun.

67 people found this helpful

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Jten

Meh

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2021

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Don’t know why this book is so hyped. Spoiler alert - if an autopsy was done on Meredith (as the book said), no mention of a massive head wound that caused her to black out? Who commits suicide by stabbing herself in the stomach? Seems the Medical Examiner could have known the death was not a suicide. The story just seems really implausible. Characters are weak and unlikable. The book just fell flat for me. Meh. Waste of money.

106 people found this helpful

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Janet Gail westberg

Worst ending ever

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021

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I am seventy years old and from about twelve I have read at least one book a week. This book has the stupidest most unbelievable ending I have ever read. I do not recommend wasting your time reading this book.

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Fast-paced thriller about missing child sometimes stretches credulity but mostly enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2021

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When a small-town doula and her six-year-old daughter go missing, the local community organizes search parties. Meredith’s husband, Josh, is frantic with worry. The neighbors, a couple named Kate and Bea, who often socialized with Meredith and Josh, pitch in to help however they can. Little Leo, Meredith’s and Josh’s toddler son, doesn’t understand where his mommy and big sister went. Adding to the anxiety everyone is feeling, is the knowledge that another woman from the immediate area went missing just weeks before. This other woman turns out to be a client of Meredith’s, whom she helped during a difficult birth.
Meredith’s car is spotted at a rundown motel. Police on the investigation find Meredith’s body in one of the motel rooms. Her death was an apparent suicide. She leaves a note to Josh saying he’ll never find Delilah.
Meanwhile, miles away, a small girl is kept in a basement. Her abductors torment her by denying her enough water, food, medical care, and even sunlight. The girl’s only consolation is she is trapped with another child, a boy named Gus. After years of abuse, the kids plot an escape. The girl’s emergence from captivity is a catalyst for events that make an unknown killer very nervous.
This novel is a complex mystery involving five point-of-view characters, subplots, red herrings, and twists and including a dual timeline in the past and present. I thought the author, Mary Kubica did a masterful job in building suspense. Unfortunately, not all the twists in the plot are believable. I can’t be more specific without revealing spoilers. For the first three-fourths of the book, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and was willing to suspend disbelief. The ending, however, was a let-down because several new plot wrinkles were added at the very last minute, which made me feel unfairly tricked. My rating is a 3.5 because I enjoyed most of the book. Overall, this is a fast summer read that does keep you guessing, even if your guesses turn out wrong.

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A fast read

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021

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The reader is definitely required to suspend a great deal of disbelief, but it is a page turner and a great escape.

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MLCrooker

Very compelling and then unreal....

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2021

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I started reading this book and could not put it down...I loved the characters and was “invested in them.”. But after about the halfway point, I felt the plot went, for me, off the rails, and I was really disappointed in the crazy ending.

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Don't waste your time unless...

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021

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...you want to read something predictable, inane and so poorly written you want to cringe.

Characterizations depend on one person describing another. Flat as a stack of pancakes. Conversations are wooden and not remotely like one human talking to another. Repetition is rampant, but not useful information, just a thought rephrased slightly—several times!—for no good reason. By the time you could see the inevitable end coming like the credits on an IMAX screen, the plot has turned cartoonish. Believability is right out the window. It was agony!

I ended up completing it only because I wanted to see if Kubica could pull off a minor miracle to turn things around. She did not. It just got worse. I like to try to respect an author's effort. This time I just couldn't do it.

I don't know why I feel compelled to finish books that make me stop, close my Kindle and yell at my cat, "Why am I still reading this crap?" He ignores me. I consider other titles in my library, and then I reopen the Kindle and keep going. Masochistic much?

I think I just need the end of the story, no matter how obvious it is. One of my greatest fears is that I will die before finishing whatever book I'm reading. (Or before I saw the end of the Star Wars saga, but I survived that.)

I did not have that feeling about Local Woman Missing, incidentally. Not recommended.

KL

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Donny Rock

Great mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2021

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This is the story of two somewhat interconnected women who disappear. it is told from the points of view of three involved people, past and present. There are multiple blind alleys with suspicion moving from person to person. The increasing tension throughout escalates the narrative to 'unputdownable'.

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Wimereux

Unlikely to guess the ending.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2022

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An enjoyable book that was hard to put down. I can’t imagine anyone guessing the ending because it all gets a bit too far fetched towards the end but it was fun seeing what the author had come up with.

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Jordan

Strong start with a curious end

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2021

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I found this a very interesting read. Strong start and it had me gripped pretty quickly but very very challenging with the ending. A twist too much and too removed for me maybe.

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Kindle Customer

Good plot and sub plots

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2021

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The story bounces between 11 years ago and the present, told by different people; then and now. At times the jumping was difficult to follow, but other timesit flowed well.
It is a good read with interesting side twists,if you enjoy modern thrillers; I would recommend this book

Amber

Finished in 24 hours!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2022

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It was an easy read and I'll be honest I didn't see the twist coming until right at the end, I was getting annoyed from wanting to read from one characters perspective but it all made sense in the end. First time reading by this author and I'll definitely add Mary onto my list now!

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