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    Local Woman Missing
    Local Woman Missing
    Local Woman Missing
    Audiobook11 hours

    Local Woman Missing

    Written by Mary Kubica

    Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann and Jesse Vilinsky

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    New York Times Bestseller

    "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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin Audio
    Release dateMay 18, 2021
    ISBN9781488211690
    Local Woman Missing
    Author

    Mary Kubica

    Mary Kubica is a New York Times bestselling author of thrillers including The Good Girl, The Other Mrs., Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. Her novels have been praised as “hypnotic” (People) and “thrilling and illuminating” (L.A. Times). She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and children.

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    Reviews for Local Woman Missing

    4.5/5

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a gripping thriller with many twists and turns. The story is well-written and keeps readers guessing until the end. While some reviewers found certain chapters slow or filled with unnecessary details, overall, the book is highly recommended. The ending is unpredictable and the writing style is enjoyable. However, there were a few loose ends and some readers had trouble following the timeline. Despite these minor flaws, the book is captivating and engaging, making it a must-read for fans of suspenseful novels.

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    • 2/5
      Intriguing story at first. Terribly unbelievable midway though. Pass on this one.

      5 people found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Ordinary flimsy plot. Somewhat annoying performance by the narrator - over acted. Started out with all the elements of a good story but soon became difficult to want Finnish.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      It wasn’t the greatest book. It sort of dragged on and on and comes off as an amateurish “who-done-it”. Still worth a listen but for me it was just so-so.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Found certain characters rather annoying. Especially Meredith. Did have a nice plot twist, and read smoothly, but will not be adding this to a favorites pile.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book really blew me away!!! I will be reading more from Mary Kubica

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Captivating from the start, hooked me and kept me guessing

      2 people found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Could have been better, hard to like Meredith as she has decided to champion women as a doula, but is so ineffective she can't stand up for her client or herself. Possibly a few spoilers to follow! Unbelievably she makes horrible choices after being pressured by her friend and then a doctor she works with? Unbelievably she keeps secrets from her husband about an old flame she isn't even sleeping with and about texts threatening her? And checking into the hotel, doesn't everyone know that you never let someone get you alone, away from everyone after they have threatened your life? Take that last opportunity at the hotel desk to pass a note saying "call 911"! Unrealistic and no one in the book to cheer for, apart from the girl in the beginning who is my hero, but the book unfortunately doesn't revolve around her story.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Overall I thought the book was really good and engaging. However, I didn’t like the “twist” and couldn’t understand why the person did what they did.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      New York Times Bestseller?! Wow…Meredith and her whiny victim of every circumstance voice is nauseating. All of the characters were rather unlikeable. The plot drug on so that when I finally made it to the end I was relieved it was over. The narrator has a pleasant voice but the over-dramatic whining is just too hard to take.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      SHOOK-ITH. I don’t have one bad thing to say about this book, honestly. I’ve read about 60 ish books within the last 10 months and it’s been a while since one has left me guessing all the way around until the end of the book.

      The overall writing style, character build up and follow through with this story is amazing. I cannot wait to read more books by this author.

      Also to add, the narrators of story did a fantastic job at portraying charters, the build ups, emotions and everything else. Highly impressed!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Don't waste your time with this book. It's so primitive.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Difficult to put down. Oh so distressing. Now I cannot shake this ugly feeling inside.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Omg do yourself a favor and read this book! It's so so good!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      The narrator for Meredith was terrible. Ridiculous ending. Truly absurd

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Since the author used so much first person narration there is not much dialog between the characters. Each character tells the story from their own POV. After the first chapter, I found myself not really caring about or for the characters, and at times I found all this narrative somewhat tedious. I did finish the book, mainly because it was selected by my book club.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Slow start and the narration isn't particularly interesting, it felt a bit boring honestly, but I gave up completely when the chapters narrated by the teenage boy came. Those are just unbearable, and I have zero wish to read chapters narrated by an annoying and jealous teenage boy complaining about everything. And considering the book hadn't really managed to peak my interest by then I just gave up, I just couldn't bring myself to endure the boy's chapters. Meredith is also not a good character, way overdramatic and does all the wrong things.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The story was okay with some unexpected twists. But a lot of long drawn out scenes that got really annoying. Also, I didn’t like the way the actor read for Meredith. WAY too dramatic.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Umm…whoa, did NOT see that ending coming!!! Loved it! Would have loved an epilogue or to at least hear from Leo one more time but that’s just me, the ending was still great!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Surprise ending, but it took FOREVER to get there. Decent, but boring.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This was a really good . Thee ending was a shocker ! I really enjoy the entire thing my only regret is that I didn't hear more from Delilahs Point of View

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Bit slow, too much detailed description of the weather, or one scene, story became slow. Some holes in the story… not a particular pleasant story

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Too descriptive at times,dragged on and on. Twists were not bad,however very unrealistic. Meradith was so annoying!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This left me shook! Good if you love murder mysteries with more complicated endings.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      All I can say is Wow!
      Never saw the ending coming.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      This book was so slow so boring I fast forward to the end

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      The characters are unlikeable, the situation unbelievable and I still listened to the entire thing. I can’t get those 11 hours back

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Truly terrible. Unbelievable premise. Clearly assumes reader has no knowledge of the setting or medicine.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      In my opinion, you really have to suspend reality to enjoy this book. Ridiculous plot! When I finally found out where the author was headed with “whodunnit”, and the explanation of the other missing person…I just rolled my eyes and felt like I’d been duped! I honestly felt like I wasted hours listening to this!!

      5 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I really liked this story. The characters were interesting and the story held my interest. Narration was good too. A few plot lines I wanted closure on but overall a good story.
    • 1/5
      I am personally not a fan of this book sorry <3