Local Woman Missing

Mary Kubica

May 2021 · Harlequin Audio · Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and Jesse Vilinsky

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

Ratings and reviews

Only about half the book seems relevant--it's very slow until a speedy last quarter. The author is long-winded in her descriptions and I found myself listening at 1.25x to move it along. The narrators are decent; it's the writing that's laborious. The ending is unpredictable because it's almost a completely different story from the one you've endured for hours. I appreciate the tidy ending, however it lacks dialogue or insight from the most central characters, namely Leo. Given the whole book is a series of monologue POV's, I don't quite understand that choice. If you're in for a lazy read, this book might be ok, otherwise I can't recommend it.

It started off very intense and engaging. Some highs and lows in the middle and the ending felt very rushed. I really loved all of Leo's and Meredith's sections. Kate's section was at times not very interesting and felt it wasn't need. However, I see why it was. I would have loved a POV chapter on how Josh dealt during those missing 11 years. It was a good book that kept me guessing and invested in what happened.

It was a good mystery told in a different sort of way and that was enjoyable. There were some things the characters did, I'm guessing to fit into the plot line, that seemed dumb and that took away a little from the story. Overall, I would recommend.

About the author

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.