Local Woman Missing
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- Author：Mary Kubica
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Reviews
Marissa ACericolaLife
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This was 💯 an easy 5⭐️ book。 That is what this book is。。。。。。 mind-blowing。 MIND-F@&$ing-BLOWING！ Excuse my language but holy moly this was a never-ending roller coaster of twists and turns。 Never did I foresee the end！ It was written so well。 Kubica has such a gift for engaging the reader right away and leaving you in suspense。 This one did just that！ It’s told from multiple POVs and timelines。 Considering this I don’t feel like I got confused by it。 I will say A LOT is going on in this story an This was 💯 an easy 5⭐️ book。 That is what this book is。。。。。。 mind-blowing。 MIND-F@&$ing-BLOWING！ Excuse my language but holy moly this was a never-ending roller coaster of twists and turns。 Never did I foresee the end！ It was written so well。 Kubica has such a gift for engaging the reader right away and leaving you in suspense。 This one did just that！ It’s told from multiple POVs and timelines。 Considering this I don’t feel like I got confused by it。 I will say A LOT is going on in this story and plenty of characters were mentioned which had been slightly confused at times but not enough that it took away from the story。 This was just an explosion of drama， suspense， heartbreak， and loss and I could not put it down！ I got mad at my husband for bothering me because I just wanted to read it and find out the ending。 YOU NEED TO READ THIS ONE！ I am just such a fan of this author and this book did not let me down！ I am so thankful to @marykubica @parkrowbooks for #gifting me an ARC。 ⚠️TW: Suicide， Homicide， Child Abduction， Affairs， Child abuse， and bad birthing experiences。 。。。more
Ginger
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Very good book！ Not only did it keep me guessing， but it also had lots of plot surprises！ Highly recommend。
Pauline Cooper
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When mother and daughter Meridith and Delilah go missing a huge search ensues。 There are no reasonable explanations other than another woman in the area went missing shortly before they did。 Meanwhile， we know the daughter is being held prisoner in a dark basement with little food and no comforts。 The story alternates between eleven years previously when the pair went missing and the present time。 A clever and well told story with many twists that have the reader turning pages long into the nigh When mother and daughter Meridith and Delilah go missing a huge search ensues。 There are no reasonable explanations other than another woman in the area went missing shortly before they did。 Meanwhile， we know the daughter is being held prisoner in a dark basement with little food and no comforts。 The story alternates between eleven years previously when the pair went missing and the present time。 A clever and well told story with many twists that have the reader turning pages long into the night。 Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc。 。。。more
Amanda Smith
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Such a well written and captivating mystery！ I could NOT put the book down and finished it all in one day。 I was so hooked and personally attached to the characters， I found myself just turning page after page after page， unable to stop reading。 HIGHLY recommend！
Lindsay Miner
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Well， I’ll just say I finished this in one day。 That’s how good it is。 And now I’m sad that it’s over 😭😂 Impatiently waiting for another Mary Kubica book。。。。
Randi
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I liked this better than some of Kubica’s other books， but there are some plot holes that just never get tied up that completely overshadowed it。 The ending is silly/rushed。
Karen’s Library
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I’ve been a huge fan of Mary Kubica ever since I read her first book of The Good Girl。 And wow， she did not disappoint with Local Woman Missing！ I was hooked from the very first chapter of Part One with Delilah’s POV。 The book goes back and forth in between 3 different timelines and 4 POVs。 I never had any problem following along or distinguishing between the characters。 Mary has a way of giving the reader the perfect amounts of information to keep you on the edge of your seat and flipping throu I’ve been a huge fan of Mary Kubica ever since I read her first book of The Good Girl。 And wow， she did not disappoint with Local Woman Missing！ I was hooked from the very first chapter of Part One with Delilah’s POV。 The book goes back and forth in between 3 different timelines and 4 POVs。 I never had any problem following along or distinguishing between the characters。 Mary has a way of giving the reader the perfect amounts of information to keep you on the edge of your seat and flipping through the pages as fast as possible。 Or at least that’s what I experienced。I don’t want to go into any details because。。。 spoilers， but suffice it to say that the twists knocked my socks off。 I was so entangled in each of these characters and didn’t want to put my book down for regular life to intervene。This story is heartbreaking and shocking and one that will stay with me for some time。 As always， I can’t wait to see what Mary comes up with next。*Thank you so much to Park Row / Harlequin and NetGalley for the advance copy！* 。。。more
BernLuvsBooks
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4。5⭐️
Pam
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Wow。 Quite a book。 Quite an ending。 I could hardly put it down
Arianna Mclaughlin （arianna。reads）
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Mary Kubica never disappoints！ Local Woman Missing is SO good。 This already has a place on my top thriller list of 2021。Not long after Shelby Tebow goes missing， Meredith and her daughter Delilah also disappear。 Are the two cases connected？ Who could have taken them？ Fast forward 11 years and Delilah returns。 Can she help solve her own disappearance？I was immediately hooked from page one。 I loved the multiple POVs and alternating timelines。 They are so well done， kept me questioning everything a Mary Kubica never disappoints！ Local Woman Missing is SO good。 This already has a place on my top thriller list of 2021。Not long after Shelby Tebow goes missing， Meredith and her daughter Delilah also disappear。 Are the two cases connected？ Who could have taken them？ Fast forward 11 years and Delilah returns。 Can she help solve her own disappearance？I was immediately hooked from page one。 I loved the multiple POVs and alternating timelines。 They are so well done， kept me questioning everything and built suspense until a literal OMG ending I did not see coming！And let’s talk about the characters。 Kubica had me so invested in each of their lives （Leo！） and I loved all the the intricate relationships between them and how this contributed to the growing tension and mystery。Thriller lovers， this is a must read ！Thank you to @netgalley and @harpercollinsca for the eARC for review。 。。。more
Jody Blanchette
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When Shelby Tebow went missing， the town was worried。 Then Meredith Dickey and her six year old daughter， Delilah， vanished。 Their disappearance shook the community。 Are they all connected？ Now， eleven years later， Deliah has been found。 Shocked from the trauma she endured， Deliah isn't saying much。 Everyone wants to know what really happened to her， but no one is prepared for what they find。。。This has to be Mary Kubica's best book。 I have been reading her for years， loved all of her books， and When Shelby Tebow went missing， the town was worried。 Then Meredith Dickey and her six year old daughter， Delilah， vanished。 Their disappearance shook the community。 Are they all connected？ Now， eleven years later， Deliah has been found。 Shocked from the trauma she endured， Deliah isn't saying much。 Everyone wants to know what really happened to her， but no one is prepared for what they find。。。This has to be Mary Kubica's best book。 I have been reading her for years， loved all of her books， and have never been as thrilled as I was with this book。 Prepare yourself for a domestic thriller that twists into unbelievable plot knots。 Local Girl Missing is about two women， and a little girl that mysteriously disappear。 Secrets kept， lies told， and a horrible incident tie them all together in a way that is so shocking you will gasp。 I did NOT see the end twist coming at all， and was so incredibly thrilled and surprised。 Mary Kubica is excellent at sucking her readers into the lives of her characters。 She makes us feel all the emotions， then sneaks up and rips our hearts out。 This is the reason she is a go to buy for me， and I scrambled like crazy to get an Arc of this book。 。。。more
Less singh
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Erin （Drink。Read。Repeat）
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*View my reviews at www。drinkreadrepeat。com**I was provided a gifted copy of this title by the publisher*What is it about true crime that makes it so。。。 irresistible？As I worked my way through my most recent read， my pace was hindered by the fact that I was in the process of moving。 As per usual， my husband took on the lion's share of the work。 But between deep renovations and just general relocation of personal possessions — the heaviest of which were undoubtedly my books — there was just so mu *View my reviews at www。drinkreadrepeat。com**I was provided a gifted copy of this title by the publisher*What is it about true crime that makes it so。。。 irresistible？As I worked my way through my most recent read， my pace was hindered by the fact that I was in the process of moving。 As per usual， my husband took on the lion's share of the work。 But between deep renovations and just general relocation of personal possessions — the heaviest of which were undoubtedly my books — there was just so much to do。 Given this， I felt absolutely obligated to help。So， instead of sinking into my sofa every night， a glass of red wine in one hand and a book in the other， I would head over to the new house and do something I absolutely detest: physical labor。 My stays at the new house were never too long， because， as the sun would set and unfamiliar shadows would play large on the tall walls of the two story great room， I would become unnerved。While I have pretty much always been an incredible wimp， my general unease was certainly exacerbated by the fact that， while working， I would ingest a steady diet of old episodes of the Crime Junkie podcast。 Listening to story after story after story of murder and rape and still unexplained disappearances is enough to make anyone feel like it's not a matter of if， but when， you fall victim to your own tragedy。Unlike the podcast I couldn't stop binging， Mary Kubica's newest novel， Local Woman Missing， isn't an account of a true crime， but it certainly reads like one。It’s been 11 years since three people went missing in what was， otherwise， a safe and secure community。 First it’s new mother Shelby Tebow who disappears。 Then， only a few weeks after， Meredith Dickey and her daughter Delilah also go missing。 Given the fact that these two eerily similar occurrences take place both so geographically and temporally close to each other， it seems impossible that they aren’t connected。 Despite the interest and dedication of community members， though， the cases go largely cold。But then， on a day not so different from any other， a diminutive young woman is found， injured and malnourished and dirty。 And what she tells the person who happens upon her shocks everyone: she is Delilah Dickey and， for 11 years， she has been kept captive in a basement。As Delilah tries to settle back into a life she long ago forgot， living with her bereaved father and the brother who was barely old enough to remember a time before her disappearance， police and community members revisit these cases with a renewed energy and a revitalized confidence in their ability to unearth answers that have too long remained hidden。 But what they find is something that they could never have expected。 It appears that their collective trust has been misplaced and that the perpetrator of these crimes isn’t some wayward straggler but， more alarmingly， a person in whom they placed their trust。In this Local Woman Missing， Kubica managed to weave a tale that was both incredibly twisty and entirely believable。 All too often， in attempting to embed the jaw-dropping twists that readers expect to be present in modern thrillers， authors create stories that are so convoluted and unrealistically complex that they require a significant suspension of disbelief。 That wasn’t the case here。 While readers will have to believe in synchronicity of tragic events — accept the fact that a series of largely unrelated events all occurred in the same horrible span of time — the way in which Kubica layered these occurrences made it easy to do so。A particular strength of this novel was Kubica’s use of varied perspectives and her decision to constantly jump back and forth in time。By utilizing multiple perspectives， Kubrica allowed readers to discover and get to know each of the characters in this tale in an organic way。 And given that at the core of her story was not just one nuclear family but， ostensibly， a whole community， her ability to not just introduce but also develop these characters in a realistic way that was neither clunky nor boring was hugely impressive。Similarly， her decision to use a flexible timeline， shifting back and forth across the span of 11 years， really allowed her mystery to unfold organically。 As you move through this novel， pieces of the puzzle start to slip into place naturally。 Even with the shocking twists never felt forced or rushed or inauthentic。 It truly felt as if you were a member of this community， gathering bits and pieces of knowledge and trying to arrange them in a picture that explained what had happened to these three missing members。 I found this really satisfying because， even though there were twists you likely wouldn’t see coming， savvy readers could solve this mystery with the facts that were shared throughout the novel。 Kubica didn’t， as so many authors do， hold back so many clues — in an attempt to ensure a shocking denouement — that it became impossible to actually figure it all out。 And， given that many — or I might even argue all — thriller fans are actually closet armchair detectives， I think that this was a wise choice。Thanks to it’s ripped-from-the-headlines feel and it’s robust cast of realistic characters， this was Kubica’s strongest effort to date。 Local Woman Missing earns 5 out of 5 cocktails。 。。。more
Nelda Brangwin
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With each chapter told in a different voice and moving back and forth between time， the reader will become quickly involved in the story of 6-year-old Delilah who were missing eleven years before。 So many bombshells and twists in Kubica’s latest thriller。 And its not just Delilah and her mother who have gone missing。 Another woman in the Chicago suburb has never been found。 The plot is in-depth and compelling。 Readers will find it hard to put down once they start reading。
Becky
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Delilah and her mother went missing eleven years ago。 Now， Delilah is back， but the mystery of what happened to them has never really been solved。 Eleven years ago， Delilah was just six and her younger brother Leo was four。 Meredith was working as both a doula and a yoga instructor。 And given that her clients could go into labor at any time， it wasn't unusual for her to be working odd hours。 But on the last day they were seen， she kept Delilah home sick with a fever。 She dropped her son at the b Delilah and her mother went missing eleven years ago。 Now， Delilah is back， but the mystery of what happened to them has never really been solved。 Eleven years ago， Delilah was just six and her younger brother Leo was four。 Meredith was working as both a doula and a yoga instructor。 And given that her clients could go into labor at any time， it wasn't unusual for her to be working odd hours。 But on the last day they were seen， she kept Delilah home sick with a fever。 She dropped her son at the babysitter's。 And that was it。 No check in with her husband to say she'd been called to a birth。 No messages about where they might have gone。 She was later found dead， ruled a suicide。 No one knew where Delilah had gone。As it turns out， Meredith had been keeping secrets。 Like the threatening messages she'd started to receive just a few months before her disappearance。 And the malpractice suit against a local OB that she'd be testifying in。 And then there's Shelby Tebow， the other woman who went missing not long before Meredith。 As it turns out， she was one of Meredith's clients。 She was also the one suing her doctor。 But how are the two cases connected？ Or are they even connected at all？Mary Kubica is one of the reigning rulers of thriller and suspense these days and it's easy to see why。 Local Woman Missing is compulsively readable， with twists and turns where you'd least expect them！What's really interesting about the narrative is that Delilah herself seems to be our main character when we begin。 But that's not the case at all。 She gets one POV chapter and the rest of the story alternates between Meredith， in the months leading up to her disappearance; Kate， a neighbor， both present day and eleven years ago; and Leo， in the days after Delilah's return。 The choice of narrators is interesting and the pacing is great。 It makes for a tense read， though， waiting to learn the how and why of what happened all those years ago instead of getting Delilah's story first hand。 And I promise， you won't see the end coming！ 。。。more
Anthony
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The ReviewThis was such a compelling read。 The author does an incredible job of weaving together a complex narrative that keeps the reader guessing the entire story。 The characters feel alive and do a marvelous job of engaging the reader on an entirely different level， eliciting emotions like sadness and rage to disbelief and heartbreak。 The alternating timelines and POV’s were an inspired choice， as they really help the story connect with the mystery and intrigue the author has established here The ReviewThis was such a compelling read。 The author does an incredible job of weaving together a complex narrative that keeps the reader guessing the entire story。 The characters feel alive and do a marvelous job of engaging the reader on an entirely different level， eliciting emotions like sadness and rage to disbelief and heartbreak。 The alternating timelines and POV’s were an inspired choice， as they really help the story connect with the mystery and intrigue the author has established here。 What will draw the reader in is the intensity of the narrative and how the author manages to weave each POV and timeline to keep the mystery alive。 The story shifts and changes so many times that readers are constantly shocked to discover new secrets and new suspects in this growing case， as the true mystery doesn’t even begin until after Delilah returns home。 The VerdictA brilliant， thought-provoking， and heart-pounding thriller， author Mary Kubica’s “Local Woman Missing” is the perfect suspense novel for fans of the genre this summer。 Written in a way that screams for a cinematic or miniseries adaption， the twists and turns will keep readers engaged throughout the entirety of the novel， and by the book’s end readers will be shocked as the final revelations are shown。 If you haven’t yet， be sure to grab your copy today！ 。。。more
Renee
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It is always the husband， am I right？ Well， not so fast， as this time we have a missing mother Shelby， who goes out for an evening run and never returns。 Would she desert her newborn baby and husband？ This is a low crime neighborhood and after all， if she didn't just run away from her life， who else besides the husband could have made her vanish。Weeks pass， when another husband reports his wife and daughter missing。 Six-year-old Deliliah and Meridith Dickey don't come home， and her husband Tom a It is always the husband， am I right？ Well， not so fast， as this time we have a missing mother Shelby， who goes out for an evening run and never returns。 Would she desert her newborn baby and husband？ This is a low crime neighborhood and after all， if she didn't just run away from her life， who else besides the husband could have made her vanish。Weeks pass， when another husband reports his wife and daughter missing。 Six-year-old Deliliah and Meridith Dickey don't come home， and her husband Tom and their young son Leo are left alone。 If it is the husband， what is his motive and why didn't Leo disappear too？ The story is told from Meredith， Deliliah， Leo， and their neighbor Kate's POV。 Told in the then and the now， we learn of the circumstances that lead to these shocking events。 Meredith has been hiding many things from Tom， but were they the reason she is gone？ Kate is devastated by Tom and Leo's loss and uncovers a connection between Shelby and Meridith。 Maybe we need to look beyond the husbands as someone else had ample reason to want to silence these women。Full of potential suspects and red herrings， ultimately， all of my suspicions were 100% incorrect。 I am not sure how I feel about the ending。 The reasons for the disappearances were quite sad in my opinion， and I couldn't quite get my head around what this person（s） had done。 That being said， while trying terribly hard to avoid spoilers and yet not be totally vague， I flew through this book。 All the puzzle pieces come together slowly but surely， and the first chapter really grabbed my attention。 。。。more
Tiffany www。instagram。com/tiffs_bookshelf
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OMFG！！！！！！！！！！！！！！ So many emotions going through me as I read the last word of this book。 Shock， empathy， sadness， anger are just the ones up front。 Mary Kubica does it again with her newest book！！！！！ She continues to amaze and shock everyone with her thrilling， very twisty new book。 It comes out today so listen people- go out and buy it NOW！！！！！ Trust me you will not be disappointed you did。 I recommend this book to everyone。
Samantha “Sam” A
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Good Morning and happy Tuesday！！ Happy PUB Day to Mary on this remarkable and addicting read！！I started reading a little on Friday and on Saturday I just couldn’t put it down。 The words were real， the story-deeply woven and just SO good！ I ended up finishing late Saturday night and just had to process it。 It was one of those stories that you simply don’t see the ending until it’s right there and bites you。 I really enjoyed it，Two women and a child go missing， the Dad never stops looking for his Good Morning and happy Tuesday！！ Happy PUB Day to Mary on this remarkable and addicting read！！I started reading a little on Friday and on Saturday I just couldn’t put it down。 The words were real， the story-deeply woven and just SO good！ I ended up finishing late Saturday night and just had to process it。 It was one of those stories that you simply don’t see the ending until it’s right there and bites you。 I really enjoyed it，Two women and a child go missing， the Dad never stops looking for his little girl when years go by and just when he thinks he can’t take anymore， suddenly Delilah is back。 The thing about secrets is， they can’t always stay buried。 This story will take you on a ride and what a wild and deep ride it is。 I highly recommend！！ A perfect rainy day read， much like what we’re experiencing here in Louisiana right now。Special thanks to the author， Harlequin and NetGalley for this review copy！！ 。。。more
Amanda McGill
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I’m a big fan of multiple characters and multiple storylines。 I love it when an author can pull off multiple storylines that at first， don’t seem to have anything in common and then somehow ties beautifully together at the end。Local Woman Missing did pretty well with all of the different viewpoints， multiple women missing and shifting timelines。 At first， I wasn’t a huge fan of the plots being 11 years apart。 It seemed like too much of a time gap， but at the end it worked out and I enjoyed getti I’m a big fan of multiple characters and multiple storylines。 I love it when an author can pull off multiple storylines that at first， don’t seem to have anything in common and then somehow ties beautifully together at the end。Local Woman Missing did pretty well with all of the different viewpoints， multiple women missing and shifting timelines。 At first， I wasn’t a huge fan of the plots being 11 years apart。 It seemed like too much of a time gap， but at the end it worked out and I enjoyed getting brother Leo’s view who was just a baby when his mother and sister disappeared。I’m pleasantly surprised with Mary Kubica’s newest novel。 I swore off her a few years ago after When the Lights Go Out， but I’m really glad I choose to read Local Woman Missing！Thank you to Netgallery and HARLEQUIN – Trade Publishing （U。S。 & Canada） for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Darcia Helle
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Local Woman Missing is a wild， intense， twisted ride， and I loved every moment。We have suspects galore， all of them with secrets。 Some we think we can trust， until maybe we can’t， and others we want to despise， until maybe we don’t。This story’s timeline jumps around between “before” and “after，” with multiple narrators。 I noticed some readers complained of difficulty following along。 I had no trouble staying rooted in the story， but it’s something to be aware of if this sort of thing is a proble Local Woman Missing is a wild， intense， twisted ride， and I loved every moment。We have suspects galore， all of them with secrets。 Some we think we can trust， until maybe we can’t， and others we want to despise， until maybe we don’t。This story’s timeline jumps around between “before” and “after，” with multiple narrators。 I noticed some readers complained of difficulty following along。 I had no trouble staying rooted in the story， but it’s something to be aware of if this sort of thing is a problem for you。I didn’t read the synopsis until after I’d read the book。 It gives away something I’m glad I didn’t know going in， which happens late in the story。 I recommend going into this one blind for that reason。 It’s just more fun not knowing。Even with that bit of a spoiler， this is a fast-paced thriller that will keep you on edge throughout。*I received a review copy from Park Row Books， via NetGalley。* 。。。more
Sue
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So good。。。just twisted enough！ A quick， creepy， and great read！
Bonnie DeMoss
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Shelby Tebow goes missing while out on a run。 Soon after， a mother， Meredith， is found dead and her daughter Delilah has disappeared。 Eleven years later， a young girl escapes from a basement prison。 Who is she？ Does it all tie together？This is a heartrending thriller by Mary Kubica。 It is full of twists and turns and will keep you guessing until the end。 The story is told from several points of view， which can be unsettling at times。 There are some occurrences which seem a little unrealistic， bu Shelby Tebow goes missing while out on a run。 Soon after， a mother， Meredith， is found dead and her daughter Delilah has disappeared。 Eleven years later， a young girl escapes from a basement prison。 Who is she？ Does it all tie together？This is a heartrending thriller by Mary Kubica。 It is full of twists and turns and will keep you guessing until the end。 The story is told from several points of view， which can be unsettling at times。 There are some occurrences which seem a little unrealistic， but overall this is a riveting， captivating story。 Three and a half stars， rounded up to four。I received a free copy of this book from Harlequin （Park Row Books） via Netgalley。 My review is voluntary。 。。。more
Kathy
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4。5 stars。
Jill Jemmett
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New mom Shelby Tebow went missing。 Then a few days later Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter Delilah disappear without a trace。 Now， eleven years later， Delilah has emerged。 Told between alternating perspectives and time periods， this story uncovers what really happened to these missing women。This story started out a little confusing。 Each of the chapters jump between different perspectives and time periods。 When I didn’t know the characters， it was difficult to keep track of everyone。 New mom Shelby Tebow went missing。 Then a few days later Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter Delilah disappear without a trace。 Now， eleven years later， Delilah has emerged。 Told between alternating perspectives and time periods， this story uncovers what really happened to these missing women。This story started out a little confusing。 Each of the chapters jump between different perspectives and time periods。 When I didn’t know the characters， it was difficult to keep track of everyone。 After reading a couple of chapters， I figured out who everyone was and it was easier to follow。This story kept me guessing until the end。 Once I figured out what was happening in the story， I was glued to the book because I had to know what happened。 I had a couple of guesses as to what happened， but I was wrong。 It was actually quite chilling at a few parts。 There were a couple of graphic scenes， involving a traumatic childbirth， child captivity， and murders。 This story was quite intense but really hard to put down。I really enjoyed this thriller！ I highly recommend it for an addicting read。Thank you HarperCollins for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jane
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Eleven years ago， a local woman disappeared。 Then， just a few weeks later， another woman and her young daughter seemingly vanished into thin air。 This is the basic premise of Mary Kubica’s newest novel Local Woman Missing。 Alternating between past and present， as well as from different points of view， the reader learns the fate of the missing persons as well as the impact these events have had on their families and friends。Local Woman Missing is an immensely entertaining book。 The characters are Eleven years ago， a local woman disappeared。 Then， just a few weeks later， another woman and her young daughter seemingly vanished into thin air。 This is the basic premise of Mary Kubica’s newest novel Local Woman Missing。 Alternating between past and present， as well as from different points of view， the reader learns the fate of the missing persons as well as the impact these events have had on their families and friends。Local Woman Missing is an immensely entertaining book。 The characters are very well-drawn， the plot is well-done， and the shifts from past to present as well as the different perspectives are nearly flawless。 The twists are unexpected and the overall story moves at a nice pace。 It is a multi-layered story that mystery/thriller fans will enjoy。 I know I did！ Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book for review。 。。。more
Reeca Elliott
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Shelby is missing。 Then Meredith and her daughter， Delilah， go missing。。from the same neighborhood。 But， the mystery is not solved for 11 years when Delilah returns。Meredith is a doula。 She is someone who helps， or rather supports， a pregnant woman through her birth。 This is the tie which binds her and Shelby。 But， is it the reason they are missing or is something more sinister happening？This story is told through many voices and from the past to the present。 This could get confusing。 However， t Shelby is missing。 Then Meredith and her daughter， Delilah， go missing。。from the same neighborhood。 But， the mystery is not solved for 11 years when Delilah returns。Meredith is a doula。 She is someone who helps， or rather supports， a pregnant woman through her birth。 This is the tie which binds her and Shelby。 But， is it the reason they are missing or is something more sinister happening？This story is told through many voices and from the past to the present。 This could get confusing。 However， this story is so well written and so captivating…。I was enthralled。What a fantastic read…all the way from start to finish！ The story grabs you right off the bat！ Then it twists and turns around itself and the ends up with quite a few surprises！ All I can say is…OH WOW！Need a good thriller…oh my word！ DO NOT MISS THIS ONE！I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review。 。。。more
Jayne Burnett
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Wow！！！ I am a huge fan of Mary Kubica， this new book is outstanding， her best yet！！ I was drawn in from page one and hooked to the end。 Sorry many ver clever twists and surprises as the story unfolds！！ Shelly Tebrow goes for a late evening run， she will not return。 We then meet a young girl being held captive in a dark cold basement， she has been here for many years， being abused by a husband and wife。 Next we meet the neighbours on a suburban street， Meredith， John and their two children， Delil Wow！！！ I am a huge fan of Mary Kubica， this new book is outstanding， her best yet！！ I was drawn in from page one and hooked to the end。 Sorry many ver clever twists and surprises as the story unfolds！！ Shelly Tebrow goes for a late evening run， she will not return。 We then meet a young girl being held captive in a dark cold basement， she has been here for many years， being abused by a husband and wife。 Next we meet the neighbours on a suburban street， Meredith， John and their two children， Delilah and Leo， their neighbours are Kate and Bea。 Shelley is missing， now Meredith and Delilah are also missing， are the disappearances connected。 The story is weaved together， very cleverly written， there are some jaw dropping momentsIf you are a fan of a psychological thriller then this book is not to be missed！！！ A TOP READ for 2021 A 6th star is needed。 。。。more
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Check out all of my reviews at: https://www。avonnalovesgenres。comLOCAL WOMAN MISSING by Mary Kubica is a standalone domestic thriller/mystery that for me read more as a mystery than domestic thriller。 The story is told by various characters in two interwoven timelines which are eleven years apart。Eleven years ago a new mother， Shelby Tebow disappears while on a night time jog。 Soon after a mother， Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter， Delilah also disappear without a trace。Now， eleven y Check out all of my reviews at: https://www。avonnalovesgenres。comLOCAL WOMAN MISSING by Mary Kubica is a standalone domestic thriller/mystery that for me read more as a mystery than domestic thriller。 The story is told by various characters in two interwoven timelines which are eleven years apart。Eleven years ago a new mother， Shelby Tebow disappears while on a night time jog。 Soon after a mother， Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter， Delilah also disappear without a trace。Now， eleven years later， Delilah returns with everyone trying to find out what happened to her。 What is discovered will have repercussions in families throughout the neighborhood。This story ends up for me being a satisfying mystery story， but I never felt it was what I would call a domestic thriller。 The beginning， while intriguing also became more confusing as characters were added and I had to keep checking which timeline I was in until about a third of the way into the book。 I liked the mystery and would have liked a few red herrings or clues throughout instead of the sudden resolution out of the blue。 Delilah’s story I assume was added for the thriller quality， but it just never was believable to me。 I am in the minority with my opinion and others have loved this book。 Ms。 Kubica has several other books， but this one was just an OK read for me。 。。。more
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