Meredith and Shelby’s doctor differed on their opinions about the baby’s birth. Did you find her to be a likeable character? Why or why not?ĭo you think the family handled the return of Delilah well? What would you have done differently? Did that give you relief? Did it make you want to read more?Ī lot of the story is told from Meredith’s perspective.

The book starts off very intensely with Delilah escaping her kidnappers and being reunited with her family. ( Warning: some spoilers ahead!) Discussion Guide But there’s more than meets the eye and no one is prepared for the truth that will be revealed. When Delilah is miraculously rescued, the town can’t wait to find out what happened to her those eleven years ago. Local Woman Missing: A Novel of Domestic Suspense Paperback Novemby Mary Kubica (Author) 28,341 ratings Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense See all formats and editions Kindle 18.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 14.69 50 Used from 4.70 32 New from 11. It follows the disappearance of Meredith Dickey and her daughter Delilah over the span of a decade. Greenburger Assoc.Mary Kubica’s latest thriller is another page-turner! I read this book in several days and couldn’t put it down. This is definitely one of her better efforts. Mary Kubicas Local Woman Missing + Zesty Spiked Lemonade Thursday, May 11th at 6pm About the Book 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.

Though a couple of the final megatwists prove more shocking than convincing, Kubica’s plumbing of the darkness lurking beneath the shiny suburban dream should please her fans and draw in new ones. Local Woman Missing: A Novel of Domestic Suspense Hardcover by Mary Kubica (Author) 29,256 ratings Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense See all formats and editions Kindle 19.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 14.99 45 Used from 5.93 32 New from 11. As usual for this author, much suspense stems from her storytelling sleight of hand, particularly the way she leaps forward and backward in time as well as among half a dozen distinctive if not always reliable narrators, who include Shelby, Meredith, and Delilah’s younger brother. However, the traumatized, emaciated teen subsequently brought to the house bears little resemblance to the Delilah he remembers, other than her distinctive red hair. Out of the blue, Meredith’s husband gets the call that will upend his life again: Delilah has been found.

Eleven years after the disappearances of new mom Shelby Tebow, doula Meredith Dickey, and Meredith’s six-year-old daughter, Delilah, shook their tranquil Chicago suburb, troubling questions linger about just what happened to them in this daringly plotted, emotionally eviscerating psychological thriller from bestseller Kubica ( The Other Mrs.).

Mary kubica local woman missing