I don't outline my novels in advance, but start with a problem and then dive right in - creating the characters, and figuring out logical steps to solve the problem, while throwing in some twists and turns along the way. I tend to hide away at home to write, usually at my kitchen table with a cat or 2 (or 4) keeping me company. I find that I'm easily distracted, so write when the rest of the family is either asleep or at work/school - and though I wish I was, I'm not one of those authors who can work at the local coffee shop.

I don't have much in the way of routines, as I tend to write when I feel moved to write and don't force myself to meet a certain word count each day, or to write for a set amount of time. I'm so happy you enjoyed them! I'm an early bird, so I love getting up around 5am to write, when the house is quiet and my husband and children are still asleep. I'm so happy you enjoyed them! I'm an early bird, so I love getting up around 5am to write, when …more Thank you for reading The Good Girl and Pretty Baby. Local Woman Missing jumps back and forth between multiple timelines and is very plot rich. It’s that reality that started to bother me. The story is heartbreaking, sadly all to real. Look for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica:The Good GirlPretty BabyDon't You CryEvery Last LieWhen the Lights Go OutThe Other Mrs.Mary Kubica Thank you for reading The Good Girl and Pretty Baby. The story keeps you hooked, and I had the desire to finish the book. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find…ĭon't miss Mary Kubica's twisty new thriller, Just the Nicest Couple! Now, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Local Woman Missing By Mary Kubica Park Row, 352 pages.

Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.

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. People don't just disappear without a trace… 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. 'Dark and twisty, with white-knuckle tension and jaw-dropping surprises.' -Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Home Before Dark

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