Mary Kubica
Список книг автора Mary KubicaPretty Baby
A chance encounterShe sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head…An act of kindnessHeidi has always been charitable but her family are horrified when she returns home with a young woman named Willow and her baby in tow. Dishevelled and homeless, this girl could be a criminal – or worse. But despite the family's objections, Heidi offers them refuge.A tangled web of liesAs Willow begins to get back on her feet, disturbing clues into her past starts to emerge. Now Heidi must question if her motives for helping the stranger are unselfish or rooted in her own failures.Praise for Pretty Baby‘Pretty Baby is almost hypnotic and anything but predictable…This book will give insomniacs a compelling reason to sit up all night.’ – KirkusPraise for The Good GirlSelected as one of the Top Ten General Fiction Books of 2014 by Bookbag.co.uk'A twisty, roller coaster ride of a debut. Fans of Gone Girl will embrace this equally evocative tale' – Lisa Gardner‘A sensational climax seals the deal’ ‘I hesitate to use that terrible cliché ‘page-turner’, but this powerful debut thriller is just that. It grabs you from the moment it starts’ – Daily Mail'Pulse pounding' – Heather Gudenkauf'Sensational' – Metro'One of the trickiest, cleverest, most rewarding human interest crime tales of this year.' – Top 100 Amazon reviewer Katharine Kirby'Kubica’s powerful debut will encourage comparisons to Gone Girl…[but] this girl has heart' – Publishers Weekly starred review‘Memorable and riveting’ – Lovereading.co.uk‘As a debut, this is a stunning, well-written novel – Kubica is an author to watch.’ – We Love This Book‘This psychological thriller gets right under your skin and leaves its mark. A tremendous read’ – The Sun‘A complex tale of deceit, jealousy, fear and love played out against the bustling, bright lights of Chicago … a stunning debut’ – Crimethrillergirl.com‘If you love a dark mystery, The Good Girl will keep you entranced from the very first page to the end. Likened to the bestselling Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, this psychological thriller looks set to be a blockbuster – and it’s only Kubica’s first novel! … I can’t wait for more from this talented writer’ – Peterborough Evening Telegraph
When The Lights Go Out
‘Creepy and oh so clever, with a brilliant twist I did not see coming!’ ALICE FEENEY‘A captivating edge-of-your-seat read.’ MEGAN MIRANDAMary Kubica is back with a bang in this compulsively gripping tale of obsession and desperation.***As far as the world’s concerned, she’s already deadJessie Sloane is getting her life back on track after caring for her sick mother. But she’s stopped short when she discovers, that according to official records, ‘Jessie Sloane’ died seventeen years ago.So why does she still feel in danger? Thrown into turmoil and questioning everything she’s ever known, Jessie’s confusion is exacerbated by a relentless lack of sleep. Stuck in a waking nightmare and convinced she’s in danger, she can no longer tell what’s real and what she’s imagined.The truth lies in the past…Twenty years ago, another woman’s split-second decision may hold the key to Jessie’s secret history. Has her whole life been a lie? The truth will shock her to the core…if she lives long enough to discover it.Why readers love Mary Kubica:‘One of the very best thrillers I’ve read – ever.’‘Kept me guessing the whole way through. Sheer genius.’‘Messed with my mind (in a good way). I want more!’‘Totally riveting and all-consuming’‘The ending is a real twist of the knife – it doesn’t get much better than this.’‘A very fast paced story which keeps you guessing till the end and what a twist!’‘Omg! This is one of the best books that I have ever read! Great thriller, love it!’
The Other Mrs
EVERY MARRIAGE HAS ITS SECRETS…___‘Altogether unpredictable’ KARIN SLAUGHTER ‘Brilliantly propulsive’ JP DELANEY An ending that left me thunderstruck’ SAMANTHA DOWNING ___When Sadie moves with her husband Will and their two children to a tiny coastal town, it’s a fresh start. Will swears the affair he was having back in the city is over and Sadie believes him. But their new beginning is tainted when a local woman is murdered, leaving Sadie convinced there’s a killer in their midst.Hot-headed, beautiful Camille is obsessively in love with Will. She’s even prepared to follow him thousands of miles to stake out his new home in secret – and in doing so, becomes the only witness to a brutal crime.But who is Camille really, and what is her connection to the dead woman? And as the murder investigation deepens, whose secret will be revealed as the darkest of them all? ___Unsettling, compelling and with a jaw-dropping twist, you won’t be able to put this novel down. Perfect for fans of Behind Closed Doors and Sometimes I Lie.
Every Last Lie
‘A page-turning whodunit.’ – Ruth Ware, bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10She always trusted her husband.Until he died.Clara Solberg’s world shatters when her husband and four-year-old daughter are in a car crash, killing Nick while Maisie is remarkably unharmed.But when Maisie starts having nightmares, Clara becomes obsessed that Nick’s death was far more than just an accident.Who wanted Nick dead? And, more importantly, why? Clara will stop at nothing to find out the truth – even if it makes her question whether her entire marriage has been a lie…
Don't You Cry
An electrifying and addictive tale of deceit and obsession from the bestselling author of The Good GirlIn downtown Chicago, a young woman named Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting letter addressed to My Dearest is found among her possessions, leaving her friend and roommate Quinn Collins to wonder where Esther is and whether or not she's the person Quinn thought she knew.Meanwhile, in a small Michigan harbour town an hour outside Chicago, a mysterious woman appears in the quiet coffee shop where 18 year old Alex Gallo works as a dishwasher. He is immediately drawn to her charm and beauty, but what starts as an innocent crush quickly spirals into something far more dark and sinister.As Quinn searches for answers about Esther, and Alex is drawn further under the stranger's spell, Mary Kubica takes readers on a taut and twisted rollercoaster ride that builds to a stunning conclusion.
The Good Girl
‘A tremendous read’ – The SunNow optioned for a major movie by the company behind Winter’s Bone, Babel, Being John Malkovich and the TV series True Detective.A compulsive debut that reveals how, even in the perfect family, nothing is as it seems…I've been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don't know the colour of her eyes or what they look like when they're scared. But I will.Mia Dennett can't resist a one-night stand with the enigmatic stranger she meets in a bar.But going home with him might turn out to be the worst mistake of Mia's life…
