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Mary Kubica is a New York Times bestselling author of suspense thrillers including The Good Girl, The Other Mrs., and Local Woman Missing. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and have sold over five million copies worldwide. She’s been described as “a helluva storyteller” (Kirkus) and “a writer of vice-like control” (Chicago Tribune), and 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.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,882,261 ratings · 159,429 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Local Woman Missing 4.12 avg rating — 771,477 ratings — published 2021 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Girl 3.80 avg rating — 281,964 ratings — published 2014 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just the Nicest Couple 3.56 avg rating — 229,307 ratings — published 2023 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She's Not Sorry 3.79 avg rating — 185,778 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Mrs. 3.74 avg rating — 161,223 ratings — published 2020 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pretty Baby 3.69 avg rating — 72,137 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't You Cry 3.47 avg rating — 68,172 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Last Lie 3.33 avg rating — 54,241 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Lights Go Out 3.19 avg rating — 35,109 ratings — published 2018 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Not Her 4.08 avg rating — 22,668 ratings — published 2026 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I know how betrayal and disillusionment feel, when someone who could give you the world refuses even a tiny piece of it.”
― Mary Kubica, The Good Girl

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“The goal with teenagers is simply getting through it alive, with no permanent damage.”
― Mary Kubica, The Good Girl

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“But he holds me so tightly that for a moment, the emotions are at bay. The sadness and fear, the regret and the loathing. He bottles them up inside his arms so that for a split second I don’t have to be the one carrying the weight of them. For this moment, the burden is his.”
― Mary Kubica, The Good Girl

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January BoTM (GoodReads Award Nominees) Theme!! 1st Poll.

Top 5 books move onto the second poll!!!

Big Little Lies

by Liane Moriarty

18 votes, 26.5%

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

by Gabrielle Zevin

10 votes, 14.7%

The Good Girl

by Mary Kubica

9 votes, 13.2%

Dollbaby

by Laura Lane McNeal

7 votes, 10.3%

The Son

by Jo Nesbø

7 votes, 10.3%

The Paying Guests

by Sarah Waters

6 votes, 8.8%

Landline

by Rainbow Rowell

5 votes, 7.4%

Elizabeth Is Missing

by Emma Healey

3 votes, 4.4%

Stone Mattress: Nine Tales

by Margaret Atwood

2 votes, 2.9%

Bad Feminist: Essays

by Roxane Gay

1 vote, 1.5%

68 total votes

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