Description: Inner-city art teacher Mia Dennett is taken hostage by her one-night stand, Colin Thatcher, who, instead of delivering her to his employers, hides her in a cabin in rural Minnesota to keep her safe from harm.
Brief description: Mary Kubica is a New York Times bestselling author of thrillers including The Good Girl, Local Woman Missing and She''s Not Sorry. 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 Reviews) and "a writer of vice-like control" (Chicago Tribune), and her novels have been praised as "hypnotic" (People) and "thrilling and illuminating" (LA Times). She lives outside Chicago with her husband and children.
Review Quotes: "Thrilling and illuminating... [Pretty Baby] raises the ante on the genre and announces the welcome second coming of a talent well worth watching." -LA Times
"A hypnotic psychological thriller.... [Pretty Baby] builds to a stunning climax involving revelations you won't see coming." -People "A twisty, roller coaster ride of a debut. Fans of Gone Girl will embrace this equally evocative tale." -Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author "This isn't your typical thriller.... [It] practically has you holding your breath for all 300 pages." -Bustle.com "Single White Female on steroids.... If you haven't read Mary Kubica yet, you need to start right this minute... This riveting psychological thriller had me turning the pages at warp speed." -Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Corrupted "Kubica's powerful debut...will encourage comparisons to Gone Girl." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Psychologically rich and pulse pounding, The Good Girl had me hooked from the very first sentence and didn't let go until the final word." -Heather Gudenkauf, bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Little Mercies "[Kubica's] masterful handling of plot makes The Good Girl hard to put down." -The Columbus Dispatch "The Good Girl has everything going for it. A fresh new style...the denouement will stun. I look forward to Kubica's next novel."-Florida Times-Union "A cleverly constructed suspense thriller."
-Chicago Tribune, Printer's Row