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A chance encounter sparks an unrelenting web of lies in this stunning new psychological thriller from national bestselling author Mary Kubica.Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit and takes in stray cats. Still, her husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby in tow. Disheveled and apparently homeless, this girl could be a criminal or worse. But despite her family s objections, Heidi invites Willow and the baby to take refuge in their home.Heidi spends the next few days helping Willow get back on her feet, but as clues into Willow s past begin to surface, Heidi is forced to decide how far she s willing to go to help a stranger. What begins as an act of kindness quickly spirals into a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated."
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The charitable Heidi Wood horrifies her husband and daughter by inviting an apparently homeless teenager and her infant to take refuge in their home, a situation that quickly devolves as details from the girl's past begin to surface.
Review:
"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
"It's a perfect setup-but the twists you expect aren't the ones that arrive." -NPR
"Suspense done well." -New York Magazine
"Intricately wrought suspense.... This is no familiar game of psychopaths; everyone is deeply flawed but deeply human." -Vulture
"A superb psychological thriller... stunning." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The conclusion is a genuine surprise. Recommend for fans of the psychological suspense of Suzanne Berne or Laura Kasischke."
-Booklist
"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
"A twisty, roller coaster ride of a debut. Fans of Gone Girl will embrace this equally evocative tale of a missing woman, shattered family and the lies we tell not just to each other, but especially to ourselves."-Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Nothing
"Hypnotic and anything but predictable. This book will give insomniacs a compelling reason to sit up all night."-Kirkus, 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. I can't wait to see what Mary Kubica comes up with next." -Heather Gudenkauf, bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Little Mercies
-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
-It's a perfect setup-but the twists you expect aren't the ones that arrive.- -NPR
-Suspense done well.- -New York Magazine
-Kubica is back with another psychological thriller that begs you to turn the page.--InStyle
-Intricately wrought suspense.... This is no familiar game of psychopaths; everyone is deeply flawed but deeply human.- -Vulture
-The conclusion is a genuine surprise.--Booklist
-Hypnotic and anything but predictable.... This book will give insomniacs a compelling reason to sit up all night.--Kirkus, starred review
-A superb psychological thriller... stunning.--Publishers Weekly, starred review
-A gripping literary thriller.--Chicago Book Review
"A hypnotic psychological thriller.... [Pretty Baby] builds to a stunning climax involving revelations you won't see coming." -People
"It's a perfect setup-but the twists you expect aren't the ones that arrive." -NPR
"Suspense done well." -New York Magazine
"Intricately wrought suspense.... This is no familiar game of psychopaths; everyone is deeply flawed but deeply human." -Vulture
"A superb psychological thriller... stunning." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The conclusion is a genuine surprise. Recommend for fans of the psychological suspense of Suzanne Berne or Laura Kasischke."
-Booklist
"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
"A twisty, roller coaster ride of a debut. Fans of Gone Girl will embrace this equally evocative tale of a missing woman, shattered family and the lies we tell not just to each other, but especially to ourselves."-Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Nothing
"Hypnotic and anything but predictable. This book will give insomniacs a compelling reason to sit up all night."-Kirkus, 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. I can't wait to see what Mary Kubica comes up with next." -Heather Gudenkauf, bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Little Mercies
-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
-It's a perfect setup-but the twists you expect aren't the ones that arrive.- -NPR
-Suspense done well.- -New York Magazine
-Kubica is back with another psychological thriller that begs you to turn the page.--InStyle
-Intricately wrought suspense.... This is no familiar game of psychopaths; everyone is deeply flawed but deeply human.- -Vulture
-The conclusion is a genuine surprise.--Booklist
-Hypnotic and anything but predictable.... This book will give insomniacs a compelling reason to sit up all night.--Kirkus, starred review
-A superb psychological thriller... stunning.--Publishers Weekly, starred review
-A gripping literary thriller.--Chicago Book Review
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- PublisherBlackstone Pub
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1504609840
- ISBN 13 9781504609845
- BindingAudio CD
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