What–or whom–could be behind this? She’s done nothing wrong…right? Could this be something to do with her job? A disgruntled mother? A challenging birth? And then she starts receiving threatening–anonymous–texts. Meredith Dickey is a doula-coaching and supporting women as their babies are brought into the world. Her father is overjoyed she’s back, but her brother is skeptical. Now, eleven years later, the 6-year old daughter shockingly returns. She’s traumatized, must wear sunglasses at all times because she has been kept in a dark basement sounds bother her. The case(s) eventually goes cold and Meredith’s husband, Josh, and son, Leo, continue with their lives. But it’s a close-knit, suburban town outside of Chicago, neighbors are concerned but there’s only so much that can be done, even after a search party is formed. Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing.This is unusual, she has a newborn, she’s relatively new to town, what reason would she possibly have to leave…or for someone to kidnap her? Not long after, Meredith Dickey goes missing, and her 6-year old daughter. LOCAL WOMAN MISSING (Park Row Books, May 18 2021) is her seventh (!!) domestic thriller and it’s so, so good. Every one of her books is a treat and I so glad I had the opportunity to dive into this one a bit early. ~ WRITERS INTERVIEWING WRITERS|ALWAYS WITH A BOOK~ SPOTLIGHT: MO T H ER H O OD An explosive page-turner from Mary Kubica will have you looking over your shoulder–and your neighbors–differently.
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