Local Woman Missing: A Novel of Domestic Suspense

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Maureen is described as being 5' 6" in height and of a slim build with grey hair. Read More Related Articles Overall though, reservation aside it’s very hard to put down as it grips in a vice like hold! It’s a well written thriller as you’d expect from Mary First the positives: I loved the beginning. Sorry, that's it, there's only one positive that I can come up with. Maureen has been missing from her home in Skehill since Wednesday, October 25 - Gardaí and her family have said they're concerned for her welfare. If the story sounds like your standard thriller fare, it’s because it is. Local Woman Missing does nothing new.

Motivation is always the key factor in any murder mystery book the question of why? have always been fasinating for me because this gives an insight in human nature. In present day, Delilah manages to escape the dark basement that she's been captive in along with another boy, Gus. However, Gus is recaptured in the process. She rejoins her family which consists of her father Josh and her brother Leo, though they can barely recognize her because she's emaciated and scarred with acid burns. She doesn't have much of a memory of her capture since she was only six at the time. So, it's unknown that exactly happened to them all those years ago, but Meredith ended up committing suicide. Yeah, that’s what we have here. Keep in mind I read an ARC but a friend who read the published copy confirmed the writing. A few examples:All the adults in this story are flawed. I felt for the children who needed their people to stand up for them, to see past their adult worries and exhaustion so they could see what their children were telling them without words. One of my favorite characters is Leo and I was left wanting to know how he fares later in life. I'm glad we get a bit of an epilogue at the end of the book. First it’s new mom, Shelby Tebow, out for a run at ten PM, after taking care of the baby all day, and then spending some time with her husband Jason eating dinner and watching TV. Without spoiling anything though, I will say that the resolution of the novel is less clever than the buildup of the plot would imply. It ends up resolving the novel with somewhat far-fetched occurrences, and it strains credulity that they would happen to collide in the way they do.

Is there any serial kidnapper at this peaceful local town? What was the connection of two random women?The audiobook for Local Woman Missing is uneven, but serviceable. I liked the narrators for Delilah and Kate, though I found the ones for Meredith and Leo to be a bit overwrought. The ending. As with most of the Mary Kubica books I’ve read, the conclusion is a bit of a WTF (well that fizzled). Let’s hope you have very high ceilings, cuz you’re going to need to suspend disbelief.