By Mary Kubica
EPUB | English | 308 pages | Retail | ISBN-13: 9781460330197
Title: the great Girl
Author: Mary Kubica
Published: Harlequin, 2014
This ebook is #4 at the August nine, 2015 manhattan occasions Bestseller record for nonfiction, in response to the sum of print and digital sales.
"I've been following her for the earlier few days. i do know the place she buys her groceries, the place she has her dry cleansing performed, the place she works. I don't recognize the colour of her eyes or what they seem like whilst she's scared. yet I will."
Born to a popular Chicago pass judgement on and his stifled socialite spouse, Mia Dennett strikes opposed to the grain as a tender inner-city artwork instructor. One evening, Mia enters a bar to fulfill her on-again, off-again boyfriend. but if he doesn't express, she unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. together with his delicate strikes and modest wit, initially Colin Thatcher feels like a secure one-night stand. yet following Colin domestic will develop into the worst mistake of Mia's life.
Colin's activity used to be to abduct Mia as a part of a wild extortion plot and carry her to his employers. however the plan takes an unforeseen flip whilst Colin without notice makes a decision to conceal Mia in a secluded cabin in rural Minnesota, evading the police and his lethal superiors. Mia's mom, Eve, and detective Gabe Hoffman will cease at not anything to discover them, yet not anyone may have anticipated the emotional entanglements that finally reason this family's global to shatter.
An addictively suspenseful and tautly written mystery, the great woman is a propulsive debut that unearths how even within the ideal kin, not anything is because it seems….
ReviewFrom Booklist
In this story of a kidnapping long past incorrect, Mia, the black-sheep daughter of sought after Chicago pass judgement on James Dennett, abruptly makes a decision to move domestic with Colin, a tender guy she meets in a bar. The one-night stand fast becomes a nightmare while Colin forces her into his vehicle in the midst of the evening, and Mia learns he’s been despatched to abduct her for ransom. yet earlier than the drop-off aspect, Colin, for purposes unknown, makes a decision to not hand her over to the guy who has employed him and as an alternative takes her to a distant cabin in Minnesota. again at domestic, Mia’s mom, Eve, can't comprehend why James doesn’t appear to take the inside track of his daughter’s disappearance as heavily as she does. Gabe, the detective assigned to the case, wonders a similar factor. The narrative unfolds in 4 various perspectives—from Mia, Eve, Gabe, and Colin, in alternating chapters—which also are established as “before” and “after.” The association can end up confusing, yet Kubica’s debut mystery builds suspense gradually and may have readers guessing what’s quite happening until eventually the ultimate pages.
About the Author
Mary Kubica is the bestselling writer of the great lady (2014) and lovely child (2015). She holds a Bachelor of Arts measure from Miami collage in Oxford, Ohio, in heritage and American Literature. Mary lives outdoor of Chicago along with her husband and childrens and enjoys images, gardening and taking care of the animals at a neighborhood guard.
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