Before she leaves, Bea says shes sorry. They end up discovering the real Delilah there, where Bea has been keeping her captive. A convicted murderer has been arrested and charged after the body of Leslie Obi, a 43-year-old woman who went missing in January, was found in a wooded area in southeast Houston, according to the . Shes relieved that she hasnt received any more creepy messages in the interim, but as she pulls out of the parking lot, she gets another one that reads get home safe. Local Woman Missing follows a few characters as women go missing in a suburban neighborhood where kids play and crime is not something they really have. 1) A paternity test reveals that Jason is not the father of baby Grace. I was fully invested in the story and had many questions I needed the answers to. Theres a toilet down there and occasionally the couple leaves a bucket of soapy water for them to clean themselves. The Bibliofile's review of Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica. However, Shelby then texts saying shes scared of her husband, not her birth. Unfortunately, the ending is so critical for mystery-thriller novel, and I dont think it really stands up to scrutiny. Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller (2021). She soon tells her father about the other captive boy, Gus. A few days later, Bea is arrested trying to buy a fake ID. Bea notes that perhaps theyll check to see if anyone has video surveillance that caught something. 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. In the middle of the night, Shelby texts Meredith, saying shes scared. May 23, 2022 / by / in . Her father is delighted to see her but her brother . If this summary was useful to you, please consider supporting this site by leaving a tip ($2, $3, or $5) or joining the Patreon! The police find some blood and dirt in the car. Josh wonders if Meredith was cheating on him, mentioning that Meredith came from a broken home herself. After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold. They got rid of the body, and Bea framed Jason. Meredith sends her a short text The ending seemed slightly rushed and a little implausible, but I still enjoyed the read. "Delilah" turns out to be another missing girl, Carly Byrd, who was convinced by the couple that she was Delilah Dickey (because they liked idea of the notoriety associated with Delilah's highly publicized disappearance). Leo thinks about the other disappearance (of Shelby) around the same time as Delilah. Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Missing 1:01pm Jan 2, 2023 Elderly man 'in good spirits' after four-day bush ordeal The 79-year-old was found by NSW SES near in North Wahroonga bushland about 11.30am today. Kubica manages all these storylines and plotlines deftly, somehow bringing it all together into a cohesive story that feels well-paced and with a narrative that flows smoothly. Delilah has been there a long time, long enough to grow out of the clothes and shoes she arrived in. Meredith admits to their past relationship, which Josh doesnt know about, but swears that nothing has happened between them in since college. Shelby is 36 weeks pregnant. She has no idea where she is and . It was Cassidy but the old man and woman called her Delilah so thats who she thought she was she was brainwashed. Cassandra remembers that shed seen some people outside Merediths house in their yard a few weeks back in the middle of the night. Delilah starts using a rough edge of the toilet tank to shape her spoon. The drama between the two men started in Season 3. Through flashbacks, we learn that Shelby's (unclothed) body eventually was found, with her husband Jason as the primary suspect. However, Kubica writes so well and is so good at building tension in her stories, I will definitely be reading her next book. Josh also says that Meredith had been stressed out the past two weeks or so, but she wouldnt say why. on the one hand i don't want to be bored and predict everything but on the other hand i want to be impressed by how clever an author's plotting is. Before Meredith leaves, Cassandra screams at her I hope you rot in hell and she realizes Cassandra has been sending her the creepy texts. She keeps going until she realizes she left Gus behind at some point. Although members can keep all details of their online catalog private, most choose to display their libraries (link), LibraryThing can also connect likeminded readers a sort of MySpace for bookworms., Now, with LibraryThing.com, we can peek at thousands of libraries., Not surprisingly, librarians love LibraryThing. By 8:00 A.M. in the morning, Bea and Kate are gathered in Joshs yard with about a dozen other people to begin the search for Meredith and Delilah. Feel free to chime in with your answers in the comments! We also learn that Shelby's body was eventually found, and her husband Jason was arrested for her murder. Through flashbacks, we learn that Shelby's (unclothed) body eventually was found, with her husband Jason as the primary suspect. Shelby is not given informed consent when Dr. Feingold cuts an episiotomy, which can result in complications. Talking it over with Jeanette, she agrees Meredith needs to do whats best for her family. My all time favorite character was Kate. Theyre both aware of Jasons temper, and Jason seems unhappy to be bothered. Meredith eventually finds out that her friend Cassandra was responsible for the threatening messages she was getting (because Cassandra had learned that Meredith had a romantic history with her husband, Marty). People don't just disappear without a trace. After a dozen years, police on Long Island Friday released 911 audio of a New Jersey woman whose mysterious disappearance in 2010 led authorities to discover 10 other bodies. She overhears what seems to be them confirming that they managed to get Gus back. I listened to the audio which was perfectly narrated. Flashing back to 11 years ago, soon after Meredith disappeared, her body was found in a motel and it's determined to be a suicide. Bea admits that she planted the bloody clothes in a dumpster behind Jasons work. There is a lot going on in this book with all of the characters dealing with the fallout and investigation into the multiple missing persons as well as a lot of personal and interpersonal dramas that may or may not have played a part in those disappearances. When they reach Shelby Tebows house, Jason Tebow answers the door. Theres photos everywhere of Delilah looking dirty with her bleach burns and ill-fitting clothes. Kate thinks about how Shelbys husband, Jason Tebow, still remains a suspect in her disappearance. The ridiculous part was that Bea kept the daughter locked up and her wife NEVER went inside her studio. The presence of the workers hasnt bothered Kate thus far, but with women going missing in their area, she feels less sure. He says that her brain conjured Gus to help keep her sane. Local Woman Missing audiobook is a mystery-thriller involving a sequence of missing women as well as the reappearance of a missing girl. She never comes home. On the way, she gets another text, reading I know what you did. They had used their dog to lure Gus into their car, though now the dog is gone. On the road, she spots a car coming towards her. 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. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. After some resistance, Carmen admits that she knew how desperate Josh was to get his daughter back. Meanwhile, Meredith had been getting threatening messages prior to her disappearance. Pulse-pounding from start to finish! Meredith eventually finds out that her friend Cassandra was responsible for the threatening messages she was getting (because Cassandra had learned that Meredith had a romantic history with her husband, Marty). Still, I managed to listen to the audiobook for most of the book, so it did the job well enough I suppose. Are these incidents connected? According to the Trinity County Sheriff's Office, Smart disappeared from the small Trinity County town of Lewiston and her family is still . I liked the narrators for Delilah and Kate, though I found the ones for Meredith and Leo to be a bit overwrought. In January 2020, Kortni decided to leave the Floribama Shore cast over mental health concerns. Kate, a veterinarian, is in the kitchen while Bea is in her music studio in the detached garage. She's another abducted girl who was brainwashed into thinking she is Delilah (whose disappearance was well-publicized). Shes soon seizing, and its shown that she has an intracranial hemorrhage (brain bleed) from forceps misuse. Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. i was wondering why kate had a pov at all and of course it's so her wife can end up being the psychopath of the story. In present day, Delilah doesnt remember Leos name, and he thinks its weird when she refers to him as sir, telling her thats for old people. As she heads home, Meredith sees shes gotten another creepy text: I hope you havent forgotten about me. Thump thump thump! Two neighbors, Kate and Bea, who were friends with Meredith and Josh end up helping to investigate. She notes how Delilah in the photo has a cleft chin, but in recent photos she does not. We have Kate's point of view, who is married to a woman named Bea, and they both live in the same neighborhood as Meredith. As a result, Bea killed her and made it look like a suicide. In present day, Delilah has returned, unrecognizable with acid burns, after escaping the couple that abducted her. I think the author, Mary Kubica made a wonderful showing in building suspense. 14094 pm271s-pm141 DIY However, Gus isn't there, and the couple has clearly fled. In present day, Delilah has returned, unrecognizable with acid burns, after escaping the couple that abducted her. Meredith notices that Shelby is wearing sunglasses even though they are indoors. Meanwhile, Meredith has also been texting with a client whose water has broken. Over an hour later, the police arrive. In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica, author of the upcoming Just the Nicest Couple, takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. As a result, Bea attacked her, took her to a motel, demanded she write a suicide note and killed her, making it look like a suicide. What should be a rare horrora woman gone missingbecomes a pattern in Kubica's latest thriller. First, it's Shelly Tebow, who disappeared while running. Probably because it had . Everyone wants. He deals with Shelby apathetically and rather roughly. In present day, Delilah manages to escape the dark basement that she's been captive in along with another boy, Gus. She doesn't have much of a memory of her capture since she was only six at the time. Totally didn't see any of that coming. People dont just disappear without a trace Holy Shooty Balls! Bea is driving and she hits Shelby. In pain, Shelby tells him to get this baby out of me, and he uses the forceps. It was less a surprise, than are you kidding me. Finally, he tells his dad. Next, Meredith drops her kids off at Kate and Beas place, because one of her client is in labor, though the client ends up delivering before she makes it there. As a result, Bea killed her and made it look like a suicide. They party together, but Josh and Kate eventually leave. Theyve hooked up a few times now, though shes hooking up with other guys as well. Through a DNA match, it turns out Delilahs real name is Carly Byrd, and she is 16. So, its tricky for me to decide whether to recommend this book, one way or another. Leo is unpopular at school, partially because of being considered weird after the disappearance of his sister. The one-paragraph version: 11 years ago, Shelby Tebow went missing and ten days later a neighbor (Meredith Dickey) and her child (Delilah Dickey) disappeared as well. His father notes that someone mustve leaked to the press that Delilah had been found, and he worries whether someone out there is still after her. Loved every minute." Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever The book soon reveals that 10 days later, another woman from that neighborhood (Meredith Dickey) and her child (Delilah Dickey) went missing as well. Delilah saw Bea attack Meredith, so Bea locked Delilah away. Filed Under . Delilah is upset, that night saying that Lily Morris doesnt like her and is trying to steal her friend Piper Hanaka(Cassandras daughter) from her. Meredith knows that shes had to cancel a lot on Cassandra due to her job, but Cassandra has always been understanding. In the end, the police track down Carly, and Eddie and Martha Cutter eventually return to their home and are arrested. She'd also noticed that Leo, 4 at the time, had been reluctant to go to the babysitter's house and came back with a bruise one day. No reason was given at all for the police to be searching Kate and Beas garage attic at that point. See below for synopsis. The girl's release from captivity sets in motion a . Overall, Local Woman Missing made for a quick and engrossing read. Sounds like a pretty good reason to me to search. Then, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly reappears. Cassandra knew theyd gone to college together, but didnt know they had dated and certainly not that Meredith had lost her virginity to him. Then, Bea stabs Meredith in the guy. Just then, Bea strikes Meredith, and Meredith collapses. Instead, the police officer, Carmen (who has been working with the family on this case for many years), lied about the DNA results because she couldn't stand to see Josh disappointed once again. 4+ stars! In the end, we find out that "Delilah" is not actually Delilah. In present day, Delilah has been found. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I had trouble too It felt like the ending was tied up with a pretty mismatched ribbon. When Leo sees his sister, he thinks about how he doesnt know her. Josh calms her down, noting that their side of the street all has no power. The police take Delilah back to the house to pick up her stuff. Later, Meredith drops Leo off while keeping Delilah at home due to her fever. Delilah ends up hiding in a shed while the couple circle around looking for her. Soon, Dr. Feingold arrives. The next day, they take Delilah to see a psychiatrist. The latest thriller by Mary Kubica had me reading way past my bedtime. In present day, Delilah struggles with assimilating with her family. The plotting of the story was strong enough that I eagerly plowed through this book. Eleven years after the disappearances of new mom Shelby Tebow, doula Meredith Dickey, and Meredith's six-year-old daughter, Delilah, shook their tranquil Chicago suburb, troubling questions linger about just what happened to them in this daringly plotted, emotionally eviscerating psychological thriller from bestseller Kubica (The Other Mrs.). The woman mostly only comes down when shes in a bad mood and wants to take it out on one of them. When Kate tries to contact Bea, she just gets a message back from Bea saying Forgive me. After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.Now, 11 years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Jeanette says he should have used a C-section, which Meredith had suggested. Later, Bea and Meredith head home, drunk. Local Woman Missing - by Mary Kubica $14.62When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up Number of Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres Sub-Genre: Thrillers Publisher: Park Row Author: Mary Kubica Book theme: Psychological Language: English The assumption had been that Meredith had handed Delilah over to someone she trusted, but now it appears that wasnt the case. At school, Leo continues to be bullied by kids and hes sick of the reporters in their faces. In present day, Delilah has returned, unrecognizable with acid burns, after escaping the couple that abducted her. Kate points out that she managed to catch Dr. Feingold in a lie (about not knowing Meredith), but Bea is worried and thinks they should leave the investigating to the police. Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Jason Tebow is released from prison. Josh worries that the police think Meredith has done something to Delilah, which Josh is certain is not what happened. For more detail, see the full Section-by-Section Summary. Hear a sample of the Local Woman Missing audiobook on Libro.fm. Their mom, Meredith, took Delilah and then killed herself (though their dad still insists she wouldnt do that). Good build-up, disappointing ending that came out of nowhere. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah . Charlotte says the bully is Brody Parker, a fifth grader, and today, he locked Leo in a toy chest for an hour. She explains that she had an obstetrician, but she and her husband recently moved here and now she has no support system. Despite these multiple narratives, Kubica does a great job of tying the story together and building a great mystery. Im so upset they didnt talk about this I was wondering too!! Meredith offers to plan a playdate for the three of them to see if they can all be friends, and Delilah likes the idea. I assumed it was Bae and Meredith the night they came back from burying Shelby. The woman who found Delilah cashed in on a $10,000 reward. It turns out that they convinced Carly she was Delilah because they liked the notoriety associated with Delilahs highly publicized disappearance. There's also a note saying Delilah is fine and not to go looking for her. With her return, it reopens questions about what happened the day she and her mother went missing and another woman, Shelby Tebow, who had disappeared soon before that. Piper is a senior now and is too cool to hang with Leo, but she leaves him alone and doesnt bully him like the other kids. Meredith protests, saying that Jason has a baby girl who has already lost her mother. With that, Kate realizes that Bea killed Meredith and has been hiding Delilah in the garage/studio (which is soundproof), in the upstairs space above their garage, ever since. Delilah saw Bea attack Meredith, so Bea locked Delilah away. In present day, a childhood playmate of Delilah's, Piper Hanaka, points out to Leo that Delilah used to have a cleft chin but she no longer has one now, and it's not the type of thing that disappears over time. When Meredith pleads for them to tell the police the truth, Bea gets angry with her, reminding her that shell go to jail, too. Based on this novel, I would consider reading another book by this author in the future (though Ill probably wait to see if early reviewers think the ending is solid). Holy Shooty Balls! 2) Dr. Feingold confirms what Kate already knew, that shes not pregnant. She had tried to slash her wrists, and when that failed, she stabbed herself in the abdomen. Everyone wants to know what really happened to her. 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