Pretty Baby, Mary Kubica
Pretty Baby, Mary Kubica
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Pretty Baby

Author: Mary Kubica

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Jorjeana Marie, Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 12 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2024


Synopsis

"Thrilling and illuminating."—LA Times

"A hypnotic psychological thriller." —People

A chance encounter sparks an unrelenting web of lies in this new gripping and complex psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl.

She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head…

Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit, 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 starts as an act of kindness quickly spirals into a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated.

More Praise:

"Hypnotic and anything but predictable." —Kirkus, starred review

"A superb psychological thriller…stunning."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Don't miss Mary Kubica's chilling upcoming novel, She's Not Sorry, where an ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past...

And look for the new editions of The Good Girl, Every Last Lie, Don’t You Cry and The Other Mrs. featuring brand new covers!

More edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica:The Good GirlEvery Last LieDon’t You CryWhen the Lights Go OutLocal Woman MissingJust The Nicest CoupleThe Other Mrs.She’s not Sorry

About Mary Kubica

Some authors are rather generous with their personal information and background, and others are not. It is a personal decision, and one that American author, Mary Kubica, chooses to keep private.

Mary is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of five novels including........The Good Girl, Pretty Baby, Don't You Cry, Every Last Lie, and When the Lights Go Out. She received several awards for her first novel, The Good Girl.

Mary has been adequately described as......a helluva storyteller........a writer of vice-like control.......and her novels are hypnotic, thrilling and illuminating.

Kubica holds a BA degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She lives in Chicago with her husband and two children. She has begun work on a new novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 19, 2023

Heidi lives in Chicago with her busy corporate lawyer husband and young teenage daughter. Her husband describes her as a ‘bleeding heart’ and she spends her days looking after the needs of immigrants, many of whom don't speak any English. She had always wanted a large family, but some years ago seri......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on April 11, 2015

This book had me on the edge of my seat from the first page. I think I might have liked it more than The Good Girl, and that's saying something! Complex characters, a woven plot that braids perfectly in the end - do yourself a favour and read this book!......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 06, 2016

Pretty Baby is a standalone, psychological thriller written by Mary Kubica. This story is told through three perspectives: Heidi, her husband Chris, and Heidi's newest charity case Willow. I loved Heidi's character when I began this book. She has the biggest heart and just wants to help everyone (de......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 28, 2021

Heidi and Chris Wood are an upscale thirtysomething Chicago couple with a twelve-year-old daughter, Zoe, who exhibits typical tweenie angst. Chris is a successful investment banker and Heidi is a warm-hearted social worker who feels compelled to help everyone in need. One rainy morning Heidi spots a......more

Goodreads review by Holly on July 09, 2017

This story is told from three POV - Heidi (the charitable wife), Chris (Heidi's husband), and Willow (the teen-age homeless girl with a baby). The narration is good and invokes intense emotions. This is a psychological thriller heavy on family drama. Heidi befriends and eventually brings Willow and h......more