The Good Girl – Mary Kubica

Another in a seemingly long line of books christened as the next Gone Girl, The Good Girl, Chicago-based author Mary Kubica’s debut novel, tells the tale of a kidnapped girl, the man who took her, the family left behind, and the cop assigned to find her.  As each chapter switches viewpoints, we slowly learn how and why Mia was kidnapped and why she had taken on a fake activity once she was rescued.

Going in to this, I didn’t know this was Mary Kubica’s first novel and nothing about it would lead you to that distinction.  I was engrossed from the get go and, though I guessed the surprise twist about 100 pages before the end, I was entertained.  This, along with its follow-up, were both on sale in the Kindle bookstore and I’m glad I picked up both.  I’m looking forward to diving in to the next one early next year.