Pretty Baby
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Mary Kubica
"Thrilling and illuminating."—LA Times"A hypnotic psychological thriller." —PeopleA 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 reviewDon'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 Girl Every Last Lie Don’t You Cry When the Lights Go Out Local Woman Missing Just The Nicest Couple The Other Mrs. She’s not Sorry
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Author
Mary Kubica
Pages
384
Publisher
MIRA
Published Date
2015-07-28
ISBN
1460382285 9781460382288
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Another good one by Mary Kubica. In this psychological suspense, the author weaves a tale involving a baby, a runaway teenager, and a charitably inclined woman, who takes in stray cats. "
Merry
"⭐️⭐️⭐️"
Amanda Berrey
"This one was a bit harrowing to read through. End felt a little rushed. "
Jayeeta Ray
"I don’t remember a ton of this book except for the fact you hate the main character. She’s not logical or relatable at all. She has a miscarriage and is devastated of course. She befriends a homeless woman and her new born. She moves them in. Ignores her family and her child and focuses all her attention on the homeless woman. She starts thinking the baby is her baby she lost and starts raising her to the point she kicks out the homeless woman and won’t let her take the baby. <br/>The story goes between this woman and the homeless woman. The homeless woman was in foster care as a young adult with a sexually abusive family. She falls in love with the man’s son and they sneak around. One night he kills the foster dad for her and helps her escape. I can’t remember if they ever reunite. Had MJ a couple days after finishing this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"
Elizabeth Hart
"Not her strongest work but yeah I liked jt"
john doe
"I was a little bit disappointed in this book. I loved her other book the good girl but this one was slow and predictable"
Jessica Torres
"So I probably would have thought this book was amazing if the author's first book hadn't blown me away, but nevertheless it was still very good. What I loved while reading this was that you thought you knew what was going on, until something else proved that you absolutely didn't. There were enough crumbs of info to help you figure it out though, if you knew what to look for. And my favorite part of the writing is that there were so many ready made cliches that were turned on its head, which is refreshing in it own right."
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Allie Peduto
"I really enjoy Chris Belcher's writing about teen angst and coming-of-age, and the writing evolves into something similar to that of Melissa Febos. I liked the shock factors, the honesty, the brutality. This memoir serves a very specific purpose and if you're not digging the first chapter or the synopsis then I recommend skipping it. For me, though, it was great. I'll be thinking about it."
kelsey
"Suspense "
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Jodi Curtis
"This is the book that got me hooked on this author."
Amy Elizondo
