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Just the Nicest Couple

Published
2023
Language
English

Synopsis

"Mary Kubica's Just the Nicest Couple is a masterfully written thriller about deception where we least expect it and the danger of a lie tumbling out of control. Taut and incredibly suspenseful, every moment is perfectly crafted to keep us wanting more. An engrossing, spine-tingling read!" --Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push A husband's disappearance inextricably links two couples in this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica Two couples, two close friends, one missing husband... Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend's house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina's friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her husband, Christian, the two decide that nobody can find out what happened leading up to Jake's disappearance, especially not Nina. But Nina is out there looking for her husband, and she won't stop until the truth is discovered. Queen of suspense Mary Kubica delivers a high-octane, edge-of-your-seat thriller filled with delicious lies and shocking betrayals, and shows how even the deepest secrets will always find a way to the surface.

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About the author

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Mary Kubica

Mary Kubica is an American author of suspense thrillers, born in 1978 and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She earned a degree in history and American literature from Miami University in Ohio and worked as a high school history teacher before writing full time. Her debut, The Good Girl (2014), was a New York Times bestseller, and her later novels include Pretty Baby, Don't You Cry, The Other Mrs., Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple. Her books have been translated into more...

Characters

Nina HayesProtagonist
Jake HayesSupporting
All characters in Just the Nicest Couple
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