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Hailed by bestselling author Lisa Gardner as "a twisty roller coaster ride" for "fans of Gone Girl," Mary Kubica's The Good Girl (August) is an addictively suspenseful and tautly written debut that reveals how even in the perfect family, nothing is as it seems. One night, Mia Dennett enters a bar to meet her on-again, off-again boyfriend. But when he doesn't show, she unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. Following Colin Thatcher home will turn out to be the worst mistake of Mia's life. When Colin suddenly decides to hide Mia in a secluded cabin in rural Minnesota instead of delivering her to his employers, Mia's mother, Eve, and detective Gabe Hoffman will stop at nothing to find them. But no one could have predicted the emotional entanglements that eventually cause this family's world to shatter.
Why do you write?
I write because I can't imagine not writing. It's one of those things I simply feel called to do. When I'm writing, it's one of the few times in life I become completely transfixed, and can lose myself entirely in my characters and stories, setting aside everything else in the world, if only for a short time.
What was the first thing you wrote?
I've been writing consistently since I was about 12 years old, toying around with everything from short stories to children's picture books, but seem to have found my calling with The Good Girl, which is the first published piece I've written. Those older stories now sit tucked away in my basement, unlikely to ever see the light of day.
What inspired your latest book?
I wanted to write a novel about a kidnapping plot that wasn't exactly what it seemed. I was also intrigued by the notion of a nonlinear, multi-perspective storyline, but it was the characters themselves--Mia and Colin--who became my muse, filling my mind with ideas and inspiration each time I sat down to write--and also, quite frequently, in the middle of the night.