If you’re a fan of domestic suspense, I can guarantee Mary Kubica is on your bookshelves. Kubica is the queen of twisty domestic suspense stories that will have you completely enthralled in a diabolical plot with a killer cast and twists you’ll never see coming. With her latest story, It’s Not Her, here are some other stories you’ll love once you’ve finished her latest:
It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica
Courtney Gray’s quiet lake vacation turns horrific when she finds her brother and sister-in-law murdered, her niece Reese missing, and her nephew Wyatt miraculously unharmed. As the investigation unfolds, the supposedly peaceful resort town reveals a web of secrets that makes everyone—including Courtney’s own family—a suspect. With questions mounting about what really happened and whether Reese is the victim or the culprit, Courtney digs for answers. The closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes to trust anyone.
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Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
Camille Bayliss looks like she has the perfect life, but she suspects her powerful husband Ben is hiding dangerous secrets—and he tracks her so closely she can’t prove it. Aubrey Price, still haunted by a tragedy from her past, believes Ben holds the key to what really happened, so she teams up with Camille for a risky plan: Aubrey impersonates Camille for twelve hours while Camille spies on her husband. The next morning, Ben is found murdered, and suddenly both women need an alibi. With only one of them truly covered, their scheme spirals into a high-stakes game where one mistake could destroy everything.
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The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama is known for brutal hurricanes, the historic Rosalie Inn, and the infamous 1984 storm murder of political heir Landon Fitzroy, pinned on a local girl, Lo Bailey. When inn owner Geneva Corliss learns a true-crime writer is coming to revisit the case, she hopes the attention will save her struggling business. But the writer arrives with Lo herself, who claims she’s back to clear her name, leaving Geneva unsure whether Lo wants justice or revenge. As another hurricane bears down on town, long-buried secrets resurface, and Geneva realizes the people around her may be just as dangerous as the storm.
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The Last Thing She Saw by Nina Laurin
After a flood in a small Quebec town reveals a child’s body, everyone assumes it’s nine-year-old Michelle Fortier, who disappeared without a trace in 1979. Stephanie O’Malley, who grew up hearing stories about Michelle and once attempted to create a podcast about the case, returns to her hometown after many years, reuniting with her estranged mother Laura and ex-boyfriend Luc. As Stephanie tries to uncover the truth amidst rumors of witchcraft and conspiracy, the shocking possibility emerges that the body may not be Michelle’s after all.
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The Teacher by Freida McFadden
It’s been a year since Caseham High School was turned upside down with a scandal involving a teacher and student named Addie having an affair. Eve is a teacher who is happily married to her husband Nate, who also teaches at Caseham. When Addie is one of Eve’s students in the new school year, she knows she can’t trust Addie but little does Eve know that Addie has more secrets than anyone could ever imagine.
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What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall
Colette “Coco” Weber has just returned to her Catalina Island home for the first time in twenty years since she was the sole survivor of a brutal home invasion. Coco’s best friend, Mandy owns the local paper and gives Coco a job writing obituaries. When Coco finds that a lot of elderly people are dying in similar and unnatural ways, she finds herself in the eye of a serial killer when she receives her own obituary in the mail.
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The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding
When her restaurant fails, Lee finds herself living on the streets of Seattle, where she parks her car in a secluded area of the beach. One morning, Lee sees a woman named Hazel throwing herself into the ocean to escape an abusive marriage. The next morning, Hazel finds Lee and the two develop an unlikely friendship only for Hazel to ask Lee to help her disappear. When the two begin to plot, Lee finds that Hazel might not be the person she thought she was.
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Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
William appears to be a family man, but he’s been having an affair that just ended abruptly and horribly. When William returns home, he finds his nine-year-old daughter, Avery, home and loses his temper. Hours later, Avery is missing and the once idyllic small town is shrouded in darkness.
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The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald
Abi has just received the worst phone call of her life; her daughter, Olivia, has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia braindead, but she’s also pregnant. Up on arriving at the hospital, Abi notices strange bruises on Olivia’s wrists, even though the police are quick to rule what happened an accident. In order to get the truth, Abi must take matters into her own hands.
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Not So Perfect Strangers by L.S. Stratton
Tasha Jenkins is desperate to escape her abusive husband once and for all. If not for her, but for her teenage son as well. One night, a white woman begins pounding on Tasha’s car window begging to be let in. Tasha sees an angry man right behind the woman and quickly lets her in. When the two begin talking, Tasha finds that they are both looking to escape similar situations and one act of kindness erupts in a homicide investigation.
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Blood Will Tell by Heather Chavez
Frankie Barrera is a single mom and teacher who has always been protective of her sister, Izzy, especially after that night five years ago when Frankie found Izzy at the scene of an accident with no memory as to what happened. After that night, the girl was never seen again. When an AMBER alert comes out and Frankie’s truck is connected to the abduction of a young girl, Frankie has to question how far she will go to protect Izzy.
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Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett
Reality star Desiree Pierce has just been found dead in a playground in the Bronx and the police are quick to say it was an overdose. Her half-sister, Lena Scott, is not so quick to agree. She’s set to prove the police and everyone wrong because Lena knows Desiree and knows this would never happen to her. In order to find out the truth about what really happened to Desiree, Lena must uncover some dark truths about her family’s past.
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The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton
Former child star and Hollywood royalty, Salma Lowe, now works as a tour guide for the Stars Six Feet Under bus tour spending her days showing tourists where actresses have met their demise. Day after day, Salma is reminded of her own sister Tawney’s murder. Dubbed the “Hurricane Blonde” by the media due to her off-camera behavior, Tawney’s murder has remained unsolved. During a tour, a dead body is found on the property Tawney once owned and the dead woman looks exactly like Tawney.
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