Don't You Cry: A gripping suspense full of secrets

Don't You Cry: A gripping suspense full of secrets
Mary Kubica

No matter how far and how fast you run, the past will always catch up with you.In downtown Chicago, a young woman named Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting letter addressed to “My Dearest” is the only clue, leaving her friend and roommate Quinn to wonder, who is Esther really? And where did she go? Meanwhile, in a small lake town an hour outside of the city, a mysterious woman, Pearl, appears in the quiet coffee shop where eighteen-year-old Alex Gallo works as a dish washer. He is immediately drawn to her, but what starts as an innocent crush quickly spirals into something deeper and darker.As Quinn searches for answers about Esther and Alex is drawn further under Pearl’s spell, Mary Kubica takes readers on a taut and twisted thrill ride that builds to a stunning conclusion and shows that no matter how fast and far we run, the past always catches up.

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‘Fans of Gone Girl will embrace this’ – Lisa Gardner

‘Grabs you from the moment it starts’

– Daily Mail

‘Gets right under your skin and leaves its mark.

A tremendous read’

– The Sun

‘Pulse pounding’

– Heather Gudenkauf

‘Sensational’

– Metro

‘Fantastic … I would recommend it to every crime fiction reader out there’

– Rebeccabradleycrime.com (http://www.Rebeccabradleycrime.com)

‘Memorable and riveting’

– Lovereading.co.uk

‘Stunning. Kubica is an author to watch’

– We Love This Book

‘A complex tale of deceit, jealousy, fear and love’

– Crimethrillergirl.com (http://www.Crimethrillergirl.com)

Don’t You Cry

Mary Kubica

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2016

Copyright © Mary Kubica 2016

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Ebook Edition © June 2017 ISBN: 9781474048743

Version: 2018-07-20

MARY KUBICA holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in History and American Literature. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children and enjoys photography, gardening and caring for the animals at a local shelter. Don’t You Cry is her third novel. Visit her website www.MaryKubica.com (http://www.MaryKubica.com)

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Contents

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Praise for Mary Kubica (#ulink_4333bd8b-78a9-5301-bc62-20c5082a2abe)

Title Page (#uef168bb1-f95b-5f12-a08e-4430ba7e89bc)

Copyright (#u44572722-e5a5-568a-9d12-de0bcd6662c2)

About the Author (#u391682a0-9b30-573e-9125-adb3bddfe967)

Dedication (#ud23ef04a-e917-54f6-a643-a58ce2b5f201)

SUNDAY (#ulink_182b1e38-2ec1-5f23-b387-3d23f15c5be7)

Quinn (#ulink_e68de254-d951-5f91-9460-23a076c74524)

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