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Learn more“Thrilling and illuminating."—LA Times"A hypnotic psychological thriller.” —PeopleA chance encounter sparks an unrelenting web of lies in this gripping and complex psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl.
Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit and 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 begins as an act of kindness quickly spirals into a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated.
Mary Kubica is the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl, Pretty Baby, and Don’t You Cry. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in history and American literature from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children. Follow Mary on Twitter, @marykubica.
Cassandra Campbell has won multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Awards, and the prestigious Odyssey Award for narration. She was been named a “Best Voice” by AudioFile magazine and in 2018 was inducted in Audible’s inaugural Narrator Hall of Fame.
Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.
JORJEANA MARIE is an award-winning voiceover actress, stand-up comedian, playwright, screenwriter, and improv instructor. She has performed on SNL and Chapelle's Show, voiced thousands of audiobooks and won this year's Audie for YA, and done stand-up with the likes of Doug Stanhope. Marie was recently tapped as a playwright for a forthcoming Broadway production and one of her story concepts was just approved for Disney's flagship brand. After learning the craft of improv personally from legends like Robert McKee and the late Gary Austin, Marie has worked as an improv instructor (including a stint with Upright Citizen's Brigade) for Emmy- and Oscar-winning actors.
Reviews
“A hypnotic psychological thriller…[Pretty Baby] builds to a stunning climax involving revelations you won’t see coming.”
“Thrilling and illuminating…[Pretty Baby] raises the ante on the genre and announces the welcome second coming of a talent well worth watching.”
“The fast-paced final chapters show us how easily we all ignore hidden infections in favor of surface wounds, and why ‘the ones you never hear about’ may carry the deepest secrets.”
“Suspense done well.”
“A superb psychological thriller…[with] a stunning conclusion.”
“Those who appreciate character-driven explorations of human emotion will enjoy Kubica’s sophomore effort. The major characters are each deep in the midst of their own psychological crises based on past events…The story will stir readers.”
“As bits and pieces of Willow’s story are revealed, the other characters keep the story moving forward toward what the reader knows will be disastrous results…The story is almost hypnotic and anything but predictable…This book will give insomniacs a compelling reason to sit up all night.”
“As the perspective shifts…readers see Heidi’s interest in Willow’s baby intensify and senses family tragedy on the way. And yet, the conclusion is a genuine surprise.”
“Cassandra Campbell, Tom Taylorson, and Jorjeana Marie expertly build the tension of this hypnotic psychological thriller…The three-part narration works well, helping listeners keep characters straight and emphasizing the collision of their stories…Listeners will be enthralled, then chilled by the twists and turns.”
“Cassandra Campbell, Tom Taylorson, and Jorjeana Marie voice the three characters and bring out gentle Heidi’s need for another child, Chris’s self-centered disconnectedness, and Willow’s misery and need for love. Their varied performances emphasize the three very different worlds these characters inhabit and add dimension to the story.”
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