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When the Lights Go Out

By: Mary Kubica
Narrated by: Jayme Mattler, JULIA WHELAN
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 “A twisty, captivating, edge-of-your-seat read.” —Megan Miranda, bestselling author of All the Missing Girls

“Creepy and oh so clever!” —Alice Feeney, bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie

A woman is forced to question her own identity in this riveting and emotionally charged thriller by the blockbuster bestselling author of The Good Girl, Mary Kubica

Jessie Sloane is on the path to rebuilding her life after years of caring for her ailing mother. She rents a new apartment and applies for college. But when the college informs her that her social security number has raised a red flag, Jessie discovers a shocking detail that causes her to doubt everything she’s ever known.

Finding herself suddenly at the center of a bizarre mystery, Jessie tumbles down a rabbit hole, which is only exacerbated by grief and a relentless lack of sleep. As days pass and the insomnia worsens, it plays with Jessie’s mind. Her judgment is blurred, her thoughts are hampered by fatigue. Jessie begins to see things until she can no longer tell the difference between what’s real and what she’s only imagined.

Meanwhile, twenty years earlier and two hundred and fifty miles away, another woman’s split-second decision may hold the key to Jessie’s secret past. Has Jessie’s whole life been a lie or have her delusions gotten the best of her?

Don't miss Mary Kubica's chilling upcoming novel, She's Not Sorry, where an ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past...

Look for these other edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica:
  • The Good Girl
  • Pretty Baby
  • Don’t You Cry
  • Every Last Lie
  • The Other Mrs.
  • Local Woman Missing
  • Just The Nicest Couple
  • She's Not Sorry
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Normally I am a fan of Mary Kubica's work but this was really painful. Told from two different perspectives, the story takes a really long time to gain any momentum at all and when it does, it is quickly lost again. Much of one of the perspectives is like a never-ending description of a bad drug trip which is not only monotonous but leaves the listener with such a diminishing care factor that you would give almost anything for it to be over. The more it goes on, the more you realise just how little you care what happens to the character. Julia Whelan does a good job (as usual) of narration, as does Jayme Mattler, but this is ultimately just directionless piffle.

I only made it to the end because I was on a long drive and had little else to occupy me. Now it's finally over, I feel drained and gun shy of more books by this author. If you need a cure for insomnia, look no further.

Meandering drivel.

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