ary Kubica is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author renowned for her intricate psychological thrillers, including her breakout debut The Good Girl and the Audie Award-finalist Local Woman Missing. Before her literary success, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and American literature from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and worked as a high school history teacher. Her writing career began in earnest after the birth of her first child, often writing in secret during naps; it took her five years to complete her first novel, which went on to sell over a million copies. Today, her work has been translated into over 30 languages and has sold more than five million copies worldwide. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children, where she also enjoys photography, gardening, and volunteering at local animal shelters.