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Susan Chandler, district attorney turned psychologist, is host of the popular radio show Dr. Susan. One of her more interesting guests is a psychiatrist who has written extensively about women who have disappeared. Susan finds the topic fascinating, especially the case of Regina Clausen, a highly respected financial advisor who has been missing for several years. Things grow even more intriguing when Susan gets an on-air call from a woman who had encounters similar to Regina's--she was courted on a cruise ship by a handsome man who gave her a ring with the inscription, "You belong to me." On the way to a meeting with Susan, the woman is gravely injured. Coincidence? Susan thinks not. Her prosecutor's instincts kick in, and she begins an investigation that involves a host of suspects, including the trustee of Regina's family's estate, the jealous husband of the mystery caller, and even the psychiatrist-guest himself. What unfolds is a riveting tale of one woman's quest for the truth. Clark is a smart, entertaining storyteller, and although this novel is not her finest, her fans will request it in droves. |
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Newport, Rhode Island: a world of old money, old names, and sinister secrets. Maggie Holloway, a fashion photographer, goes to visit an old friend -- but when she arrives, the friend is dead, the victim of a violent robbery. Maggie is stunned when she learns that she's the beneficiary of the will -- and even more stunned when she recognizes a pattern of murder in Newport society that will lead the killer straight to her. |
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Addicts of the queen of suspense won't be able to resist her latest novel, in which Kerry McGrath's chance encounter with a creepy plastic surgeon sends her on a mission to right a past injustice. As an attorney with a judgeship in her future, Kerry's energies suddenly turn to protecting her young daughter and to finding out who really killed Suzanne Reardon 10 years earlier. Could it be Dr. Smith, the surgeon who keeps creating Suzanne's beautiful face for his female clients? Or Kerry's boss, who convicted Suzanne's husband of the murder? Or Jimmy Weeks, a rich thug? (Or any of Clark's other suspicious characters?) With an assorted cast of manipulators and truth seekers, Mary Higgins Clark reveals the real crime--in her own inimitable style. |
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Television news reporter Meghan Collins is covering a story in the emergency room of a large metropolitan hospital when a young stabbing victim is rushed in on a stretcher. Meghan stares down at the dead girl---and what she sees in that terrible moment begins a chain of discovery that exposes the secret lives of the people closest to her. Ten months earlier, Meghan's father had disappeared, presumed toe lost in a tragic accident that plunged several vehicles into the icy Hudson river. But no trace has been found of Edwin Collins' body, nor the wreckage of his car. |
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I had the privilege of meeting Mary Higgins Clark at a book signing. She was very personable and has lead an interesting life. The stories she told about her early days as a correspondent were funny and grounded in the human condition. Moonlight Becomes You will keep you guessing until the end -- I figured out who the murderer was but had no evidence except for my gut feeling which ended up being right. I'll Be Seeing You is my personal favorite; possibly because I did not figure out who the murderer was until it was revealed. |
