B

An enjoyable read but the dialog was fairly dry and elementary. interesting twist but certainly not the best of her books.

It was fun to read but less suspenseful than typical Mary Higgins Clark. It felt more like she was just telling everything instead of letting the reader make guesses and try to follow clues. It also felt like there were far too many characters being introduced that only remained important for a chapter or two before disappearing again without really figuring out why they deserved their own chapter (even if they were brief chapters). I will still read MHC but her newest isn't on par with her earlier works that I adore(d).

this was really good! love this author!

weak story

Enjoyable read. Definitely not as good as MHC's older stories. Too many characters popping up I had to remind myself who each person was - especially those sporadically mentioned. Somewhat predictable with a bit of a twist.

So this is the first book by Mary Higgins Clark that I have ever read. From her biography on here, I can see that I've been missing out on this great mystery thriller author.

Unfortunately, this book took me 6 days to read it. That's an awful long time for me, especially when it comes to a mystery thriller.

It turned out to just be alright. I think the reason why I wasn't so gun-ho about it was because I was in the middle of already reading a series that was horrible BTW and just wanted to finish it.

After picking this book up and putting it back down, I was having difficulty remembering all the characters in this story. I'm glad that Clark kept repeating who they were and what their position was in the story, otherwise I would have just given up.

The ending was a nice wrap up and there was a twist that I was not expecting, but overall this book was just ok.

Bottom line: Ok mystery thriller. However, I will be interested in reading more of Mary Higgins Clark.

My grandfather was a conservative, strict disciplinarian. His life had a set schedule. He used to walk exactly 6 rounds at the apartment everyday. He read the newspaper for at least for an hour, and any day he felt it insufficient, he would read it again in the evening. He had a set diet and had not touched a pickle in the 35 years since he had been diagnosed with high BP (which I found pretty shocking as a kid, knowing that my granny used to make the yummiest spicy pickles that I was so fond of). This attitude I feel was definitely reflected in how he brought up his kids. He was a 'tough love' person, who would never get cuddly but everyone respected him immensely nevertheless. To his grandkids, he was never a disciplinarian, but a silent supporter to have on your side. Again, it wasn't a cuddly thing, but you knew you could count on him to convince your dad of anything. One of the best things I cherish about him was how he ignited the absolute love for books in me and my sister. We had a library card shared by the three of us where we would discuss every month which ones to get. Typically we would get two books that was the maximum limit for a month (this was way back in early 2000s) and all of us would take turns to read it. This was how we got introduced to the likes of Mary Higgins Clark and James Headley Chase. As a result, I find myself reading a book or two of MHC now and then although I don't read much of this genre. It's a silent ode to the man who is probably reading the newspaper somewhere in heaven and scolding 'those bastards'.

Love you, Thatha.

Oh, I almost forgot about the book I was reviewing. Well, this plot isn't as thrilling as some of the others. I think MHC is sometimes carried away with preaching a lot of things and in the end having to make the good people have nice things, the bad people not AND tying a big nice bow to finish the storyline. Book could be sleeker. Lots of characters blah blah. Following up was little difficult. Only redeeming quality was I didn't guess the culprit until almost 85% of the book. It's just okay.