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jonjeffryes's review against another edition
3.0
A solid Higgins Clark. A wise move from her recent books that switch points of view from a killer bent on some long grudge/romanticization -- this story tells two stories--a miser case of a doctor with early onset Alzheimer's and Higgins Clark's lottery winner sleuths on the hunt for the birth mother of a friend (a journalist covering the story) using third person throughout. A third strand is started late in the book and feels unnecessary, but the mystery is engaging and Higgins Clark writes fleetly. I listened as an audiobook and Jan Maxwell's narration made for an entertaining drive.
ergordon4's review against another edition
I always love MHC's mysteries. Great suspense and fun stories with a happy ending.
mainebookworm22's review against another edition
2.0
I usually enjoy reading books by MHC, but this one felt predictable and repetitive, like I had read it already. I did not feel that there was any suspense. The adoption story, the trial, the murder, the drug investigation--- it was easy to see where it was all going to end up. If you have never read her before, I suggest starting with her earlier works. Although, I like Willy and Alvirah, there was no point to their being in this story, other than as a way to raise funds to get information.
roshinisivakumar's review against another edition
5.0
while being only 278 or so pages this book packed a punch. while many mysteries are a police procedural this leaned more towards a trail procedural. the process of the trail was splendidly covered with the corresponding reactions from either side of the trail. Ms. Clark is a wonder at hiding clue that subliminally cue us towards the answer at the same time giving us the answers to some of the questions while making us anxious, hoping that the characters would be able to find out the answers in time
She expertly intertwined three storylines providing us with anxiety that paced the book. the integration of the three timelines where done extremely seamlessly that one feel that this is the only way the story would have made any sense.
the pacing was incredible. I did not have a chance to have a sigh of relief that the characters we going to be fine. I was on my feet almost pacing. till the last 2 pages. what a climax. This is not going to be a character-based study. you're not going to have the individual dwelling thoughts as well as the one on one romance science that last chapters. this was a more overall situational study that jumped from one POV to the other which gave as a wide range of story was well as keeping the pace fast
She expertly intertwined three storylines providing us with anxiety that paced the book. the integration of the three timelines where done extremely seamlessly that one feel that this is the only way the story would have made any sense.
the pacing was incredible. I did not have a chance to have a sigh of relief that the characters we going to be fine. I was on my feet almost pacing. till the last 2 pages. what a climax. This is not going to be a character-based study. you're not going to have the individual dwelling thoughts as well as the one on one romance science that last chapters. this was a more overall situational study that jumped from one POV to the other which gave as a wide range of story was well as keeping the pace fast
birdmanseven's review against another edition
3.0
This was simple and enjoyable. You see the twists coming almost immediately, but it doesn't take away from the story.
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ameliaameliaamelia's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
curiositys's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
rhiareads's review against another edition
3.0
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For a book I only bought because I'd run out of things to read on holiday and this was the only book that sounded good and wasn't in French in the airport, this turned out to be quite good. I've never read anything by Mary Higgins Clark before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I also wasn't aware this was part of a series, let alone the tenth in a series!
This isn't the strongest thriller I've ever read, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It's a slow burn, multiple-POV work, where most of the points of view don't fit together until nearly the end when you're starting to put together what's going on. Knowing now that it's the tenth in a series about Alvirah and Willy, I can understand their presence in the story, because their involvement didn't really make sense to me while I was reading. Obviously without them the story wouldn't work, but I just thought they were being unnecessarily nosey for the sake of the plot.
I did like the way the plot twisted - there were no silly leaps like in some thrillers - every jump was believable. I'm interested to see what the earlier books in this series are like.
For a book I only bought because I'd run out of things to read on holiday and this was the only book that sounded good and wasn't in French in the airport, this turned out to be quite good. I've never read anything by Mary Higgins Clark before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I also wasn't aware this was part of a series, let alone the tenth in a series!
This isn't the strongest thriller I've ever read, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It's a slow burn, multiple-POV work, where most of the points of view don't fit together until nearly the end when you're starting to put together what's going on. Knowing now that it's the tenth in a series about Alvirah and Willy, I can understand their presence in the story, because their involvement didn't really make sense to me while I was reading. Obviously without them the story wouldn't work, but I just thought they were being unnecessarily nosey for the sake of the plot.
I did like the way the plot twisted - there were no silly leaps like in some thrillers - every jump was believable. I'm interested to see what the earlier books in this series are like.
unsophisticatedreader's review against another edition
3.0
Growing up my mom had a shelf full of Mary Higgins Clark books, so when I was a new stay-at-home mom trying to rekindle my love of reading, I reached for these books first. When I read through all of those, I scoured the library shelves until I'd read them too. I couldn't get enough. So I when I see a new one written by Clark, I feel like out of nostalgia, I'm drawn to them. I don't know if they have changed or if I have, but now they feel to me like a good mix of an old Matlock or Murder She Wrote episode with a little bit of Psych thrown in there too. As far as a mystery goes, her books are always fairly clean...rarely a mention of sex, mild violence and little to no swear words. Just like the other ones I've read, this was easy to read and get into. I wasn't bored, but it was pretty predictable, with lots of characters and storylines that converge in unbelievable ways and lots of cheesy dialogue. But lets be real, despite all of that, I'll still pick up the next one I come across!