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A review by michael__
Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
2.0
I think every reader has heard of Mary Higgins Clark. Her books always go straight to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, and she's been writing for what seems like hundreds of years. So, when this novel came out, I figured I'd give her a try.
What I found was a quite mediocre thriller. It begins with the murder of young Broadway actress Natalie Raines. Soon after, Jamie Evan's, Natalie's roommate, is found dead. All signs point to Gregg Aldrich, Natalie's fiance and agent. This book follows Emily Wallace, the assistant prosecutor.
This book is basically one long court scene after the other. The first half, especially, moves along very slowly. Between these court scenes, though, we have Emily's neighbor, Zach, who basically creeps into her house because Emily gave him the key so he could "take care of her dog." He goes around touching everything she has worn, setting up a recording device in her house, etc., and it's not hard to realize something isn't quite right with him. The storyline with Zach was actually more entertaining than the courtroom scenes.
I think I would have liked this book more if the final twist hadn't been so easily alluded to on the dust jacket. For those of you who haven't read this yet, I don't want to spoil it, but I thought the ending was downright disappointing.
Maybe Just Take My Heart wasn't the best first book to read by Mary Higgins Clark. I'll go on to read others by her, but with considerable reluctance.
What I found was a quite mediocre thriller. It begins with the murder of young Broadway actress Natalie Raines. Soon after, Jamie Evan's, Natalie's roommate, is found dead. All signs point to Gregg Aldrich, Natalie's fiance and agent. This book follows Emily Wallace, the assistant prosecutor.
This book is basically one long court scene after the other. The first half, especially, moves along very slowly. Between these court scenes, though, we have Emily's neighbor, Zach, who basically creeps into her house because Emily gave him the key so he could "take care of her dog." He goes around touching everything she has worn, setting up a recording device in her house, etc., and it's not hard to realize something isn't quite right with him. The storyline with Zach was actually more entertaining than the courtroom scenes.
I think I would have liked this book more if the final twist hadn't been so easily alluded to on the dust jacket. For those of you who haven't read this yet, I don't want to spoil it, but I thought the ending was downright disappointing.
Maybe Just Take My Heart wasn't the best first book to read by Mary Higgins Clark. I'll go on to read others by her, but with considerable reluctance.