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A review by nehailism
Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark
4.0
To call it a mystery would be incorrect. To call it a thriller would only be partially true. To call it an investigative crime novel with no mystery and little thrill would be accurate enough, so we'll call it that.
This is a story about eight year old Ellie Cavanaugh who discovers her fifteen year old sister Andrea's body in a garage, her head bashed in. Ellie testifies against Andrea's boyfriend Robson Westerfield in court that puts him in jail. Twenty-two years later, he's on parole, about to be released. Now a thirty year old investigative reporter, Ellie decides to go back to her old hometown and ensure he does not get released. But homecoming for Ellie is not going to be welcoming. Soon she realizes someone out there is trying very hard to make sure Ellie never publics her findings. And that someone will do anything to seal her lips.
The synopsis never hinted there was going to be a sudden plot twist. I expected it. It's on me. I cannot blame the author for it but I couldn't help be a little disappointed that the story did not offer anything more. Anyhow, I enjoyed the book overall nevertheless. I kept reading it without thinking it was boring or dull. I enjoyed Ellie Cavanaugh's quest for ensuring her sister's killer never saw the light of day ever again. There were minor twists, one pretty gory too which was icing on the cake for me. The story ended well, I got the climax I wanted except for one important detail that was never revisited. I wonder if Mary Higgins Clarke forgot to address it or decided to leave it to the reader's imagination, insinuating that we sometimes never get definite answers.
Title: okay, what pulled me to the book in the first place was the title. I admit I liked the creepy quality to it. But after reading the book the title seems misleading. Still creepy, but in a very different way. Disturbingly different. Once again I wonder, was this planned by the author to throw the readers off or is the title innocent and I need to tone my mind down a little. *shrugs*
This is a story about eight year old Ellie Cavanaugh who discovers her fifteen year old sister Andrea's body in a garage, her head bashed in. Ellie testifies against Andrea's boyfriend Robson Westerfield in court that puts him in jail. Twenty-two years later, he's on parole, about to be released. Now a thirty year old investigative reporter, Ellie decides to go back to her old hometown and ensure he does not get released. But homecoming for Ellie is not going to be welcoming. Soon she realizes someone out there is trying very hard to make sure Ellie never publics her findings. And that someone will do anything to seal her lips.
The synopsis never hinted there was going to be a sudden plot twist. I expected it. It's on me. I cannot blame the author for it but I couldn't help be a little disappointed that the story did not offer anything more. Anyhow, I enjoyed the book overall nevertheless. I kept reading it without thinking it was boring or dull. I enjoyed Ellie Cavanaugh's quest for ensuring her sister's killer never saw the light of day ever again. There were minor twists, one pretty gory too which was icing on the cake for me. The story ended well, I got the climax I wanted except for one important detail that was never revisited. I wonder if Mary Higgins Clarke forgot to address it or decided to leave it to the reader's imagination, insinuating that we sometimes never get definite answers.
Title: okay, what pulled me to the book in the first place was the title. I admit I liked the creepy quality to it. But after reading the book the title seems misleading. Still creepy, but in a very different way. Disturbingly different. Once again I wonder, was this planned by the author to throw the readers off or is the title innocent and I need to tone my mind down a little. *shrugs*