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Summary: Mary Higgins Clark Disappoints Again!
Review: MHC is probably the most overrated author I have ever encountered. America's "Queen of Suspense?" Her stories me to sleep, and I consider myself a fairly big reader. And I'm female, too. Not one character in this story has any depth whatsoever--I've seen less one-dimensional characters in children's books! The main character is a total snob who had me hoping that she'd be offed. There was a whole plethora of characters difficult to keep track of, made even more difficult due to the fact that there was nothing distinct about any of them. I'm sick of all of these uncreative, formulaic wastes of paper spewed out every year by MHC. The only reason I read this book was because my flight was delayed four hours, and I refused to quit, seeing how I spent some of my own good money on it. Every single book of hers is the same, the only thing different is that the characters have different names: shallow, snobby damsel in distress, spurns the advances of a love interest, always wealthy, always lives in NYC, always of Irish background, always nearly killed, always pulled out of danger unrealistically, always falling for the love interest in the end. I say MHC either needs to come up with a different premise or switch careers. Her only effort that was, to me, creative, original, and even mildly suspenseful was "A Cry in the Night." That book at least had an interesting psychological twist in it. But for the rest of them, tough luck. Unless you're eleven years old and you are unable to distinguish a thoughtful, interesting novel from one written by a hackneyed, over-hyped author who was never that talented to begin with, ignore anything written by MHC. Instead, watch some paint dry. I guarentee you you'll be more entertained.
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Summary: Not very impressive
Review: I was quite disappointed with this latest book by Clark. Perhaps I've outgrown Mary Higgins Clark - who knows. The book plot was certainly original but the book moved much too slowly. Instead of her usual batttery of suspects, there were only 3 suspects and only 2 of them were suscpicious which meant that the least suspicious character did the murders, naturally. Next time, I won't buy her books brand new - I'll wait and get them for trade in a used book store so if they disappoint me I won't be losing money.
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Summary: This would make a great movie!
Review: This would make a great movie! Lawyer Emily Graham has just moved into her ancestral home in a picturesque seaside village when a series of murders begins. And not just any murders: They replicate to the last detail a series of murders that took place there one hundred years ago, and the anniversary of the last killing is this Saturday...who will be next? Mary Higgins Clark has created a strong heroine in Emily and filled the story with a large cast of suspects that will keep you guessing until the last minute. My favorite chapters were those narrated by the unseen killer, who may be just demented or may be the reincarnation of the original killer. The frequent comparisons between town life in the Victorian era and the present make me think this would make a lovely and suspenseful film. And the big question (has the original killer been reincarnated?) makes for fun, if creepy, speculation. Heartily recommended.
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Summary: Spell-Binding Plot, Nail-Biting Ending Make This Classic MHC
Review: Having read all the novels of Mary Higgins Clark, I feel this one may be her very best yet. She returns to the classic "young woman in jeopardy" theme she is famous for and surrounds heroine Emily Graham with a cast of well-defined characters, each with motive and opportunity to be a serial killer. In a recent television interview, MHC mentioned she had just purchased a home in Spring Lake, NJ, the setting of this novel. The previous owner had been a Mrs. Eleanor Higgins and the fact that her own complete name is Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins was not lost on the intrepid queen of suspense. The idea for this novel was conceived and the heroine of the novel purchases a home that had been in her family 110 years ago when a serial killer took the lives of three young Spring Lake girls. Is history repeating itself when a new string of killings occurs or is there such a thing as reincarnation of an obsessed killer? Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this novel is that MHC takes us into the mind of the killer. Without knowing his identity, the reader knows his moves, his plans, his mindset. But the looming question is who is this obsessed man? Is it Gary White, the greedy ex-husband? Will Stafford, the handsome real estate agent and Emily's frequent dinner partner? Ned Koehler, a man convicted of stalking Emily at her previous residence in Albany? Eric Bailey, the meek but intelligent owner of a dot-com company? Clayton Wilcox, the retired college professor who is being blackmailed? Nick Todd, the defense lawyer tired of getting guilty clients off? Or Bob Frieze, the restaurant owner prone to blackouts when he can't remember his actions for hours at a stretch? Into this rich blend of characters, Mrs. Higgins adds a look at life in this upscale resort community and a touch of budding romance. The suspects are many, but the ending is classic and chilling in the Mary Higgins Clark tradition. Definitely one to keep you up all night finishing.
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Summary: On the Street Where You Live Review
Review: On the Street Where You Live by Mary Higgins Clark proved to be a suspense-filled page-turner. This book is about a criminal defense attorney, named Emily Graham who just moved to a small town in New Jersey. While digging for a pool the remains of two women are found in Emily's yard. This is the start of a murder mystery where two serial killers, over a century apart, seem to be following the same pattern. Emily as well as the police has to use clues from both now and the past to find out who the killer is, before he chooses his last and final victim.
All in all, this is a well-written book with a shocking ending. The plot was very different, but interesting. The only negative thing about this book was the characters could have been developed better. Other than that it was a great book, which I would recommend to anyone high school age and older. The writting style made you feel as if you are in the book, dealing with the same problems as the characters. I would give this book a four out of five stars because it was a thrilling novel, which I could not put down.
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Summary: Good, fun read
Review: I liked this book. It was an easy read and very interesting. I love stories that center around history or historical events and this centers around, what else, murders that happened years ago and are now happening again on the same dates, in the same manner etc. And of course no MHC story would be complete without a little love story, or love triangle, so Clark throws that in as well. This probably would make for an interesting suspense movie, as the general public loves plots like this. I did like this book, but I still love A Cry in the Night and All Around the Town the best.
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Summary: Keeps you guessing.
Review: When Emily Graham decides to leave the big city, she purchases her ancestral home in Spring Lake, and along with it some long-buried secrets. Emily is still emotionally and mentally recuperating from being stalked, although her stalker has been captured and jailed, or has he? Somebody is watching Emily, taking pictures of her, and leaving them for her to find. To add to her troubles, the day she closes on her house, two bodies are discovered buried in her back yard. Over a century ago, three young women in Spring Lake disappeared without a trace (one of them being Madeline Shapley, sister of Emily's great-great-grandmother), and it would seem as though history is repeating itself when women start disappearing on the exact dates as the girls did over one hundred years before. The author does a wonderful job of taking us from one scene to another without being confusing, and keeps the reader guessing as to who might be after Emily now while throwing in some surprising plot twists. Definitely a must read for fans of Mary Higgins Clark.
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Summary: Where Suspense Truely Hits You
Review: If you like suspense novels I suggest you read On the Street Where You live by Mary Higgins Clark. She has written many suspense novels through the years and this particular novel stands with her best. She constructs the plot very well and explained everything in her novel. The realistic events she writes about is what really strikes you as a reader. The realization that events like this do have the possibility of happening is what makes the novel suspenseful.
The novel takes place in a quite little town in New Jeresey called Spring Lake. Emily Graham is a defense attourney that has just bought an old victorian home, that was once owned my her family, and has discovered that a young girl was buried in her backyard with her distant relative Madeline Shapley. The plot unfolds into a frensy of murders and the realization that the murders in the 1800s and the present were somehow linked. There is a shocking twist in the plot at the end of the novel which made the novel even more exciting. This novel is well constructed and entertaining. I definitely recommend you read this novel.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I love this book!! You'll be guessing the whole way through the book and on the edge of your seat. It's wonderful!
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Summary: Not one of her best.
Review: I have read many of MHC's novels. This one I must say was sort of a let down. The story involved too many characters, making it hard to follow and easy to forget who all of them were. I didn't think that the ending was all that great, either. Sorry, but this one was just "alright".
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