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Summary: It was ok
Review: This is my first Mary Higgins- Clark book, and I did not find it that great. I liked how she developed Lacey's character, but the so called romance betwwen her and Tom was nonexistent. Also I thought that there would be a more important reason for the murders of Heather, Isabelle and Max. Personally, I found it a bit dry. Although, I was not fascinated by this book, I will try another Higgins-Clark book!!
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Summary: Great Mary higgens clark novel! even for an 11 year old
Review: Mary Higgins Clark has done it again, and produced a novel with the perfect blend of drama, action, murder and suspense.
Lacey Farrell (Manhattan Real Estate Agent) is an attractive young woman with a fairly simple life. This all changes when she witnesses the murder of Isabelle Waring - mother of recently deceased Heather Waring, is placed in the witness protection program, and forced to give up her identity to become Alice Carroll of Minneapolis. In an effort to piece together the clues derived from Isabelle's dying wish, and the journal bequested to her, Lacey struggles to solve the Waring murders despite the danger to her own life.
There are many ways an author can tackle a murder/mystery novel - some prefer a complex approach, while Higgins Clark uses a style which is more simplistic. Despite the intense themes and actions within 'Pretend you don't see her', Higgins Clark has approached the novel in a way that still makes it a light easy read. The plot flows along nicely, and keeps you guessing right up to the very end.
Overall a great read, on par with the author's many other novels. Recommended to any Mary Higgins Clark fans, and others who love books filled with suspense, drama and a happy ending.
Rating:
Summary: It was ok
Review: This is my first Mary Higgins- Clark book, and I did not find it that great. I liked how she developed Lacey's character, but the so called romance betwwen her and Tom was nonexistent. Also I thought that there would be a more important reason for the murders of Heather, Isabelle and Max. Personally, I found it a bit dry. Although, I was not fascinated by this book, I will try another Higgins-Clark book!!
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Summary: Can't Pretend You Don't See Suspense Here
Review: "Pretend You Don't See Her" is a typical Mary Higgins Clark novel about a beautiful, well-off young woman from East Coast who suddenly finds herself in a death peril but getting through this ultimately stressful part of her life, she even finds a MR. RIGHT in the process. Clark is easy to read for a non-native speaker like myself and fans of classic ol' stories like those penned by Agatha Christie should like her books, as the plot usually teems with many potential villains. However, the actual killer often hails from a circle close to the heroine (or her family), which at times renders the stories less believable, but more satisfying for mystery lovers.This time (apart from a story which formally resembles any of Clark's detective novels like an egg resembles another egg), a reader has a chance to find out how such a thing as witness protection program works, in which a person (the heroine, realtor Lacey Farrell from New York) is given a whole new identity from the police in order to be protected from threatening deadly harm. Despite some false clues Clark deliberately scatters throughout the story, "Pretend You Don't See Her" ranks among her most satisfying detective novels, along with "While My Pretty One Sleeps" and "Remember Me". But my personal favourite by her still remains "A Stranger Is Watching", a tale more psychological than detective, where a murderer is known from the beginning but that does not diminish the suspense. There, Clark got close to the best works of the queen of British psychology-crime fiction, Ruth Rendell.
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Summary: What?
Review: I was very disappointed in this book. I usually enjoy Clark's novels, but this one was sort of a drag. It had a weak plot with even weaker characters. The romance aspect between Lacey and Tom seemed very forced. I wasn't engulfed but the story and plot like many of Clark's novels have done to me. I suggest All Around the Town. I found that novel much more interesting. This book was just dull. Nothing spectacular. Predictable, and very longwinded. I do not recommend this book.
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Summary: Lacey Farrell, Girl Detective
Review: In this suspense tale, Lacey Farrell, a New York realtor, comes face to face with an elderly woman's killer in an apartment she is trying to sell. The woman's daughter recently died in an accident, but she told Lacey she believed it was murder, and gave Lacey the girl's journal to study. The killer now stalks Lacey, who must enter the witness-protection program and begin a new life. Lacey tries to piece together clues about the death of the woman's daughter by reading her cryptic journal. "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark writes about attractive, independent young women who are in peril. I always picture a young Jacqueline Smith playing all of her heroines. This novel is not one of her best. It is full to overflowing with a cast of forgettable characters meant to keep us guessing which one could be the villain. The plot unfolds at a snail's pace and is padded with minute and distracting details that lead nowhere. A new character, introduced in the last chapters, changes the outcome, which feels suddenly rushed and trite. Clark has written many nail-biting thrillers; Pretend You Don't See Her is not among them.
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Summary: an incredibly suspenseful novel
Review: "Pretend You Don't See Her" is an incredibly suspenseful novel about a woman who witnesses a murder. The woman being a rising star on Manhattan's high-powered real estate scene, named Lacey. A grieving mother commissions Lacey to sell her dead daughter's condo. Isabelle turns to Lacey as a confidante, telling Lacey she doesn't believe her daughter's recent death was an accident.
One afternoon when Lacey is supposed to meet with Isabelle, she is witness to her murder. Her last request to Lacey is to read and then deliver the journal pages to Heather's father, certain that the explanation of the mystery surrounding Heather's death is somewhere in those pages. Lacey is now in desperate trouble. The murderer tries to get the journal, but fails. She makes two copies of it, one for Heather's father and one for herself, then gives the original to the police.
After Lacey's young niece is shot, Lacey enters the witness protection program. She is relocated, re-identified, and moved to Minneapolis while the police and federal agents look for the murderer. What follows is a classic hide-and-seek chase with the killer always two steps behind the victim. Of course the killer is caught and arrested which makes a satisfying end to the book.
This novel was written using the time period of somewhere between the 1980's to the present time. You can tell this by taking note of the reference to the fashion of clothes, the cars mentioned, the technology being used etc. Using that time period made the novel more appealing to me, knowing that it could happen today. There are several different locations to which make up the setting of the novel, New York City, New Jersey and Minneapolis. Mary Higgins Clark uses lots of vivid language that creates lots of images for the reader. It makes reading it quite pleasant as you can picture what things look like in your head. An example would be "He wore a gray wig over his sandy hair, there was a graying stubble covering his cheeks and chin, and his lawyers suit had been replaced by a shapeless sweater worn over faded jeans." Irony is used to trick the reader into thinking something else will happen or someone else is responsible. An example of this is when Mona and Alex are at the restaurant. When Mona leaves, 20 minutes later, a phone call is made relaying the message that Lacey is in Minneapolis. This makes the reader think that perhaps Alex is the bad guy responsible for hiring the killer. "Pretend You Don't See Her" was in my opinion, a very enjoyable novel to read. I liked being kept in suspense, not knowing what would happen next. It is an unpredictable plot with twists and turns that kept me guessing throughout the entire book.
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