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Summary: First Person is Best
Review: The author's first dabble in first person writing has been successful. Twenty-three years ago, fifteen-year-old Andrea Cavanaugh was bludgeoned to death. Now the convicted killer is set free, claiming innocence, but Andrea's sister Ellie, an investigative reporter, starts to pin the blame on him once for all. (A+)
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Summary: another good read
Review: I have read many of Mary Higgins Clark's books and have enjoyed them all. This was no exception. Ellie's sister is missing and because she doesn't want to get her sister into trouble she doesn't tell her parents where she thinks her sister has gone. The next morning when she still hasn't come home she runs to the garage where she thinks her sister has gone and finds her dead body. They get the young man who killed her sister and send him to prison. Because of the guilt and sadness that resulted from her sister's death, her parents divorce and she stays with her unhappy mother until her death.
Years later, the man who murdered her sister, gets out of prison and says he is going to prove that he was innocent. Ellie feels he is guilty and is going to come back and write a book proving it. Anyway, there are many thrills and suspense as a result that keep you interested in the story to the end.
I find that most of her books stories have roots in the emotional or psychological state of her characters as a result of past experiences, often with them not being aware of it until the mystery is solved.
Reading this book was an enjoyable experience.
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Summary: UN-suspenseful
Review: I've read every book Mary Higgins Clark has written. The last few I haven't really enjoyed including this one. The other reviewers have detailed the plot. This book didn't make sense to me. Why would the villian, Rob, after just being released from prison put himself in the position to land back in prison? He was aware of the other murder he committed. It seems to me he would have tried to live his life as quietly as possible. The premise is he wanted a new trial, even though he served all his required time, to clear his name. Clearing his name was important to him because it would allow him to be reinstated in his wealthy grandmother's will. Great, but Rob WAS guilty of this murder as well as another murder that he was never even suspected of. Ellie, the heroine, became obsessed with PROVING his guilt only after Rob announced his desire for a new trial. Ellie's probing into Rob's background opened a can of worms. She discovered he committed another similar murder as well as attempted murder. Rob's purpose for wanting a new trial was to receive a $100.000 inheritance from his grandmother. He was already wealthy. His parents were wealthy. He risked his guilty neck for another $100,000. It doesn't make sense. He had much more to lose than to gain. I didn't like Ellie. She was very closed minded. Unfortunately, since the entire book was written from her perspective I couldn't like the book because I didn't like her. Finally, there was no suspense. You know early on Rob killed her sister. The rest of the book is Ellie digging up ever rotten thing Rob did as a teenager. The climax was a dud. Rob could have succeeded in hitting Ellie over the head with the tire iron and I could have cared less. Mary Higgins Clark has written some superior suspense novels. I would recommend any one of them up until she wrote "You Belong to ME" I've found in some of her recent novels I have actually liked the "bad guy", and hated to see him get caught. I'm sure that's not what the author intended.
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Summary: Good- but not the Best.
Review: Mary Higgins Clark is by far my favorite author, and I was excited to read her new book, and to see it from a different perspective. The book was interesting, and as usual, I wasn't able to put it down until I was finished. Although, I have to admit I was a little disapointed with the ending, it was not the usual case where there are many suspects, the book practically leads to the conclusion without having to work for it. This book is interesting, but not my favorite.Other MHC books I recommend: A Stranger is Watching
Loves Music, Loves to Dance
Weep No More, My Lady
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Summary: FANTASTIC
Review: Best book I have read in years. Suspensful, catchy, emotional all in one!
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Summary: good read
Review: Once you have read most of Mary Higgins-Clark books you get the idea of what most of them are going to be like. this time she tried writing from the first person which was interesting, but it didn't really affect the storyline. The plot was a bit predictable, but it was a fun read.
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Summary: Well Done !
Review: This is the first time reading Mary Higgins Clark's Novels. She is a great author of suspence and well written.Daddy's Little Girl kept you guessing and unsure until the end.The details of her characters was great,they are people much like the people in real life.I will read more of Mary Higgins Clark's novels or all,if there as good as this one. I am going to buy another of her novels or even more than one of her books now. If you have not read any of Mary Higgins Clark's novels , you have to read this one. You can not put it down! It is so good that you just keep reading to the end.I have a friend that is a big fan of her novels and now I know why! Now she can one more fan of her novels to the list now. This book Was WELL DONE!
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Summary: very good!!
Review: the story is as exciting as always but it is too obvious who is the murderer.
but at all the story is very good.
I very enjoyed it.
Buy it!!
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Summary: Keeps you guessing...
Review: This book kept me guessing to the very end. I was biting my nails and trying to figure out who killed Daddy's Little Girl. At first I thought it was the sister, because she could have been jealous...and then I thought it was the boyfriend or the dad...I just didn't know who to think. It's full of suspense and I couldn't wait to turn the next page. Just a great read for a rainy day!
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Summary: Daddy's Little Girl
Review: This was my first time reading any of Mary H. Clark's material. Now that I have, however, I am much more interested in buying her books. Mary H. Clark is my sister's favorite author and has read all of her books. Knowing how Daddy's Little Girl turned out, I would say I would read more of her books. Daddy's Little Girl was very suspenseful and I never wanted to put it down. If you have not read this book, I highly recommend reading it.
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