From the "Queen of Suspense," Mary Higgins Clark, comes a riveting tale of suspense, secrets and revenge.Historian Jean Sheridan returns to Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, excited about her twenty-year high-school reunion at Stonecroft Academy. But a dear friend of hers soon becomes the fifth woman in the class to meet a sudden, mysterious end. Then Jean receives a taunting fax about a child she gave up for adoption, whose existence she had kept a secret but whose life may now be in danger. For present at the reunion is The Owl, a murderer on a mission of vengeance against women who once humiliated him...and Jean is his final intended victim.
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"And I doubted that I would enjoy this book...I knew there was a reason that I consider Mary Higgins Clark one of my favorite authors! I literally could not put this book down!! After submerging myself in self-help and non-fiction reads, it was a guilty pleasure to succumb to a good old suspense fiction :) Mary Higgins Clark is TRULY the queen of suspense!" — Meghan (5 out of 5 stars)
"And I doubted that I would enjoy this book...I knew there was a reason that I consider Mary Higgins Clark one of my favorite authors! I literally could not put this book down!! After submerging myself in self-help and non-fiction reads, it was a guilty pleasure to succumb to a good old suspense fiction :) Mary Higgins Clark is TRULY the queen of suspense!"
“Creeping menace that is genuinely scary.”
“Clark's multitude of fans will be happy…to participate in the guessing game.”
“Clark's certainly mastered the art of the page-turner…fans will enjoy the comfort of watching the Clark formula unwind yet again.”
" This guy had serious issues. Interesting how it all played out! "
" Standard fare but good suspenseful reading. 5 of 7 friends at a high school lunch table were dead prior to a 20 year reunion. "
" I listened to this while traveling and it was exciting enough to keep me awake while driving but for once I had the killer picked out and how fun is that?! "
" The second time I've read this one. It's pretty good. "
" Good book. Kept me guessing. "
" Suspenseful, engaging...keeps you guessing the entire time. Very fast read. "
" It was a page turner! but at first hard to keep the characters straight but once I got through that it was good read "
" I'm a sucker for mysteries written by Mary Higgins Clark. As usual, I could not figure out who did it, even though I was looking for the least likely character :) "
" Good book. Quick read. Love Mary Higgins Clark "
" Little Slow at first then picked up speed. Good at the end. "
" Not a bad book but the narrator annoyed me to death. By the end, I just wanted it over so I wouldn't have to listen to her anymore. Oh well. "
" Mary Higgins Clark is my guilty pleasure. I read every book when it comes out. "
" I normally whizz through MHC books in a couple of hours but this one was quite detailed and kept me going for a 2 evenings. Familiar format but always enjoyable. "
" Although it follows Mary Higgins Clark's typical "woman in danger" formula, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I've enjoyed some of her others. "
" A high school reunion is the setting. A group of friends are finding themselves cursed as one by one they are having "accidents". Lots of red herrings and yet a little predictable. Just an okay Clark mystery. "
" I thought it was pretty good; I did not have a clue who dun it, and I put off what I needed to do to find out. I did not give it 5 stars because I felt I was given NO clues, or at least was given bad clues to throw me off. "
" I do not like the hate someone has from being treated bad and laughed at in school. This man had been treated bad by the girls he was killing. It took 20 years to get to try and kill all of them, but he was foiled. "
" Great story...didn't know who the killer was until the big reveal!! "
" Really liked this book. It was hard to keep all the characters straight for a while, but got past that. Really liked that it just touched on a romance. I'm really not into the bedroom scenes in books and this one was perfect for me. "
" Not much different in terms of "formula", but kept you guessing until the end. I was never exactly sure who the bad guy was. "
" Light summer reading for murder mystery fans. Not great by any means - very pulpy. Probably doesn't even deserve more than 1.5 stars. "
" On a scale of 1-5....#4.5 for a Mary Higgins Clark "
" Never finished it. I just couldn't get into it. "
" Kind of creeped me out thinking about weirdos out there that could be watching. "
" This book was really good, I love the way Mary Higgins Clark can twist the Characters story line so you can't figure out the mystery till the end but you are dying to keep reading to figure it out. "
" I really liked the book. I was convinced I knew who the "Owl" was. Ms. Clark knows how to keep a secret and to keep you guessing. "
" this book was so good. usually i have no idea whats going to happen which is good because i like twists in stories, but this time i could actually try to guess who was doing all those things. "
" I liked this one better than some. It kept me guessing a little longer. "
" Good book, but not stay up until midnight good. "
" My husband bought this book for only 50 cents when I was in the hospital with Josh. And so far it is not worth even that. "
" Good thriller. I always like any Mary Higgins Clark stories. This one kept you guessing until the end with a good ending. "
" Nice, the usual Mary Higgins Clark style--the bad guy is the one you least expect. Good one though--you keep on guessing until the end despite what I said on the previous sentence. But these days I grew tired of Clark's constant changing point of view in every chapter. "
" Good twist. Thought I had it figured out what a surprise. "
" thats why i like her writings she knows what her readers are thinking while reading her book gr8 book but she is far more better than this "
" I enjoyed this book. A good holiday read "
" a really good book that keeps you guessing till the end I really enjoyed it "
" This storyline could have been smart, but instead, it was trite and boring. I was disappointed as this is this author appears to have quite a following. "
" Danielle, this is the book that you and Heather stood in line for me. Mary Higgins Clark signed this book: "Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, and Happy Mother's Day, Laurie! - Mary Higgins Clark 2004. "
" Um romance cheio de suspense! ( A Hora Do Mocho ) "
" Another nice book from Mary Higgins Clark. "
" One of her better books. I didn't figure out the killer until the end. Kind of creepy, since I have a 25 year class reunion coming up....makes me wonder if I ever said anything to anyone to make them want to kill me before the 25th reunion. "
" There's a killer stalking a high school reunion. While the story is nothing new, Clark writes in such a compelling manner that it's still tense and enjoyable enough. "
" Good thriller. I have read that the book is full of red herrings and bad leads. This is one of the times that listening to the abridged version of the book was probably a really good thing! The story seemed very logical and easy to follow - although the perp wasn't obvious (a good thing). "
Mary Higgins Clark (1927–2020) was the author of worldwide bestsellers that sold more than one hundred million copies in the United States alone. Twenty-one of her books reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. She was chosen by Mystery Writers of America as Grand Master of the 2000 Edgar Awards. An annual Mary Higgins Clark Award sponsored by Simon & Schuster, to be given to authors of suspense fiction writing in the Mary Higgins Clark tradition, was launched by Mystery Writers of America in 2001. She was the 1987 president of Mystery Writers of America and, for many years, served on their board of directors. In 1988, she served as chairperson of the International Crime Congress.
Jan Maxwell is an American stage and television actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical City of Angels and has been nominated for two Tony Awards and two Drama Desk Awards. She won the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Her Broadway credits include Sixteen Wounded, Match, and The Dinner Party. She is the sister of Obie Award–winning playwright Richard Maxwell.
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