“For sheer storytelling power-and breathtaking pace- Clark is without peer.” – People “ Clark is a flawless storyteller…” – Washington Post Book World “Mary Higgins Clark has become the grande dame of American thriller writing…” – Los Angeles Times Book Review “No one knows better than Mary Higgins Clark how to turn fear into great entertainment. To mystery fans, she is a true national treasure.” – Associated Press “There’s no denying Mary Higgins Clark’s formidable storytelling powers…” – The New York Times Book Review “Mary Higgins Clark, like Alfred Hitchcock before her, stakes out a claim to a kind of fear that is absolutely terrifying because it bubbles under the surface of ordinary lives.” – Cosmopolitan *** Talented Erich Krueger seemed like the answer to Jenny's prayers, but after their marriage, she began to notice his obsession with his dead mother, and his possessiveness. Stumbling across old family secrets about a string of deaths, Jenny fears for herself and her children

A classic Christmas tale from the bestselling Queen of Suspense At the heart of the novel are two of Mary Higgins Clark's most loved characters: Alvirah, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband, Willy, who are caught up in a Christmas mystery that calls on all of their skills and experience. Willy has been looking forward to playing Santa at the after-school centre recently set up to care for the children of working parents on New York's Upper West Side, and Alvirah has been busy with rehearsals for the Christmas pageant. But suddenly a shadow falls upon the Christmas cheer. The centre is threatened with closure, a substitute promised for the play is mysteriously withdrawn, a valuable chalice is stolen from a neighborhood church, and a desperate young woman turns up, begging for Alvirah's help in finding the baby she abandoned seven years earlier. In a final blow, the young girl who is to play Mary in the Christmas pageant disappears… A missing child. A stolen chalice. A desperate mother. Can Alvirah reach the truth in time for Christmas?

Ellie Cavanaugh miała zaledwie siedem lat, kiedy jej starsza siostra Andrea została w brutalny sposób zamordowana. Zwłoki dziewczyny znaleziono w starym garażu w pobliżu rezydencji bogatej, szanowanej pani Westerfield w Oldham, spokojnym miasteczku nad rzeką Hudson w nowojorskim hrabstwie Westchester. Zeznanie Elli doprowadziło do skazania Roba Westerfielda, wnuka starej damy, z którym potajemnie spotykała się Andrea. Kiedy po dwudziestu dwóch latach morderca stara się o zwolnienie warunkowe z więzienia, Ellie, obecnie reporterka gazety w Atlancie, protestuje przeciwko złagodzeniu wyroku. Mimo to Rob Westerfield wychodzi na wolność i próbuje wznowić proces, chcąc odzyskać dobre imię. Przekonana o jego winie Ellie rozpoczyna prywatne śledztwo. Jej kolejne odkrycia rzucają nowe światło na okoliczności śmierci siostry, ale i nieuchronnie przybliżają dociekliwą dziennikarkę do konfrontacji z mordercą

"Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke are back with their fourth book in the *New York Times* bestselling Under Suspicion series; *Every Breath You Take* follows television producer's Laurie Moran investigation of the unsolved Met Gala murder--in which a wealthy widow was pushed to her death from the famous museum's rooftop. Laurie Moran's professional life is a success--her television show *Under Suspicion* is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can't stand--Ryan Nichols--and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family. Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and one of the museum's most generous donors, was found in the snow, after being thrown from the museum's roof on the night of its most

Neeve Kearny, córka emerytowanego komisarza nowojorskiej policji, jest właścicielką drogiego butiku z wytwornymi strojami od znanych projektantów. Do najlepszych jej klientek należy Ethel Lambston, znana pisarka i publicystka o złośliwym piórze. Gdy Ethel przez kilka dni nie odbiera zamówionej garderoby, Neeve zaczyna się niepokoić. Wielu ludzi, wśród nich były mąż pisarki i zachłanny bratanek, ucieszyłoby się, gdyby autorka kontrowersyjnych artykułów zniknęła na zawsze. Złe przeczucia Neeve potwierdzają się – w parku stanowym zostaje znalezione ciało zamordowanej Ethel. Neeve, będąca ważnym świadkiem w śledztwie, uczestniczy w skomplikowanym dramacie chciwości, ambicji i bezwzględnego dążenia do rozgłosu. Nie wie, że jej samej również zagraża śmiertelne niebezpieczeństwo

"Meet Sterling Brooks. His was not an exemplary life – he was too self-absorbed to ever really think about anyone else or make a commitment to the woman he loved. On the other hand, he had endearing qualities. His actual misdeeds were few – his were sins of omission, not commission." "It is a few days before Christmas. For forty-six years Sterling has lingered in the celestial waiting room outside the heavenly gates, awaiting summons by the Heavenly Council. Will he be deemed fit for entrance into heaven? At last the day comes and the council settles on a test for Sterling – he will be sent back to earth and given an opportunity to prove his worthiness by helping someone else." "Sterling Brooks finds himself in Manhattan, at the skating rink in Rockefeller Center. Among the skaters is a heartbroken seven-year-old named Marissa, and as Sterling soon realizes, it is she he has been sent to help. Marissa's sadness comes from her separation from the father she adores, a talented young singer, and her sparkling grandmother, owner of a popular restaurant. Both have been forced into the Witness Protection Program because two mobsters, the Badgett brothers, have put a price on their heads to prevent their testifying against them in an arson case." Sterling, able to move back and fourth in time and place, masterminds a plan to eliminate the threat from the Badgett brothers and reunite Marissa with her loved ones

When Kay Lansing marries wealthy widower Peter Carrington, she is well aware of the rumours surrounding the mysterious death of Peter's first wife Grace, who was found floating in the family pool ten years ago, pregnant at the time. Kay also discovers that Peter is a chronic sleepwalker who suffers from periodic nightmares. When the police arrive at her doorstep with a warrant for Peter's arrest in connection with another murder – that of a woman Peter had escorted to a high school senior prom twenty-two years ago – Kay begins to fear that she has married a sleepwalking murderer, and she resolves to find out the truth behind the puzzling deaths. But are the two deaths linked? And why does a melody that Kay cannot identify keep playing in her head every time she approaches the family chapel?

From Publishers Weekly The latest from the Clark suspense factory has a spunky New Jersey prosecutor, Kerry McGrath, as its heroine in danger. Kerry has taken an interest in a 10-year-old murder case, in which Skip Reardon had been found guilty of slaying his beautiful wife, Suzanne, and has since been pleading his innocence from his jail cell. When Kerry's small daughter, Robin, goes to a New York plastic surgeon after a car crash, it is apparent that Dr. Smith, who was Suzanne's father, is weird. He seems to be fashioning the faces of young women to resemble his dead daughter?and it was his testimony that sent Skip to jail. Kerry's interest in the case (and her parallel interest in Skip's good-guy lawyer) may harm her chances of a judgeship, and it also draws the ominous attention of another possible suspect, James Weeks, a wealthy real-estate magnate with rumored mob connections. Then there's elegant, tasteful art burglar Jason Arnott, who had also known Suzanne… As usual, Clark 's plot, unfolded in dozens of short chapters, is convoluted, full of red herrings and finally wrapped up with a villain out of left field. The writing is crisp but colorless, characterization minimal, atmosphere nonexistent; but the cozy evocation of a deserving damsel in distress who attains a happy ending seems never to disappoint her legions of fans

Erin and Darcy, answering personal ads as research for a TV show, discover a New York subculture of adulterers, con-men, the shy and the weird – all looking for love. And one man looking for something darker – a serial killer who has survived for 15 years, and has promised himself two more murders

An anthology of stories edited by Mary Higgins Clark From Wall Street to Harlem, the borough of Manhattan is the setting for all-new stories of mystery, murder, and suspense, presented by best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark and featuring Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, S. J. Rozan, and other top Mystery Writers of America authors. In Lee Child's "The Picture of the Lonely Diner," legendary drifter Jack Reacher interrupts a curious stand-off in the shadow of the Flatiron Building. In Jeffery Deaver's "The Baker of Bleecker Street," an Italian immigrant becomes ensnared in WWII espionage. And in "The Five-Dollar Dress," Mary Higgins Clark unearths the contents of a mysterious hope chest found in an apartment on Union Square. With additional stories from T. Jefferson Parker, S. J. Rozan, Nancy Pickard, Ben H. Winters, Brendan DuBois, Persia Walker, Jon L. Breen, N. J. Ayres, Angela Zeman, Thomas H. Cook, Judith Kelman, Margaret Maron, Justin Scott, and Julie Hyzy,Manhattan Mayhem is teeming with red herrings, likely suspects, and thoroughly satisfying mysteries

Jako trzyletnie dziecko Patricia Traymore przeżyła koszmar: jej rodzice zginęli zastrzeleni w niewyjaśnionych okolicznościach, a ciężko ranna dziewczynka długo walczyła o życie w najlepszych waszyngtońskich szpitalach. Po latach, jako znana dziennikarka telewizyjna, powraca do Waszyngtonu, aby zrealizować program o senator Abigail Jennings, pierwszej kobiecie mającej szansę zostać wiceprezydentem Stanów Zjednoczonych. Przede wszystkim jednak Pat chce poznać prawdę o tragicznej śmierci rodziców. Ale jest ktoś, komu nie podoba się pomysł nakręcenia filmu o bezkompromisowej pani senator i kto uczyni wszystko, aby powstrzymać dociekliwą dziennikarkę przed ujawnieniem tajemnic z przeszłości

El Royal Mermaid es el flamante buque que sirve de escenario a Mary Higgins, una vez mas acompañada de la pluma de su hija Carol, para contarnos una historia de suspense, e intriga, y porque no tambien cargada de humor, el anfitrion del crucero de lujo, ha querido invitar a personas que tienen algo en común, estan comprometidas con nobles causas humanitarias. Entre tanto filántopo, tambien han recibido una invitación de navidad para formar parte del pasaje, la detective amateur Alvirah Meehan y la investigadora privada Regan Reilly, ambas acompañadas por sus maridos, uno de los cuales no es otro que el jefe de brigada Jack Reilly. Para que la trama se pueda sustentar, dos peligrosos criminales fugados, a quienes ayuda el hijo del capitan, se disfrazan de Papá Noel, para pasar desapercibidos, una fuerte tormenta azota el barco, y una pasajera dice haber visto el fantasma de un famoso escritor, un pasajero acecha una valiosisima antigüedad, que será arrojada al mar en una ceremonia fúnebre. Repleta de humor y suspense, la novela te atrapa desde el principio, nuestros protagonistas iran uniendo las piezas que los llevaran a desentrañar el ‘ misterio en alta mar’ y no se puede hacer otra cosa que esperar el desenlace final, a la vez conmovedor y espeluznante, que tiene lugar la última noche del año

Maggie Holloway is unsatisfied with the explanation for her former stepmother's death, and when the residents of a nursing home begin dying suddenly and inexplicably she becomes suspicious. It is only later that she realizes she herself is a target for a twisted killer

An anthology of stories edited by Otto Penzler This is a collection of 12 original stories by such crime writers as Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, Thomas H. Cook, Eric Lustbader, Philip Margolin, David Morrell, Joyce Carol Oates and Peter Straub

Nicholas Spencer, szef prężnej spółki farmaceutycznej Gen-stone, jest postrzegany jako dynamiczny menedżer, który całą energię i siły poświęca leku przeciwko nowotworom. Pierwsze wyniki prac są wręcz rewelacyjne, ale kolejne badania nie potwierdzają początkowych sukcesów i firmie Gen-stone grozi bankructwo. Gdy pilotowany przez Spencera samolot spada do morza u wybrzeży Portoryko, charyzmatyczny biznesmen zostaje uznany za cynicznego oszusta, który upozorował własną śmierć. Marcia DeCarlo, zatrudniona w "Wall Street Weekly", zamierza napisać obiektywną historię Nicholasa Spencera. Dociekliwość dziennikarki psuje komuś szyki, kto nie cofnie się nawet przed zbrodnią, aby móc zrealizować swój podstępny, złowrogi plan

The definition of an owl had always pleased him: a night bird of prey…sharp talons and soft plumage which permits noiseless flight…applied figuratively to a person of nocturnal habits. 'I am The Owl', he would whisper to himself after he had selected his prey, 'and nighttime is my time.'" Jean Sheridan, a college dean and prominent historian, sets out to her hometown to attend the twenty-year reunion of Stonecroft Academy alumni, where she is to be honored along with six other members of her class. There is something uneasy in the air: one woman in the group about to be feted, Alison Kendall, a beautiful, high-powered Hollywood agent, drowned in her pool during an early-morning swim. Alison is the fifth woman in the class whose life has come to a sudden, mysterious end. Adding to Jean's sense of unease is a taunting, anonymous fax she received, referring to her daughter – a child she had given up for adoption twenty years ago. At the award dinner, Jean is introduced to Sam Deegan, a detective obsessed by the unsolved murder of a young woman who may hold the key to the identity of the Stonecroft killer. Jean does not suspect that among the distinguished people she is greeting is The Owl, a murderer nearing the countdown on his mission of vengeance against the Stonecroft women who had mocked and humiliated him, with Jean as his final victim. From The Washington Post As pointed out in Book World's May 2 Summer Forecast, readers hardly need to be reminded that Mary Higgins Clark's latest spring offering is here. Nighttime Is My Time brings to 29 the number of novels to bear her name, novels that have routinely graced bestseller lists and earned her numerous awards and the title Queen of Suspense. It is equally significant that Clark, an icon in the mystery field, has been generous with her time and attention to numerous younger writers, as evidenced by an award she and her publisher have sponsored since 2001 to recognize new talented authors, including Barbara D'Amato, Judith Kelman, Rose Conners and M.K. Preston, who follow the vein of suspense Clark has so expertly mined. In a recent interview, Clark attributed her popularity to readers' ability to "walk in the shoes of the character." In the guidelines for eligibility to win the award that bears her name, Clark spells out the makings of a good suspense novel: "A very nice young woman, 27-38 or so, whose life is suddenly invaded. She is not looking for trouble – she is doing exactly what she should be doing. She solves her problem by her own courage and intelligence. She's in an interesting job. She's self-made – independent – has primarily good family relationships. No on-scene violence. No four-letter words or explicit sex scenes." Nighttime Is My Time hews to this formula by creating an admirable protagonist, Jean Sheridan, a historian and author of a well-received book on Abigail Adams, then adds other elements to which virtually every reader can relate. Jean is returning to her hometown to be honored at the 20-year reunion of her class at Stonecroft Academy, a private school in upstate New York. But one of the six other honorees won't be attending the festivities. Hollywood agent Alison Kendall has been murdered in the book's opening pages by a man who had the resources to travel repeatedly to Los Angeles to stalk her before he drowned her in her own swimming pool. Alison's death strikes Jean hard. The two had been friends and part of a group of girls known for lunching together, their good looks and their cruelty to boys in the school. Typical high school behavior perhaps, but, like the boys of Columbine, Alison's killer has nursed a grudge over how the girls taunted him, most specifically for taking advantage of his stage fright when he played an owl in a school play. This murderer's vengeance, planned and implemented over two decades, calls for killing each lunch-table girl, and other unrelated women, and leaving no "signature" to alert law enforcement, save the little pewter owls he places undetected near their bodies, a "silent reminder of his visit, a calling card that everybody always missed." And although he readily admits to himself that Jean was the only girl who was kind to him, in fact had enough family problems of her own to have been ridiculed herself, our serial killer (who calls himself, unsurprisingly, The Owl) has decided she too must die. A reunion saddened by the tragic loss of a friend, a loss readers know is murder; the resourceful, successful heroine who has risen to the heights of her profession but must struggle to save herself and her daughter from the killer; the disappearance of actress Laura Wilcox, another honoree, before the reunion is over; a stalking serial killer who sits among the unsuspecting as a classmate and friend – Clark enlists these and other trademark devices to ratchet up the empathy and suspense. While her fans may be delighted as the red herrings and misdirections pile up in chapters so short that their white space consumes a hefty percentage of the novel's pages, for this reader so much exposure to the killer's habits, thoughts and actions undermines the novel's plausibility. While he may call himself The Owl and wear a frightening feathered headdress, it's unlikely that the kidnapped Laura wouldn't allow herself to say his name, even to herself, regardless of his admonitions not to speak it aloud. Implausible, too, is Sam Deegan, an about-to-retire veteran investigator in the D.A.'s office, whose inability to link past and present crimes is troubling. So is his tendency to share information with suspects and people unassociated with the case, including a nosy reporter for the high school paper whose sole purpose seems to be to move the plot along when the action gets sluggish. Clark 's successful contributions to the genre clearly indicate that she knows, and has done, better work. And while diehard fans may not object as Nighttime Is My Time wends it way to its inexorable conclusion, others who wish for more sizzle in their suspense or more spine-tingling entertainments may want to wait for Clark's next novel or try D'Amato, Kelman or the others whom she has so graciously encouraged

Una estrella de teatro y de la pantalla se arroja, en misteriosas circunstancias, por el balcón de su ático neoyorquino, ¿Fue asesinada por su amante, Ted Winters, un apuesto magnate de los negocios atormentado por un secreto inconfesable? ¿O se trata de un suicidio? Pero ¿por qué iba Leila a quitarse la vida en la cumbre de la fortuna y el éxito? ¿O la mató otra persona? Sin embargo, ¿quién querría acabar con la vida de una joven admirada y querida por todo el mundo?…

Catherine Dornan y sus dos hijos se preparan para pasar unas Navidades muy amargas en Nueva York, ya que su esposo y padre debe afrontar una delicada intervención quirúrgica. Pero lo que no imaginan es que la Nochebuena se convertirá en una pesadilla desde el momento en que, inocentemente, se detienen en una esquina a escuchar villancicos…

**In the latest thrilling collaboration from #1 *New York Times* bestselling author and "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, television producer Laurie Moran must solve the kidnapping of her fiancee's nephew--just days before her wedding. ** Television producer Laurie Moran and her fiancee, Alex Buckley, the former host of her investigative television show, are just days away from their mid-August wedding, when things take a dark turn. Alex's seven-year-old nephew, Johnny, vanishes from the beach. A search party begins and witnesses recall Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells behind the beach shack, but no one remembers seeing him after the morning. As the sun sets, Johnny's skim board washes up to shore, and everyone realizes that he could be anywhere, even under water. A ticking clock, a sinister stalker, and fresh romance combine in this exhilarating follow up to the bestselling *You Don't Own

Mary Higgins Clark, amerykańska królowa suspensu, i jej córka, autorka bestsellerów Carol Higgins Clark, po raz pierwszy połączyły siły, by stworzyć błyskotliwą i ekscytującą opowieść o skomplikowanej intrydze osnutej wokół porwania, które odbywa się w bożonarodzeniowej scenerii. Trzy dni przed świętami Bożego Narodzenia w Nowym Jorku zostaje uprowadzony dla okupu Luke Reilly, bogaty przedsiębiorca pogrzebowy. Wraz z nim zakładniczką porywaczy staje się jego pracownica Rosita, wychowująca samotnie dwóch małych synków. Śledztwo w sprawie ustalenia tożsamości przestępców i miejsca przetrzymywania zakładników prowadzi policja i FBI; pomaga też córka Luke'a, Regan – licencjonowany prywatny detektyw, oraz starsza pani Alvirah Meehan, znana od dawna jako odnoszący błyskotliwe sukcesy detektyw amator. Zrozpaczona żona Luke'a, Nora, słynna autorka powieści kryminalnych, przebywająca po złamaniu nogi w szpitalu, nie podejrzewa nawet, jaką rolę w porwaniu odegrała jedna z jej książek…

A Christmas suspense story. When a young mother from Kansas travels to New York to be with her seriously ill husband at Christmas, her young son sees another woman steal his mother's wallet, and follows the thief into the subway. Thus begins a journey that will change all of their lives

In this volume, guest editor Sue Grafton and series editor Otto Penzler offer up their choices for the best suspense, crime, and mystery stories of the year. Included in these thrilling tales is Scott Bartels’s dark and violent “Swear Not by the Moon,” in which a drug-addicted Creole is caught between good intentions and bad decisions. In Janice Law’s haunting “Secrets,” an Irish immigrant mother and daughter are faced with unexpected cruelties as they try to make a new life for themselves. And in Lawrence Block’s clever Edgar Award-winning story “Keller on the Spot,” a contract killer uncharacteristically saves a life and finds his assignment becoming increasingly complicated. The diverse styles and themes employed in this collection showcase an impressive array of talent certain to further the popularity of the genre. Already a bestseller in its first year, The Best American Mystery Stories, as evidenced by this year’s edition, promises to keep readers intrigued and coming back for more

Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories — many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else. From classic Victorian tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Thomas Hardy, to contemporary stories by Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain, this collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for — suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural — can be found in these pages. FEATURING: — Unscrupulous Santas — Crimes of Christmases Past and Present — Festive felonies — Deadly puddings — Misdemeanors under the mistletoe — Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe

Spartans do it with discipline. Times Square on New Year-s Eve. A million partiers chanting the final seconds. This year, it-s a countdown to death. My name is Twyla Tafel and I-ve uncovered an insane plot to unleash berserk vampires on those unsuspecting revelers. I have to stop it, armed only with my great admin skills, my useless art degree-and Nikos, a severely hot vampire who I-d love to photograph as a Spartan king roaring his muscular challenge at the Persians. But Nikos has issues, if you know what I mean. Roadblocks in his psyche that say stop when all I want is go-go-go. See -severely hot-, above. Although if I finally break through Nikos-s reserve, I may get more than I bargained for. He-s seriously big, seriously built, and more than just a tad dominant. Still, it-s time to push my limits and find out who I really am, so I-m willing to try-I think. I-m sure. I-m mostly sure. Until he starts stalking me with those sable bedroom eyes and long, sharp fangs-! Warning: Contains 50% high-voltage sex by volume. 10g seriously hot Greek vampire, 4g curvy, competent heroine, 7g explosive action and gritty language. Made on equipment used to process snarky comments. Some light bondage may occur during handling

Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode. Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode ofUnder Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered? With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?

A minor road accident landed county prosecutor Katie DeMaio in Westlake Hospital. That night, from her window, she thought she saw a man load a woman's body into the trunk of a car…or was it just a sleeping pill-induced nightmare? At work the next day, Katie began investigating a suicide that looked more like murder. Initial evidence pointed elsewhere, but medical examiner Richard Carroll saw a trail leading to Dr. Edgar Highley. He suspected that the famous doctor's work "curing" infertile women was more than controversial-that it was deceitful, depraived, and often deadly. But before Richard could tell Katie his fears, she left the office for the weekend and an appointment for routine surgery…in Dr. Highley's operating room

In The Lost Years, Mary Higgins Clark, America’s Queen of Suspense, has written her most astonishing novel to date. At its center is a discovery that, if authenticated, may be the most revered document in human history—“the holiest of the holy”—and certainly the most coveted and valuable object in the world. Biblical scholar Jonathan Lyons believes he has found the rarest of parchments—a letter that may have been written by Jesus Christ. Stolen from the Vatican Library in the 1500s, the letter was assumed to be lost forever. Now, under the promise of secrecy, Jonathan is able to confirm his findings with several other experts. But he also confides in a family friend his suspicion that someone he once trusted wants to sell the parchment and cash in. Within days Jonathan is found shot to death in his study. At the same time, his wife, Kathleen, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, is found hiding in the study closet, incoherent and clutching the murder weapon. Even in her dementia, Kathleen has known that her husband was carrying on a long-term affair. Did Kathleen kill her husband in a jealous rage, as the police contend? Or is his death tied to the larger question: Who has possession of the priceless parchment that has now gone missing? It is up to their daughter, twenty-eight-year-old Mariah, to clear her mother of murder charges and unravel the real mystery behind her father’s death. Mary Higgins Clark’s The Lost Years is at once a breathless murder mystery and a hunt for what may be the most precious religious and archaeological treasure of all time

At age eighty-two and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left. The last of her line, she faces a momentous choice: expose a long-held family secret, or take it with her to her grave. Olivia has in her possession letters from her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun, now being considered for beatification by the Catholic Church-the final step before sainthood. In her lifetime, Sister Catherine had founded seven hospitals for disabled children. Now the cure of a four-year-old boy dying of brain cancer is being attributed to her. After his case was pronounced medically hopeless, the boy's desperate mother had organized a prayer crusade to Sister Catherine, leading to his miraculous recovery. The letters Olivia holds are the evidence that Catherine gave birth at age seventeen to a child, a son, and gave him up for adoption. Olivia knows the identity of the young man who fathered Catherine's child: Alex Gannon, who went on to become a world-famous doctor, scientist, and inventor holding medical patents. Now, two generations later, thirty-one-year-old pediatrician Dr. Monica Farrell, Catherine's granddaughter, stands as the rightful heir to what remains of the family fortune. But in telling Monica who she really is, Olivia would have to betray Catherine's wishes and reveal the story behind Monica's ancestry. The Gannon fortune is being squandered by Alex's nephews Greg and Peter Gannon, and other board members of the Gannon Foundation, who camouflage their profligate lifestyles with philanthropy. Now their carefully constructed image is cracking. Greg, a prominent financier, is under criminal investigation, and Peter, a Broadway producer, is a suspect in the murder of a young woman who has been extorting money from him. The only people aware of Olivia's impending choice are those exploiting the Gannon inheritance. To silence Olivia and prevent Monica from learning the secret, some of them will stop at nothing-even murder. Clark's riveting new novel explores the juxtaposition of medical science and religious faith, and the search for identity by the daughter of a man adopted at birth

Co się dzieję, gdy młoda kobieta zostaje uwikłana w niebezpieczne śledztwo w sprawie zabójstwa, tylko dlatego, że znalazła się w niewłaściwym miejscu w niewłaściwej chwili? Co się dzieje, kiedy musi korzystać z ochrony policyjnej, zerwać wszystkie nici wiążące ją z dotychczasowym życiem i przeprowadzić się w nowe miejsce do czasu aż sprawca zabójstwa zostanie wykryty i ujęty? Co się dzieje kiedy w nowym wcieleniu spotyka idealnego mężczyznę, ale boi się w nim zakochać, ponieważ nikt nie może wiedzieć, kim dziewczyna jest naprawdę

Przeszło dwa lata po tym, jak schwytano go wybiegającego z mieszkania, w którym pozostał trup zamordowanej Niny Peterson, Ronald Thompson ma zostać stracony. Choć nigdy nie przyznał sie do zbrodni, oprócz matki nikt nie wierzy w jego niewinność. Kontrowersje budzi natomiast sam problem kary śmierci. Jej przeciwniczką jest młoda pisarka Sharon Martin, natomiast kochający ją Steve Peterson, mąż zamordowanej kobiety i ojciec siedmioletniego Neila, przychyla się do opinii zwolenników przeprowadzenia egzekucji. Jest jednak jeszcze ktoś, kto doskonale wie, że Roland jest niewinny. To prawdziwy morderca Niny, który planuje porwanie Sharon i Neila. Zamierza on wyłudzić od Steve'a 82 tys. dolarów, a następnie zamordować kobietę i chłopca

Elizabeth Lange is haunted by the loss of her sister, Leila, who died mysteriously. Invited to Cypress Point Spa by a friend, she finds herself confronted by a cast of characters who all had motives for the killing. And she quickly discovers her own life may also be under threat

Dr Gary Lasch is found dead at his desk. The murder stuns his elite Connecticut community – especially when his beautiful young wife, Molly, is arrested and charged with his murder. Six years later, on Molly's release from prison, she reasserts her innocence in front of reporters gathered at the prison gates. Among them is an old schoolfriend, Fran Simmons, who is currently working as an investigative reporter for a true crime television series. Determined to prove her innocence, Molly convinces Fran to research and produce a programme on Gary 's death. Fran agrees, but in doing so, she has a second agenda – to learn the truth about her own father's suicide fourteen years earlier. Fran soon finds herself enmeshed in a tangled web of intrigue and menace – more deaths and more unanswered questions about Gary Lasch's death. As her investigation proceeds, there are those who know they must make a choice: face ruin, or eliminate Fran

Nancy Harmon had fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, the hostile front-page newspaper stories and the shocking charges against her. She changed her name, dyed her red hair sable brown, and left California for the wind-swept peace of Cape Cod. Now she was married again, had two more beautiful children, and the terrible pain had begun to heal…until the morning when she looked in the back yard for her little boy and girl, found only one red mitten, and knew that the nightmare was beginning again…

It has been ten years since 21-year-old Kevin MacKenzie, Jr. ("Mac"), has been missing. A Columbia University senior, about to graduate and already enrolled in Duke University Law School, he walked out of his room in Manhattan 's Upper West Side without a word to his college roommate and has never been seen again. However, he does make three ritual phone calls to his mother every year: on her birthday, on his birthday, and on Mother's Day. Each time, he assures her he is fine, refuses to answer her frantic questions, then hangs up. Even the death of his father, a corporate lawyer, on 9/11 does not bring him home, or break the pattern of his calls. Mac's sister Carolyn is now 26, a law school graduate, and has just been hired as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. She has endured two family tragedies-her brother's inexplicable disappearance, and the loss of her father. Realizing that neither she nor her mother will ever be able to have closure and get on with their lives until they find her brother, she sets out to discover what happened to Mac, and why he has found it necessary to hide from them. Her journey into the world of people who willingly disappear from their own lives leads her to learn about others who may or may not still be alive, and ultimately to a deadly confrontation with someone close to her who suddenly becomes an enemy-and cannot allow her to disclose his secret…

"Sterling Brooks no ha tenido una vida ejemplar. Por ello lleva esperando más de cincuenta años en la antesala del cielo. Unos días antes de Navidad, el consejo celestial decide proponerle un trato: entrará en el cielo si antes consigue hacer una buena obra en la tierra. Se trata de su última oportunidad. No le especifican cuál es su misión, y de pronto se ven en pleno Rockefeller Center, en medio de una multitud de patinadores, en busca de alguien que necesite un ángel. Así encuentra a Marissa, una niña de siete años, apenada por la desaparición de su padre y su abuela, que se han visto obligados a…"

Журналистка Дилейни Райт освещает на телевидении судебный процесс над Бетси Грант, которую обвинили в убийстве своего богатого мужа – врача Эдварда Гранта. Показания свидетелей в целом благожелательные и тем не менее оставляют у присяжных впечатление не в пользу подсудимой. В ночь убийства они с мужем оставались в доме одни; сигнализация была включена, что исключает проникновение извне… А состояние, которое должна получить вдова известного врача, весьма значительно. Но журналистка уверена: Бетси невиновна! И она начинает собственное расследование, хотя время почти на исходе…

Сега, когато се озова лице в лице с единствения човек, който можеше да й помогне, Лейси почувства, че е на ръба на истерията. Все още не знаеше със сигурност дали са я проследили или не. Но на този етап вече нямаше никакво значение. Лейси разбираше, че не може вечно да бяга и да се крие. Има една стара песен на Джери Вейл, в която всичко е казано много добре. Не мога да пея, но знам думите:

«…Тогда и раздался странный звук, будто крик, но совсем тихий. Он побежал вниз. В гостиной было темно, но он ее увидел. Мамочка. Она пыталась кого-то оттолкнуть и страшно хрипела. А мужчина обмотал что-то вокруг ее шеи. Нил стоял на площадке. Он хотел помочь, но не мог двинуться с места. Хотел позвать на помощь, но голос не слушался. Он задышал, как мама — хрипло, с бульканьем, — а потом у него подогнулись колени. Мужчина услышал, повернулся к нему, и мама упала…» Девятнадцатилетнего Рональда Томпсона должны казнить на электрическом стуле за убийство, но он продолжает утверждать, что не убивал. А журналистка Шэрон Мартин, которая безуспешно ведет кампанию за отмену казни, даже не подозревает, что настоящий убийца следует за ней по пятам… Захватывающий детективный триллер королевы крайм-литературы Мэри Хиггинс Кларк «Взгляд и темноте» возвращается к русскому читателю

Младата и чаровна Джени Макпартланд среща принца на своя живот — даровития и обаятелен художник Ерих Крюгер. Също като в приказките той я отвежда в своя дом, приличащ на старинен замък. И оттук, в атмосфера на тайнственост, на загадъчни сенки и аромати от миналото, започва криминалната нишка, която M. Х. Кларк заплита c въображение и талант, родеещи я c майстори от класата на Агата Кристи. За да поднесe ключа към наистина необикновената история едва в последните страници на произведението

В своем доме в Нью-Джерси убита звезда Бродвея, знаменитая актриса Натали Райнс. Подозрения сразу падают на ее мужа Грега, однако у обвинения нет доказательств его причастности к преступлению. Наконец, полиции удается арестовать человека, который утверждает, что Грег нанял его для убийства Натали. Вести это дело в суде поручено помощнику прокурора Эмили Уоллес. Она абсолютно уверена в виновности Грега и готова сделать все, чтобы засадить его за решетку. Однако Эмили не знает, что незадолго до смерти Натали встретила человека, которого много лет назад подозревала в убийстве своей близкой подруги, и, потрясенная этой встречей, невольно выдала свои мысли

Лайнер «Королева Шарлотта» отправляется в первое плавание. В круиз приглашены сливки высшего общества. И в их числе – старая миссис Хейвуд, владелица изумрудного ожерелья, когда-то принадлежавшего Клеопатре. За украшением охотится Тысячеликий – всемирно известный вор, мастер перевоплощений, так ни разу никем и не пойманный. Он открыто объявил, что будет среди гостей на корабле…

Готовя новый выпуск телешоу «Под подозрением», посвященного давним нераскрытым преступлениям, Лори Моран берется за случай, который, казалось бы, «неформат» для ее передачи: пять лет назад из-под венца пропала невеста. Неизвестно даже, было ли совершено преступление. Может быть, женщину не убили, не держат в плену и она абсолютно счастливо живет где-нибудь на другом конце света. Но горе матери, все эти годы живущей поисками дочери, убеждает создательницу шоу посвятить выпуск несостоявшейся свадьбе. Там, где должно было пройти торжество, собираются ключевые фигуры отмененной церемонии. Среди них жених, которого многие считают главным подозреваемым: невеста завещала ему свое немалое состояние. С тех пор он успел жениться на ее подруге, страстно влюбленной в него еще с колледжа…

Десять лет назад брат Каролин Маккензи вышел из дома и исчез. Больше его никто не видел. Но раз в год, в День матери, Мак звонит своим родным, заверяет, что с ним все в порядке, и вешает трубку. После очередного звонка Каролин принимает твердое решение найти брата и обращается за помощью в полицию. Вскоре она узнает, что живущая с ней по соседству молодая женщина Лизи Эндрюс пропала при схожих обстоятельствах. Детектив Рой Барротт выдвигает версию, что в этом деле замешан Мак. Более того, его имя связывают с исчезновением еще нескольких девушек. Каролин, убежденная в невиновности брата, начинает отчаянные и опасные поиски истины

Запознайте се с един дух със земното име Стърлинг Брукс. Той е бил твърде саможив приживе, за да се обвърже с жената, която обича. Пороците му не са много, а греховете му са по-скоро от невнимание, а не плод на зла умисъл. Остават няколко дни до Коледа. Вече 46 години Стърлинг витае в чакалнята пред райските врати и чака присъдата на райския съд. Ще му позволят ли достъп до рая. Може би! Ако изпълни една мисия на Земята…

Приехав домой с вечеринки, Маргарет и Стивен Фроли обнаруживают, что их дети, трехлетние близнецы Кэти и Келли, похищены. Человек, называющий себя Крысоловом, требует за девочек выкуп — восемь миллионов долларов. Фирма Стивена соглашается перевести эту сумму на его счет. Но когда родители приезжают за детьми, в машине они находят только Келли. Водитель, видимо покончивший с собой, в предсмертной записке признается, что случайно убил Кэти, а тело выбросил в море. Однако Келли упорно твердит, что ее сестра жива. Где же девочка и кто стоит за этим похищением? Мэри Хиггинс Кларк — признанная королева детектива, мастер закрученной интриги и неожиданных сюжетных развязок. Совокупный тираж ее книг превышает 100 000 000 экземпляров

Маргарет и Стийл Фроли празнуват третия рожден ден на момиченцата си — Кели и Кати, като организират детско празненство в новия си дом. Вечерта след тържеството на децата двамата отиват на официална вечеря в Ню Йорк. Когато се връщат вкъщи, полицията вече е там, бавачката е намерена в безсъзнание, децата са изчезнали, а в спалнята е оставена бележка с искане за откуп. Похитителят съобщава, че при предаването на откупа ще съобщи къде ще бъдат оставени момиченцата. И той се обажда наистина, но в колата, паркирана зад изоставен ресторант, е само Кели. Шофьорът е мъртъв, край него е оставена бележка, в която се обяснява, че случайно е убил Кати и е хвърлил тялото й в океана. На заупокойната служба за Кати сестричката й Кели дърпа майка си за ръката и й прошепва: „Мамо, Кати много се страхува от онази жена иска да се прибере вкъщи“. Като включва добре документирания, макар и необяснен напълно феномен, свързан с телепатията на близнаците, Мери Хигинс Кларк ни въвлича в една затрогваща магическа история със сложни характери и ескалиращо напрежение

«Каким-то чудом она поднялась и выбралась на берег прежде, чем мокрая одежда снова потянула ее вниз. Она упала на покрытый коркой льда песок. В ушах гудело. Сквозь туман перед глазами она взглянула на лес и вдруг увидела его — его лицо… Чье лицо?..» Нэнси Хармон, обвиненную в убийстве собственных детей, отпускают на свободу, поскольку главный свидетель исчез, а ее муж покончил с собой. Уехав из Калифорнии на Кейп-Код, Нэнси снова выходит замуж. У нее снова двое детей, и боль потери начинает утихать. Но однажды утром дети исчезают. И кошмар возвращается. Интригующий остросюжетный роман Мэри Хиггинс Кларк «Дети не вернутся» — первая книга признанного мастера, принесшая ей мировую славу

Още с излизането си през 1992 г. тази книга грабна читателския интерес и заслужено се нареди и остана седмици наред на първо място в класацията на престижното американско литературно сп. „Пъблишърс Уикли“. Четиригодишната Лори Кениън е отвлечена и сексуално насилвана от своя похитител в продължение на две години. Когато най-сетне се прибира вкъщи, родителите й не искат да приемат, че тя страда от психическо разстройство. Години по-късно, нейното заболяване — множествена личност — се проявява. Когато Алан Грант, преподавателят по литература на Лори в колежа, бива намерен убит, обвинението пада върху нея, защото отпечатъците й са навсякъде из мястото на престъплението. Но дали тя наистина го е убила?… Мери Хигинс Кларк предприема ужасяващо пътешествие из изтормозеното съзнание на едно двадесетгодишно момиче, което се мъчи да се освободи от страшните спомени от детството си, както и сред отвратителните кроежи на популярен Божи служител, чието демонично минало е само прелюдия към пъклените му планове спрямо Лори. Един заплетен разказ, пълен с обрати…

Американската кралица на съспенса Мери Хигинс Кларк ни поднася нов, завладяващ роман. Двама убийци, свързани помежду си, макар да ги делят сто и десет години, преследват млада жена. Адвокатката Емили Греъм има сериозни проблеми: бракът ѝ е съсипан, а на всичкото отгоре започва да я преследва някакъв маниак, който превръща дните ѝ в низ от шокове и страх... Какво привлича  изобретателния и неуморен убиец?!

«Тело было распростерто на кровати лицом вверх: остановившиеся глаза, перекошенные губы, выражение мучительного протеста. Все, как и должно быть. Большинство самоубийц передумывают, когда ничего изменить уже нельзя… Не упустил ли он чего-нибудь? Нет. Ее сумочка с ключами на кресле, остатки цианида в стакане. Оставить ее в пальто или раздеть? Пусть будет в пальто. Чем меньше ее трогать, тем лучше». Помощник окружного прокурора Кэти Демайо попадает в аварию и оказывается в клинике, где случайно становится свидетельницей убийства, которое считает просто ночным кошмаром. Но для убийцы она представляет угрозу, и теперь жизнь Кэти в опасности, ведь нет ничего страшнее, чем гениальный врач, ступивший на путь зла. Перед вами захватывающий роман признанной королевы детективного жанра Мэри Хиггинс Кларк «И колыбель упадет» — страшное путешествие в тайники души озлобленного гения

1994 г. от престижното американско издателство „Саймън и Шустър“ тази книга, както стана обичайно напоследък за романите на Мери Хигинс Кларк, отново се нареди начело на класациите на меродавното литературно списание „Пъблишърс Уикли“. Отдавна прехвърлилите петдесетте Елвира и нейният съпруг Уили, тя чистачка по домовете, той — водопроводчик, неочаквано спечелват от лотарията 40 милиона долара. Шеметният ги запраща в не по-малко шеметния и доскоро недостижим за тях свят на богаташите, където честните и добросърдечни хорица попадат във водовъртеж от поквара и престъпност. Така започва върволицата им от приключения, в които на много пъти те се озовават на косъм от смъртта

Эта смерть наделала много шума. Вирджиния Уэйклинг была видной светской особой – одним из крупнейших спонсоров знаменитого нью-йоркского Метрополитен-музея. И вот во время вечера по сбору средств женщину сбросили с его крыши. Кто? Спустя три года на этот вопрос так и нет ответа. Дело как раз для Лори Моран, продюсера телешоу «Под подозрением», где сенсационно раскрываются давние преступления. Главный подозреваемый – Айван Грей, тренер и любовник Вирджинии, по возрасту гораздо моложе ее. Перед убийством он получил от Уэйклинг внушительную сумму на развитие своего спортивного бизнеса. Но чем глубже Лори вгрызается в самую очевидную версию, тем шире становится круг возможных убийц с явными мотивами: в него входят и самые близкие покойной люди, которым та безгранично доверяла…

Мери Хигинс Кларк — най-ярката звезда в съзвездието на майсторите на съвременния американски трилър. Нийв Кърни, собственичка на моден бутик в Ню Йорк, е първата, която започва да се безпокои от внезапното изчезване на редовната си клиентка Етел Лемстън. Етел е авторка на бестселъри, известна с талантливото си перо и с конфликтния си характер. В последната си статия тя гневно заклеймява някои модни къщи, които нарушават или заобикалят законите, и разгласява, че има сключен договор за написване на книга, в която ще направи скандални разкрития за престъпленията в света на модата… Нийв се опитва да отгатне причините за изчезването на Етел и разбира, че и нейният живот също е в опасност…

Мэри Хиггинс Кларк — признанная королева дамского детектива, романы которой удачно сочетают напряженную, непредсказуемую интригу с захватывающими романтическими страстями. Произведения писательницы продаются во всем мире миллионными тиражами. Нина Питерсон была задушена. В преступлении обвинили и осудили мальчишку-подростка. Муж Нины, Стивен, желает убийце смерти. Сын его был свидетелем совершившегося преступления. Но кто-то выслеживает и наблюдает — кто-то, кому известно, почему умерла Нина — и почему за ней последуют еще многие… Убита красавица актриса Лейла Ласаль. Улики указывают на ее жениха — неотразимого Теда Уинтерса. Основной свидетель обвинения — сестра убитой, Элизабет Лэнг. Но слишком много людей имели причины любить — или ненавидеть — Лейлу Ласаль. И один из них не желает, чтоб Элизабет дожила до начала процесса…

Мистерията на една семейна трагедия… Изминали са десет години, откакто двадесет и една годишният студент Чарлс Макензи е изчезнал. Но той неизменно спазва един ритуал: винаги се обажда на майка си за Деня на майката. Всеки път я уверява, че е добре, отказва да отговори на обезумелите й въпроси, а после затваря. Дори смъртта на баща му не успява да го върне у дома. Сестрата на Мак, Каролин, е на 26 години. Завършила е юридическо училище и след две семейни трагедии осъзнава, че няма да може да продължи живота си, докато не намери своя брат. Решена е да разбере защо Мак се крие от тях. Затова тази година, когато Мак отново се обажда на майка си, Каролин го прекъсва, за да му съобщи решението си да го открие, каквото и да й струва това. Скоро се получава съобщение: „Кажи на Каролин, че не бива да ме търси“. Загадъчното предупреждение на Мак не може да спре сестра му. Устремът на Каролин бързо я запраща в свят на неочаквани опасности и въпроси без отговори. Мери Хигинс Кларк е авторка на двадесет и седем криминални романа и три сборника с кратки разкази. Само в САЩ са отпечатани повече от осемдесет и пет милиона екземпляра от книгите й, а всичките й произведения са световни бестселъри

Помили и съпругът й Адам — адвокат по наказателно право, наемат къща в Кейп Код в опит да закрепят брака си. Раждането на дъщеря им Хана е повод да продължат усилията си за запазването на връзката им, но Помили продължава да се обвинява за трагичната загуба на двегодишния им син. Спокойствието и чудесната природа на Кейп Код, както и чудесната къща, която наемат, наречена „Помни“ обещават едно прекрасно ново начало за семейството. За съжаление, в приказната на пръв поглед къща Помили все по-често започва да си припомня събитията, свързани със смъртта на сина й и е обхваната от безпокойство за безопасността на дъщеря си

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