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Ronald Thompson knows he is not guilty of the murder for which he is about to be executed. There are only two days left to unmask the real villain - a terrifying psychopath who has killed before and has unfinished business with his victim's family.
236 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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Mary Higgins Clark
566听books13.2k听followersThe #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark has written thirty-eight suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a his颅torical novel, a memoir, and two children鈥檚 books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she has coauthored five more suspense novels. Her sister-in-law is the also author Mary Jane Clark.
Clark鈥檚 books have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone. Her books are beloved around the world and made her an international bestseller many times over.
Clark鈥檚 books have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone. Her books are beloved around the world and made her an international bestseller many times over.
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April 6, 2023
Story about a maniac who kidnaps a pretty journalist (Sharon Martin) and a young boy (Neil Peterson, son of the man Sharon is dating) and hides them in an old, isolated room underneath Grand Central Station. Also, a young man is facing the electric chair for a crime he may not have committed. Are these two cases connected?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was a fast-paced and exciting read with many characters points-of-view and tense situations. I had a hard time putting this book down. Another very entertaining read by Mary Higgins Clark.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was a fast-paced and exciting read with many characters points-of-view and tense situations. I had a hard time putting this book down. Another very entertaining read by Mary Higgins Clark.
December 26, 2022
End of the year re-reading, as I try to catch up on current book-ish tasks. What a nice surprise, I enjoyed this a much this time as when I originally read it, way back when.
October 26, 2016
A Stranger is Watching is a very simple story, but the killer here is not given God like status. He needs to work hard so as to avoid being brought in by the New York police. Eventually bad luck, plus some hard work on behalf of those people on the angels' side, literally catch up with him.
I think that the author will never kill a main character, unless the latter has died in the past, viewed via flashbacks. It's kind of understandable, it makes sense. The blow of death is softened, because the death happened to someone who isn't as known by the readers as the living characters in the present.
Formulaic though the structure of the book is, it's a winning formula. Mary Higgins Clark must have exhausted every permutation throughout her career before her readers said enough was enough. Before, i.e, fatigue set in. The author experienced a lofty position, and I'm glad that she is not as forgotten as say, Harold Robbins.
I myself want more, even if it is of the same. I need the simple sustenance, and I am certain that I will not ditch most of her books. That is a boon. To purchase an ebook and not finishing it is so wasteful. I like Clark's books, so far. I like to follow the coincidences, the poetic justice, the alibis, the plotting, the piety, the good vs evil, the battle of wits, the race against time. This book has got all of that and some more.
I think that the author will never kill a main character, unless the latter has died in the past, viewed via flashbacks. It's kind of understandable, it makes sense. The blow of death is softened, because the death happened to someone who isn't as known by the readers as the living characters in the present.
Formulaic though the structure of the book is, it's a winning formula. Mary Higgins Clark must have exhausted every permutation throughout her career before her readers said enough was enough. Before, i.e, fatigue set in. The author experienced a lofty position, and I'm glad that she is not as forgotten as say, Harold Robbins.
I myself want more, even if it is of the same. I need the simple sustenance, and I am certain that I will not ditch most of her books. That is a boon. To purchase an ebook and not finishing it is so wasteful. I like Clark's books, so far. I like to follow the coincidences, the poetic justice, the alibis, the plotting, the piety, the good vs evil, the battle of wits, the race against time. This book has got all of that and some more.
April 26, 2025
Actual rating is 3.5 stars.
This book is a thriller book. It is an early book in this author's long, illustrious career. In this one Steve's wife was murdered years ago and Steve is a proponent of the death penalty. His present love interest is against it. That dreadful night is coming back to haunt both of them and Steve's son.
Like I said this was early on in this author's career and you can tell. The writing was not exactly polished up to her usual standard fare. Some character's ran into each other and it seems like at times we were jumping from one scene to another without the logical steps of progression. That being said I was enjoying the premise of the novel. I also liked the idea of two people on different sides of an argument being able to have a relationship. The thriller aspect that makes my blood pump was not really there until the finale. The finale was fantastic and that would easily get a five star rating. I could not read fast enough as I wondered if the heroes would be able to stop the evil acts in time. For the majority of this book I was going to give this a three star rating. The finale bumped it up for me.
This was not the best offering from this author in her long career. It was still a nice read and I enjoyed my time with it even with its minor flaws. If the author wrote this later on in her career I believe it would have easily been a better book. It had what I am looking for in a thriller genre novel. The battle between good and evil and a countdown of the clock to stop the evil acts from the villain.
This book is a thriller book. It is an early book in this author's long, illustrious career. In this one Steve's wife was murdered years ago and Steve is a proponent of the death penalty. His present love interest is against it. That dreadful night is coming back to haunt both of them and Steve's son.
Like I said this was early on in this author's career and you can tell. The writing was not exactly polished up to her usual standard fare. Some character's ran into each other and it seems like at times we were jumping from one scene to another without the logical steps of progression. That being said I was enjoying the premise of the novel. I also liked the idea of two people on different sides of an argument being able to have a relationship. The thriller aspect that makes my blood pump was not really there until the finale. The finale was fantastic and that would easily get a five star rating. I could not read fast enough as I wondered if the heroes would be able to stop the evil acts in time. For the majority of this book I was going to give this a three star rating. The finale bumped it up for me.
This was not the best offering from this author in her long career. It was still a nice read and I enjoyed my time with it even with its minor flaws. If the author wrote this later on in her career I believe it would have easily been a better book. It had what I am looking for in a thriller genre novel. The battle between good and evil and a countdown of the clock to stop the evil acts from the villain.
December 6, 2020
The problem with a Mary Higgins Clark book is the reason why she is so popular--once you start, you cannot stop reading it--everything else gets put on hold. This book is no exception.
August 26, 2014
When I first read this, I started and then forgot to stop. What it lacks in some qualities it makes up for with the fact that there is no right place to take a break and put it down. I started it one school night and had to stay up until three to finish it. Don't tell my parents.
January 7, 2024
沤ymioji Mary Higgins Ckark ir 寞sp奴dinga serija jos detektyv懦. Ji - tikrai viena 啪inomiausi懦 啪anro autori懦 pasaulyje, kurios knygos vis dar ver膷iamos 寞 daugyb臋 kalb懦, senieji k奴riniai perleid啪iami ir mylimi galyb臈s skaiytoj懦. Kadangi knygos ra拧ytos seniau, joje nerasi i拧mani懦j懦 technologij懦, skaitant da啪nai nusikeli 寞 laikus, kur fakso aparatas stovi kiekvienam ofise, o kalbasi 啪mon臈s laidiniais telefonais. Tai nostalgi拧ki detektyvai, kuriuose n臈ra nei kruvin懦 啪udyni懦, nei makabri拧k懦 scen懦.
艩iame irgi tas pats - pagrobimo byla ir joki懦 拧lyk拧tybi懦. U啪 Ninos nu啪udym膮 netrukus mirties bausme bus nubaustas nekaltas jaunuolis. 沤urnalsit臈 艩enon stengiasi u啪kirsti tam keli膮, o Ninos vyras kaip tik - kovoj膮 u啪 teisingum膮, kuriuo tiki. Nepaisant nuomoni懦 i拧siskyrimo, jiedu yra pora. Tikrasis nusikalt臈lis pagrobia 艩enon ir Stivo s奴n懦, o vyras daro visk膮, kad juos susigf膮啪int懦.
Gan臈tinai nusp臈jamas reikalas, kur寞 skaitant tikrai yra vietos panuobod啪iaut. Ypa膷, kai galvoje jau guli 拧imtai kietesni懦 istorij懦, su kuriuomis pastar膮j膮 gali lyginti. Knyga plona, skyriai trumpi, perskaitysit labai greit, bet tikrai nesp臈sit 寞sijaust tiek, kad r奴p臈t懦 veik臈jai. Knygoje buvo kalbama apie mirties bausm臋, jos 寞tstaymus Amerikoje - tas buvo 寞domu ir net gaila, kad 拧i膮 tem膮 autor臈 paliet臈 tik prab臈g拧miui. Tikrai yra geresni懦 MHC knyg懦.
艩iame irgi tas pats - pagrobimo byla ir joki懦 拧lyk拧tybi懦. U啪 Ninos nu啪udym膮 netrukus mirties bausme bus nubaustas nekaltas jaunuolis. 沤urnalsit臈 艩enon stengiasi u啪kirsti tam keli膮, o Ninos vyras kaip tik - kovoj膮 u啪 teisingum膮, kuriuo tiki. Nepaisant nuomoni懦 i拧siskyrimo, jiedu yra pora. Tikrasis nusikalt臈lis pagrobia 艩enon ir Stivo s奴n懦, o vyras daro visk膮, kad juos susigf膮啪int懦.
Gan臈tinai nusp臈jamas reikalas, kur寞 skaitant tikrai yra vietos panuobod啪iaut. Ypa膷, kai galvoje jau guli 拧imtai kietesni懦 istorij懦, su kuriuomis pastar膮j膮 gali lyginti. Knyga plona, skyriai trumpi, perskaitysit labai greit, bet tikrai nesp臈sit 寞sijaust tiek, kad r奴p臈t懦 veik臈jai. Knygoje buvo kalbama apie mirties bausm臋, jos 寞tstaymus Amerikoje - tas buvo 寞domu ir net gaila, kad 拧i膮 tem膮 autor臈 paliet臈 tik prab臈g拧miui. Tikrai yra geresni懦 MHC knyg懦.
March 4, 2017
禺賱賷賮丞 兀噩丕孬丕 賰乇賷爻鬲賷責責.. 亘賱 兀卮丿貙 鬲賲賱賰 賲賵賴亘丞 乇丕卅毓丞貙 兀噩丕孬丕 乇賵丕賷丕鬲賴丕 乇鬲賷亘丞貙 賯賱賷賱丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲貙 廿賱丕 賲賳 廿孬賳鬲賷賳 兀賵 孬賱丕孬 賰賲丨賵乇 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬貙 兀賲丕 賲丕乇賰 賰賱丕乇賰 賮鬲賳鬲賯賱 賲賳 賲卮賴丿 廿賱賶 丌禺乇 賰兀丨丿丕孬 賮賷賱賲 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷 賲孬賷乇貙 賱丕 鬲購賳賴賷 賲卮賴丿 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷丨鬲賵賷 毓賱賶 丕賱廿孬丕乇丞 賮賷 丌禺乇 爻胤賵乇賴.
兀噩丕孬丕 鬲賮鬲毓賱 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賵鬲禺鬲賲 亘賰卮賮 丕賱賲噩乇賲貙 兀賲丕 賲丕乇賷 賮鬲禺亘乇賰 亘丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賵鬲毓乇賮賰 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賲賳 兀賵賱賶 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲貙 賮賱丕 鬲賲賱 賲賳 丕賱鬲賰賲賱丞 賱賲毓乇賮丞 賰丕賲賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞.
乇賵賳貙 卮丕亘 賲鬲賴賵乇 賵亘丿兀 賮賷 丕賱毓賵丿丞 賱丕鬲夭丕賳賴貙 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賮鬲毓賱賴丕 亘睾賷乇 賵毓賷 噩毓賱鬲賴 丕賱賲卮鬲亘賴 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賮賷 賯鬲賱 賳賷賳丕貙 賷乇丕賯亘 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 廿賱睾丕亍 丕賱氐丨賮賷丞 卮丕乇賵賳 丨賰賲 丕賱丕毓丿丕賲 亘丕賱賰乇爻賷 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕卅賷 毓賳 賲乇丕賴賯 賱賲 賷亘賱睾 爻賳 丕賱乇卮丿貙 賵鬲賲爻賰 爻鬲賷賮 亘鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 乇丕丨丞 賱夭賵噩鬲賴 丕賱賲賯鬲賵賱丞 賲賳匕 毓丕賲賷賳.
賷禺鬲胤賮 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷貙 丕亘賳 賳賷賳丕 賵丨亘賷亘丞 爻鬲賷賮.. 丕賱氐丨賮賷丞 卮丕乇賵賳貙 賵鬲亘丿兀 丿賵丕賲丞 丕賱卮賰賵賰貙 丕賱丨賷乇丞貙 賯賱丞 丕賱丨賷賱丞貙 丕賱賯賱賯貙 賵丕賱匕毓乇貙 胤賮賱 賷毓丕賳賷 丕賱乇亘賵貙 鬲丿丕賴賲賴 丕賱賰賵丕亘賷爻 毓賳 賲卮賴丿 賯鬲賱 賵丕賱丿鬲賴 丕賱匕賷 乇兀賴 亘兀賲 毓賷賳賴貙 賲毓 乇噩賱 賲禺鬲賱 毓賯賱賷賸丕貙 賷鬲禺匕 丕賱賯鬲賱 賴賵丕賷丞貙 賵丕爻賲 "丕賱孬毓賱亘" 賱賯亘賸丕 賱賲賰乇賴 賵丿賴丕亍賴 丕賱卮丿賷丿賷賳.
乇賵丕賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞貙 丕爻鬲睾乇賯鬲賳賷貙 賵賲乇 丕賱賵賯鬲 賲毓賴丕 爻乇賷毓賸丕. 鉂�
兀噩丕孬丕 鬲賮鬲毓賱 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賵鬲禺鬲賲 亘賰卮賮 丕賱賲噩乇賲貙 兀賲丕 賲丕乇賷 賮鬲禺亘乇賰 亘丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賵鬲毓乇賮賰 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賲賳 兀賵賱賶 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲貙 賮賱丕 鬲賲賱 賲賳 丕賱鬲賰賲賱丞 賱賲毓乇賮丞 賰丕賲賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞.
乇賵賳貙 卮丕亘 賲鬲賴賵乇 賵亘丿兀 賮賷 丕賱毓賵丿丞 賱丕鬲夭丕賳賴貙 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賮鬲毓賱賴丕 亘睾賷乇 賵毓賷 噩毓賱鬲賴 丕賱賲卮鬲亘賴 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賮賷 賯鬲賱 賳賷賳丕貙 賷乇丕賯亘 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 廿賱睾丕亍 丕賱氐丨賮賷丞 卮丕乇賵賳 丨賰賲 丕賱丕毓丿丕賲 亘丕賱賰乇爻賷 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕卅賷 毓賳 賲乇丕賴賯 賱賲 賷亘賱睾 爻賳 丕賱乇卮丿貙 賵鬲賲爻賰 爻鬲賷賮 亘鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 乇丕丨丞 賱夭賵噩鬲賴 丕賱賲賯鬲賵賱丞 賲賳匕 毓丕賲賷賳.
賷禺鬲胤賮 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷貙 丕亘賳 賳賷賳丕 賵丨亘賷亘丞 爻鬲賷賮.. 丕賱氐丨賮賷丞 卮丕乇賵賳貙 賵鬲亘丿兀 丿賵丕賲丞 丕賱卮賰賵賰貙 丕賱丨賷乇丞貙 賯賱丞 丕賱丨賷賱丞貙 丕賱賯賱賯貙 賵丕賱匕毓乇貙 胤賮賱 賷毓丕賳賷 丕賱乇亘賵貙 鬲丿丕賴賲賴 丕賱賰賵丕亘賷爻 毓賳 賲卮賴丿 賯鬲賱 賵丕賱丿鬲賴 丕賱匕賷 乇兀賴 亘兀賲 毓賷賳賴貙 賲毓 乇噩賱 賲禺鬲賱 毓賯賱賷賸丕貙 賷鬲禺匕 丕賱賯鬲賱 賴賵丕賷丞貙 賵丕爻賲 "丕賱孬毓賱亘" 賱賯亘賸丕 賱賲賰乇賴 賵丿賴丕亍賴 丕賱卮丿賷丿賷賳.
乇賵丕賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞貙 丕爻鬲睾乇賯鬲賳賷貙 賵賲乇 丕賱賵賯鬲 賲毓賴丕 爻乇賷毓賸丕. 鉂�
April 14, 2011
Mary Higgins Clark pretty much never disappoints. I was actually surprised to find that this was originally published in 1977. It was only when I found myself asking why the characters were using payphones rather than cell phones that I looked up the publication date.
A good, fast-paced mystery. I picked it up off my shelves of books I pick up at thrift stores for $0.25-$0.50 while trying to decide what to read next, knowing it would only take me a day or two to finish. It was an engrossing story that kept me on the edge of my seat.
A masterpiece of literature it isn't, but a damn good read it is.
A good, fast-paced mystery. I picked it up off my shelves of books I pick up at thrift stores for $0.25-$0.50 while trying to decide what to read next, knowing it would only take me a day or two to finish. It was an engrossing story that kept me on the edge of my seat.
A masterpiece of literature it isn't, but a damn good read it is.
November 8, 2024
乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 兀毓噩亘鬲賳賷 賵 兀賳賴賷鬲賴丕 賮賷 賷賵賲 賵丕丨丿 !
賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲爻賱爻賱 賷鬲乇亘氐 亘丕賱噩賲賷賱丕鬲 賵 賷賯鬲賱賴賳 貙 丌禺乇 囟丨丕賷丕賴 丕賱爻賷丿丞 賵賳賷賳丕 亘賷鬲乇爻賵賳 夭賵噩丞 乇卅賷爻 丕賱鬲丨乇賷乇 丕賱賲卮賴賵乇 賵 丕賱賳丕噩丨 噩丿丕 賵 丕賱鬲賷 賯鬲賱鬲 賮賷 賲賳夭賱賴丕 賵 毓賱賶 賲乇兀賶 賲賳 胤賮賱賴丕 . 賵賱賲 賷毓乇賮 丕賱噩丕賳賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 亘毓丿 匕丕賱賰 !
賯亘囟 毓賱賶 卮丕亘 丌禺乇 亘乇賷卅 賵 丨賰賲 毓賱賷賴 亘丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 賵 丕賱爻賮丕丨 毓丕丿 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賱賷禺鬲胤賮 丕賱胤賮賱 賵 丨亘賷亘丞 兀亘賷賴 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 !
賵毓賳丿賲丕 賵氐賱鬲 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱賯氐丞 賱賲卮賰賱丞 廿禺鬲胤丕賮 丕賱胤賮賱 丿賮毓鬲 亘賷 賱丿賴丕賱賷夭 毓賲賷賯丞 賲賳 丕賱睾賲賵囟 賵丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賵 丕賱廿孬丕乇丞 賵丕賱禺賵賮 毓賱賶 丕賱氐睾賷乇 賵賴賱 爻賷鬲賲 廿賳賯丕匕 賰賱賷賴賲丕 兀賲 賱丕貙 乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 噩丿丕 噩毓賱鬲賳賷 亘兀爻賱賵亘賴丕 兀禺丕賮 丨賯丕 毓賱賶 丕賱胤賮賱 丨賯丕 賵 兀賮賰乇 噩賱賷丕 亘兀丨丕爻賷爻 丕賱賵丕賱丿賷賳 毓賳丿 廿禺鬲胤丕賮 兀亘賳丕亍賴賲 賲賳 丕賱鬲乇賯亘 .. 丕賱禺賵賮 .. 丕賱賮丿賷丞 ..毓匕丕亘 .. 鬲兀賳賷亘 囟賲賷乇 .. 鬲賵亘賷禺 丕賱匕丕鬲 賵 睾賷乇賴丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀丨丕爻賷爻 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 賷丨爻賴丕 兀賷 兀亘 兀賵 兀賲
丨賮馗 丕賱賱賴 兀亘賳丕亍賳丕 賲賳 賰賱 卮乇 賵賲賳 賰賱 爻賵亍
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賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲爻賱爻賱 賷鬲乇亘氐 亘丕賱噩賲賷賱丕鬲 賵 賷賯鬲賱賴賳 貙 丌禺乇 囟丨丕賷丕賴 丕賱爻賷丿丞 賵賳賷賳丕 亘賷鬲乇爻賵賳 夭賵噩丞 乇卅賷爻 丕賱鬲丨乇賷乇 丕賱賲卮賴賵乇 賵 丕賱賳丕噩丨 噩丿丕 賵 丕賱鬲賷 賯鬲賱鬲 賮賷 賲賳夭賱賴丕 賵 毓賱賶 賲乇兀賶 賲賳 胤賮賱賴丕 . 賵賱賲 賷毓乇賮 丕賱噩丕賳賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 亘毓丿 匕丕賱賰 !
賯亘囟 毓賱賶 卮丕亘 丌禺乇 亘乇賷卅 賵 丨賰賲 毓賱賷賴 亘丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 賵 丕賱爻賮丕丨 毓丕丿 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賱賷禺鬲胤賮 丕賱胤賮賱 賵 丨亘賷亘丞 兀亘賷賴 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 !
賵毓賳丿賲丕 賵氐賱鬲 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱賯氐丞 賱賲卮賰賱丞 廿禺鬲胤丕賮 丕賱胤賮賱 丿賮毓鬲 亘賷 賱丿賴丕賱賷夭 毓賲賷賯丞 賲賳 丕賱睾賲賵囟 賵丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賵 丕賱廿孬丕乇丞 賵丕賱禺賵賮 毓賱賶 丕賱氐睾賷乇 賵賴賱 爻賷鬲賲 廿賳賯丕匕 賰賱賷賴賲丕 兀賲 賱丕貙 乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 噩丿丕 噩毓賱鬲賳賷 亘兀爻賱賵亘賴丕 兀禺丕賮 丨賯丕 毓賱賶 丕賱胤賮賱 丨賯丕 賵 兀賮賰乇 噩賱賷丕 亘兀丨丕爻賷爻 丕賱賵丕賱丿賷賳 毓賳丿 廿禺鬲胤丕賮 兀亘賳丕亍賴賲 賲賳 丕賱鬲乇賯亘 .. 丕賱禺賵賮 .. 丕賱賮丿賷丞 ..毓匕丕亘 .. 鬲兀賳賷亘 囟賲賷乇 .. 鬲賵亘賷禺 丕賱匕丕鬲 賵 睾賷乇賴丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀丨丕爻賷爻 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 賷丨爻賴丕 兀賷 兀亘 兀賵 兀賲
丨賮馗 丕賱賱賴 兀亘賳丕亍賳丕 賲賳 賰賱 卮乇 賵賲賳 賰賱 爻賵亍
铀ワ笍
August 31, 2017
Mon premier Mary Higgins Clark et s没rement aussi mon premier policier. Je me souviens ne pas avoir r茅ussi 脿 le l芒cher tant que j'avais pas lu le dernier mot. Une grande 茅crivaine 脿 suspense!
October 21, 2023
" 廿賳 亘毓囟 兀卮丿 丕賱賯丕鬲賱賷賳 賵丨卮賷丞 賴賲 兀賳丕爻 毓丕丿賷賵賳 噩丿丕賸 賮賷 賲丕 賷馗賴乇 賲賳 丨賷丕鬲賴賲. "
亘丕賯賷 賲賳 丕賱夭賲賳 爻丕毓丕鬲 毓賱賶 鬲賳賮賷匕 丨賰賲 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 丕賱氐丕丿乇 亘丨賯 乇賵賳丕賱丿 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 賱賯鬲賱賴 賳賷賳丕 亘賷鬲乇爻賵賳貙 賴賵 賷賯爻賲 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷賯鬲賱賴丕 賵賱賰賳 賰賱 丕賱兀丿賱丞 囟丿賴 賵禺丕氐丞 廿亘賳賴丕 丕賱氐睾賷乇 丕賱卮丕賴丿 毓賱賶 噩乇賷賲丞 賯鬲賱 兀賲賴.
賷賳鬲馗乇 爻鬲賷賮 亘賷鬲乇爻賵賳 夭賵噩 賳賷賳丕 丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 亘賮丕乇睾 丕賱氐亘乇 亘賱 賵賷賯丕鬲賱 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿毓丕丿丞 鬲胤亘賷賯 毓賯賵亘丞 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 賱賰賱 賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲賵丨卮貙 丨鬲賶 亘毓丿 兀賳 賵賯毓 賮賷 睾乇丕賲 丕賱氐丨賮賷丞 丕賱丨賯賵賯賷丞 卮丕乇賵賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨丕乇亘 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿賱睾丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賯賵亘丞貙 賮賴賲丕 賲乇鬲亘胤賷賳 賵賱賰賳 賱賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賴 丕賱鬲賷 賷爻毓賶 賱鬲丨賯賷賯賴丕.
賱賲 賷毓賱賲 爻鬲賷賮賳 兀賳賴 爻賷鬲毓乇囟 賱賰丕乇孬丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲賲 丕禺鬲胤丕賮 卮丕乇賵賳 賵丕亘賳賴 賵兀賲丕賲賴 丕賱賯賱賷賱 賲賳 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱廿賳賯丕匕賴賲丕 賵廿賱丕 爻賷賮賯丿賴賲丕 賱賱兀亘丿貙 賱賲 賷賰賳 賷毓賱賲 兀賳賴 爻賷噩丿 賳賮爻賴 賷賳賯匕 賲賳 胤丕賱亘 賴賵 亘賳賮爻賴 廿毓丿丕賲賴 賮賷 氐乇丕毓賴 賱廿賳賯丕匕 廿亘賳賴 丨亘賷亘鬲賴.
乇賵丕賷丞 爻乇賷毓丞 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 兀賯乇亘 廿賱賶 爻賷賳丕乇賷賵 賮賷賱賲 賰賱賷卮賷賴 賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賲鬲賵賯毓丞貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賱 乇賵丕賷丞 毓丕丿賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 亘丕賱爻賷卅丞.
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓賵丕 ...
丿賲鬲賲 賯乇丕亍 鉂も潳鉂�
亘丕賯賷 賲賳 丕賱夭賲賳 爻丕毓丕鬲 毓賱賶 鬲賳賮賷匕 丨賰賲 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 丕賱氐丕丿乇 亘丨賯 乇賵賳丕賱丿 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 賱賯鬲賱賴 賳賷賳丕 亘賷鬲乇爻賵賳貙 賴賵 賷賯爻賲 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷賯鬲賱賴丕 賵賱賰賳 賰賱 丕賱兀丿賱丞 囟丿賴 賵禺丕氐丞 廿亘賳賴丕 丕賱氐睾賷乇 丕賱卮丕賴丿 毓賱賶 噩乇賷賲丞 賯鬲賱 兀賲賴.
賷賳鬲馗乇 爻鬲賷賮 亘賷鬲乇爻賵賳 夭賵噩 賳賷賳丕 丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 亘賮丕乇睾 丕賱氐亘乇 亘賱 賵賷賯丕鬲賱 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿毓丕丿丞 鬲胤亘賷賯 毓賯賵亘丞 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 賱賰賱 賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲賵丨卮貙 丨鬲賶 亘毓丿 兀賳 賵賯毓 賮賷 睾乇丕賲 丕賱氐丨賮賷丞 丕賱丨賯賵賯賷丞 卮丕乇賵賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨丕乇亘 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿賱睾丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賯賵亘丞貙 賮賴賲丕 賲乇鬲亘胤賷賳 賵賱賰賳 賱賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賴 丕賱鬲賷 賷爻毓賶 賱鬲丨賯賷賯賴丕.
賱賲 賷毓賱賲 爻鬲賷賮賳 兀賳賴 爻賷鬲毓乇囟 賱賰丕乇孬丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲賲 丕禺鬲胤丕賮 卮丕乇賵賳 賵丕亘賳賴 賵兀賲丕賲賴 丕賱賯賱賷賱 賲賳 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱廿賳賯丕匕賴賲丕 賵廿賱丕 爻賷賮賯丿賴賲丕 賱賱兀亘丿貙 賱賲 賷賰賳 賷毓賱賲 兀賳賴 爻賷噩丿 賳賮爻賴 賷賳賯匕 賲賳 胤丕賱亘 賴賵 亘賳賮爻賴 廿毓丿丕賲賴 賮賷 氐乇丕毓賴 賱廿賳賯丕匕 廿亘賳賴 丨亘賷亘鬲賴.
乇賵丕賷丞 爻乇賷毓丞 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 兀賯乇亘 廿賱賶 爻賷賳丕乇賷賵 賮賷賱賲 賰賱賷卮賷賴 賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賲鬲賵賯毓丞貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賱 乇賵丕賷丞 毓丕丿賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 亘丕賱爻賷卅丞.
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓賵丕 ...
丿賲鬲賲 賯乇丕亍 鉂も潳鉂�
December 30, 2019
The State of Connecticut is two days away from executing Ronald Thompson for the murder of Nina Peterson. (Although true when the book was written in 1977, the execution of minors at the time of the crime was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2005 and the state of Connecticut has banned executions in 2012).
For Nina鈥檚 husband Steve, justice is about to be served. However, when his girlfriend Sharon and young son Niel are kidnapped for ransom, evidence emerges that points to Thompson鈥檚 innocence while a serial killer is about to strike again.
The plot, although simplistic, is somewhat disjointed and illogical at times. For example, we are told Niel identified the kidnapper as his mother鈥檚 murderer; yet we are also told the kid could not see the murderer because of the lighting. Also, if you are going to plant a bomb, why tip off the authorities when he had easier means of killing Sharon and Niel? For that matter, why go back to the spot where your own bomb is seconds away from detonation?
Overall, I give this one a 3/5. It is average and would not stand out in a stack of 500 books.
For Nina鈥檚 husband Steve, justice is about to be served. However, when his girlfriend Sharon and young son Niel are kidnapped for ransom, evidence emerges that points to Thompson鈥檚 innocence while a serial killer is about to strike again.
The plot, although simplistic, is somewhat disjointed and illogical at times. For example, we are told Niel identified the kidnapper as his mother鈥檚 murderer; yet we are also told the kid could not see the murderer because of the lighting. Also, if you are going to plant a bomb, why tip off the authorities when he had easier means of killing Sharon and Niel? For that matter, why go back to the spot where your own bomb is seconds away from detonation?
Overall, I give this one a 3/5. It is average and would not stand out in a stack of 500 books.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2021
First, I鈥檓 setting the read date for 2021 because I clearly missed my goal for this year and ended up forgetting to log books as well.
Second, this was the first book I managed to finish in French, I believe because of the simplistic writing style and the high level of suspense.
By the end, I started reading much faster in anticipation.
And third, of course the old homeless woman had to die. Since the story couldn鈥檛 be perfect and someone 鈥渘eeded鈥� to die, evidently the most 鈥渋nsignificant鈥� character was chosen, which more than annoys me.
I think it鈥檚 best when a story ends realistically (at times with a death) but it鈥檚 frustrating when the author chooses a homeless person assuming it will have the least impact on the reader.
Anyways, I probably looked into that too much, but it was the end of the book so it stuck with me the most.
Second, this was the first book I managed to finish in French, I believe because of the simplistic writing style and the high level of suspense.
By the end, I started reading much faster in anticipation.
And third, of course the old homeless woman had to die. Since the story couldn鈥檛 be perfect and someone 鈥渘eeded鈥� to die, evidently the most 鈥渋nsignificant鈥� character was chosen, which more than annoys me.
I think it鈥檚 best when a story ends realistically (at times with a death) but it鈥檚 frustrating when the author chooses a homeless person assuming it will have the least impact on the reader.
Anyways, I probably looked into that too much, but it was the end of the book so it stuck with me the most.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 12, 2015
A Stranger is Watching
I have to admit that this is the first book I have ever read a book by this famous author. I love mysteries so I don't know how I have missed such a classic writer. I am only reading it because it was left in a holiday apartment I am renting.
I could not put this book down. It is fast paced, you feel empathy for all the characters as Clark, brings them all to life with their tales from the past and heart wrenching stories. I could visualise Grand Central Station, from the graphic details. Clark is now on my radar and I look forward to reading more of her books.
I have to admit that this is the first book I have ever read a book by this famous author. I love mysteries so I don't know how I have missed such a classic writer. I am only reading it because it was left in a holiday apartment I am renting.
I could not put this book down. It is fast paced, you feel empathy for all the characters as Clark, brings them all to life with their tales from the past and heart wrenching stories. I could visualise Grand Central Station, from the graphic details. Clark is now on my radar and I look forward to reading more of her books.
July 26, 2009
Okay, so I needed a book to read....still can't get my hands on the book club book.........so I raided Zach's bookshelves. He likes Mary Higgins Clark and buys them at the .25 cent library sales. He said his teacher read this to them in 10th grade. I had never read any Mary Higgins Clark, as popular as she is. I was hooked! Very well-written and fun suspense story. And yes, I was able to fall asleep. I was worried about that since all of my reading time is usually at night.....as a result I often avoid scary books!
August 29, 2020
It was a good book, a little creepy but not to the extreme, a softer form of a thriller but a good book never the less
December 9, 2023
兀賵賱丕 賵亘毓丿 丨賲丿 丕賱賱賴 賵卮賰乇賴 卮賰乇丕 賱毓夭賷夭鬲賷 賵氐丿賷賯鬲賷 廿賷賲丕賳 毓賱賶 賰賱 賲丕 亘匕賱鬲賴 賲賳 噩賴賵丿 賱鬲毓賷丿賳賷 賱乇賰亘 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞
孬丕賳賷丕
毓賳 廿丨爻丕爻 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵丕賱乇丕丨丞 賵丕賱廿賳噩丕夭 兀丨丿孬賰賲 . 兀禺賷乇丕 兀鬲賲賲鬲 乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 兀爻亘賵毓 ! 賲賳匕 卮賴乇 兀賵鬲 賵兀賳丕 兀毓丕賳賷 賰賷 兀賯乇兀 乇亘毓 氐賮丨丞 賵賱丕 兀爻鬲胤賷毓馃槬
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胤亘毓丕 丨丕賮馗鬲 毓賱賶 賴賵丕賷丞 廿賯鬲賳丕亍 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵卮乇丕亍賴丕 丨鬲賶 兀賳 噩丕乇鬲賷 丌禺乇 賲乇丞 丨賱賮鬲 毓賱賷 賷賲賷賳丕 兀賳賷 賱賳 兀丿禺賱 賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賲爻鬲毓賲賱丞 賵賱賳 兀卮鬲乇賷 賵乇賯丞 馃槄馃槄
賵丨丕賮馗鬲 毓賱賶 毓丕丿丞 賵囟毓 賰鬲丕亘 兀賲丕賲賷 賵兀賯賱丕賲 賵賯賴賵丞 賵亘毓囟 丕賱丨賱賵賷丕鬲 馃崻馃嵃鈽曫煄娥煋氣湌鉁忦煃煃�
睾賷乇 匕賱賰 ... 丕賱賳丕賮毓 丕賱賱賴 賵賰賮賶 . 賱賲 兀爻鬲胤毓 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵賲丕 丕賯乇丐賴 兀賳爻丕賴 丨賷賳 兀氐賱 廿賱賶 丕賱爻胤乇 丕賱匕賷 賷賱賷賴 .. 賱賲 兀賯丿乇 廿賱丕 亘賯丿乇丞 賯丕丿乇 賵賱賱賴 丕賱丨賲丿 賵賰丕賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賮毓賱丕 兀賳賷 禺乇噩鬲 賲賳賴 亘 丕賱賲丿丕賵賲丞 毓賱賶 賵乇丿 賲毓賷賳 賷賵賲賷丕 賵丕賱丨賲丿 賱賱賴
賵丕賱丌賳 賳毓賵丿 賱乇賵丕賷丞 睾乇賷亘 亘丕賱賲乇氐丕丿
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馃憟賴賷 兀賵賱 賲氐丕賮丨丞 賱賷 賲毓 賲丕乇賷 賴賷賰賳夭 賰賱丕乇賰 .兀孬亘鬲鬲 兀賳 賱賴丕 亘丕毓丕 賵匕乇丕毓丕 賮賷 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 賱賰賳 亘丿丕 賱賷 丕賱兀賲乇 賲亘丕賱睾丕 賮賷賴 賯賱賷賱丕 ..
馃憟賱丕 兀爻鬲胤賷毓 賳賯丿 兀爻賱賵亘賴丕 亘卮賰賱 賯丕胤毓 賳馗乇丕 賱兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷 賯乇兀鬲賴 賲鬲乇噩賲 . 賱賰賳 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱鬲賰鬲亘 亘卮賰賱 兀噩賲賱 賱賵 乇賰夭鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賱賱賲噩乇賲 賵賱賷爻 賮賯胤 毓賱賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵丕賱卮禺賵氐. 賱賵 丕乇鬲賯鬲 亘賴丕 賲賳 兀丿亘 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 廿賱賶 兀丿亘 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 賵丕賱乇毓亘 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賱氐丕乇鬲 兀乇亘毓 賳噩賲丕鬲
馃憟 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲乇爻賵賲丞 亘胤乇賷賯丞 噩賷丿丞 賱賰賳 兀丨爻爻鬲 兀賳 亘毓囟 丕賱卮禺賵氐 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱鬲毓賲賯 兀賰亘乇. 卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賲孬賱丕 賵丿賵丕賮毓賴 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 .. 鬲丨丿孬鬲 毓賳賴丕 賮賷 卮賰賱 丕賮賰丕乇 賵匕賰乇賷丕鬲 爻胤丨賷丞 亘賷賳賲丕 賰賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丿賵乇 丨賵賱 丕賳鬲賯丕賲 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 賯鬲賱 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵禺胤賮 丕賱亘胤賱丞 賵丕亘賳 丕賱亘胤賱 賵賲丨丕賵賱丞 鬲賮噩賷乇 賯賳亘賱丞 賵賯鬲賱 兀賰亘乇 毓丿丿 賲賲賰賳 賲賳 丕賱賳丕爻
馃憟 丨亘賰丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 噩賷丿丞 賱賰賳 賮賷 噩賵丕賳亘 賰丕賳鬲 囟毓賷賮丞 . 亘丿兀鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘賳爻賯 亘胤賷卅 賵鬲爻丕乇毓鬲 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 亘毓丿賴丕 .
亘丿兀鬲 亘丨賰丕賷丞 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 賯丕鬲賱 賳賷賳丕 夭賵噩丞 爻鬲賷賮 丕賱亘胤賱 . 賵亘毓丿賴丕 禺胤賮 卮丕乇賵賳 禺胤賷亘鬲賴 丕賱丨丕賱賷丞 賵丕亘賳賴 賲賳 賯亘賱 賲噩乇賲 賵賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲爻賱爻賱 賵胤賱亘 賮丿賷丞 .. 孬賲 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 亘乇丕亍丞 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳
鬲毓賲丿鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 鬲睾賷賷亘 卮禺賵氐 賰丕賳鬲 卮賴丕丿鬲賴賲 賱鬲睾賷乇 賲噩乇賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 兀賵 鬲爻丕毓丿 賮賷 丨賱賴丕 亘胤乇賷賯丞 兀爻乇毓 .. 噩毓賱鬲賴丕 睾丕卅亘丞
賲孬賱丕 乇賵夭丕 賲卮乇丿丞 賯丕胤賳丞 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 丕賱鬲賮噩賷乇 賵賴賵 賲丨胤丞 丕賱賯胤丕乇丕鬲 賵賴賷 兀賷囟丕 賲禺亘兀 丕賱禺丕胤賮 .. 丨賷賳 睾丕亘鬲 氐丿賷賯鬲賴丕 賱賲 賱賲 鬲匕賴亘 賱鬲亘賱睾 丕賱卮乇胤丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賵乇 ?!!賱賲 丕賳鬲馗乇鬲 賵賴賷 丕賱賲毓乇賵賮丞 亘賮囟賵賱賴丕 賵匕賰丕亍賴丕 ?
兀丨爻爻鬲 丕賳賴丕 睾賷亘鬲賴丕 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲毓爻賮賷丞 賳丕賮鬲 胤亘毓賴丕 ..
賮賷 賯囟賷丞 丕賱丨賰賲 毓賱賶 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 亘丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲兀噩賱鬲 賲乇鬲賷賳 .. 丨賷賳 爻賲毓 丕賱毓丕賱賲 亘丕禺鬲胤丕賮 丕賱亘胤賱丞 賵丕亘賳 禺胤賷亘賴丕 /丕賱亘胤賱丞 賳丕卮胤丞 賮賷 丕賱丿賮丕毓 毓賳 丕賱賲鬲賴賲 亘賯鬲賱 丕賱爻賷丿丞 賳賷賳丕 丕賱賮鬲賶 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 / 賵賰丕賳 丨賰賲 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 爻賷賳賮匕 亘賳賮爻 賵賯鬲 鬲賮噩賷乇 丕賱賯賳亘賱丞 .. 兀賷賳 匕賴亘鬲 賲丨丕賲賷丞 丕賱賮鬲賶 賵賲丨丕賲賷賴? 睾賷亘鬲賴賲 鬲毓爻賮賷丕 賵賴賷 丕賱鬲賷 禺氐氐鬲 賱賴賲 毓丿丞 卮丕亘鬲乇丕鬲 .. 禺氐賵氐丕 賵兀賳 噩賴丞 丕賱丿賮丕毓 鬲丨丕賵賱 噩丕賴丿丞 丕賷噩丕丿 丕賷 孬睾乇丞 . 賵丕賱丨丕賰賲丞 鬲乇賮囟 鬲兀噩賷賱 丨賰賲 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 賵毓賳丿賲丕 丕賳鬲卮乇 丕賱禺亘乇 賮賷 丕賱丕毓賱丕賲 毓賳 丕賱禺胤賮 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘丕賱賲丨丕賰賲丞 .. 鬲毓賲丿鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 鬲丨賵賷乇 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 亘丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 毓賱賶 兀丨丿丕孬 兀禺乇賶 .
馃憟 禺胤兀 丌禺乇 賮賷 丕賱丨亘賰丞 .. 丕賱賲卮乇丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲丕鬲鬲 賵賯鬲賱賴丕 丕賱禺丕胤賮 賵丿禺賱鬲 兀賷賳 賷丨鬲噩夭 丕賱亘胤賱丞 .. 囟乇亘賴丕 亘爻賰賷賳 賮賷 馗賴乇賴丕 賵賯丕賲鬲 丕賱亘胤賱丞 亘爻丨亘 丕賱爻賰賷賳 亘胤賱亘 賲賳 丕賱賲睾丿賵乇 亘賴丕 !! 兀丿賶 匕賱賰 賱賲賵鬲賴丕 .賰賱賳丕 賷毓賱賲 兀賳 爻丨亘 丕賱爻賰賷賳 賷夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賳夭賷賮 .. 賵賴賳丕 鬲氐亘丨 丕賱亘胤賱丞 賯丕鬲賱丞 睾賷乇 賲鬲毓賲丿丞 . 賱賰賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 兀賴賲賱鬲 鬲賲丕賲丕 賴丕鬲賴 丕賱賳賯胤丞 賵賴賵 禺胤賶 賮丕丿丨丞 鬲賯賵賲 亘賴 賳丕卮胤丞 丨賯賵賯賷丞 鬲丿丕賮毓 毓賳 丕賱賲馗賱賵賲賷賳 賵 賱賴丕 丿乇丕賷丞 亘丕賱賯丕賳賵賳 賵丕賱毓賵丕賯亘 丕賱禺
兀賰鬲賮賷 亘賴匕丕 亘禺氐賵氐 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
賵丕賱丌賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞
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丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丨乇賮賷丞 爻賷卅丞 賵賱賲 賷亘匕賱 賮賷賴丕 噩賴丿 賷匕賰乇 .. 賱賲 鬲丨鬲乇賲 賯賵丕毓丿 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 兀氐賱丕 賱賰賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賱賳 賷亘丿賵 賱賱毓賷丕賳 噩賱賷丕 廿賱丕 賱賯丕乇卅 賲鬲賲乇爻 兀賵 賲禺鬲氐 賮賷 丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞
兀鬲禺賷賱 賲丕賲丕 賵兀爻丕鬲匕鬲賷 賲孬賱丕 賷賲爻賰賵賳 丕賱賯賱賲 丕賱兀丨賲乇 賵賷氐賱丨賵賳 丕賱賳爻禺丞 丕賱賲賰鬲賵亘丞 賲賳 賴賮賵丕鬲 賰丕乇孬賷丞 賳鬲賷噩丞 鬲乇噩賲丞 丨乇賮賷丞 乇賰賷賰丞
賱賰賳 賲丕 噩毓賱賴丕 鬲亘丿賵 兀賳賷賯丞 賴賵 兀賳 賱睾丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 爻賱爻丞 亘爻賷胤丞 賵睾賷乇 賲乇賰亘丞 賵鬲毓鬲賲丿 噩賲賱丕 賯氐賷乇丞 賲賲丕 爻賴賱 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賵噩毓賱賴丕 賱丕 鬲丨鬲丕噩 噩賴丿丕 賰亘賷乇丕 .
兀賰鬲賮賷 亘賴匕丕 賵卮賰乇丕
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毓賳 廿丨爻丕爻 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵丕賱乇丕丨丞 賵丕賱廿賳噩丕夭 兀丨丿孬賰賲 . 兀禺賷乇丕 兀鬲賲賲鬲 乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 兀爻亘賵毓 ! 賲賳匕 卮賴乇 兀賵鬲 賵兀賳丕 兀毓丕賳賷 賰賷 兀賯乇兀 乇亘毓 氐賮丨丞 賵賱丕 兀爻鬲胤賷毓馃槬
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賵丕賱禺賱賱 賰丕賳 亘賷 兀賳丕
胤亘毓丕 丨丕賮馗鬲 毓賱賶 賴賵丕賷丞 廿賯鬲賳丕亍 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵卮乇丕亍賴丕 丨鬲賶 兀賳 噩丕乇鬲賷 丌禺乇 賲乇丞 丨賱賮鬲 毓賱賷 賷賲賷賳丕 兀賳賷 賱賳 兀丿禺賱 賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賲爻鬲毓賲賱丞 賵賱賳 兀卮鬲乇賷 賵乇賯丞 馃槄馃槄
賵丨丕賮馗鬲 毓賱賶 毓丕丿丞 賵囟毓 賰鬲丕亘 兀賲丕賲賷 賵兀賯賱丕賲 賵賯賴賵丞 賵亘毓囟 丕賱丨賱賵賷丕鬲 馃崻馃嵃鈽曫煄娥煋氣湌鉁忦煃煃�
睾賷乇 匕賱賰 ... 丕賱賳丕賮毓 丕賱賱賴 賵賰賮賶 . 賱賲 兀爻鬲胤毓 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵賲丕 丕賯乇丐賴 兀賳爻丕賴 丨賷賳 兀氐賱 廿賱賶 丕賱爻胤乇 丕賱匕賷 賷賱賷賴 .. 賱賲 兀賯丿乇 廿賱丕 亘賯丿乇丞 賯丕丿乇 賵賱賱賴 丕賱丨賲丿 賵賰丕賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賮毓賱丕 兀賳賷 禺乇噩鬲 賲賳賴 亘 丕賱賲丿丕賵賲丞 毓賱賶 賵乇丿 賲毓賷賳 賷賵賲賷丕 賵丕賱丨賲丿 賱賱賴
賵丕賱丌賳 賳毓賵丿 賱乇賵丕賷丞 睾乇賷亘 亘丕賱賲乇氐丕丿
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馃憟賴賷 兀賵賱 賲氐丕賮丨丞 賱賷 賲毓 賲丕乇賷 賴賷賰賳夭 賰賱丕乇賰 .兀孬亘鬲鬲 兀賳 賱賴丕 亘丕毓丕 賵匕乇丕毓丕 賮賷 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 賱賰賳 亘丿丕 賱賷 丕賱兀賲乇 賲亘丕賱睾丕 賮賷賴 賯賱賷賱丕 ..
馃憟賱丕 兀爻鬲胤賷毓 賳賯丿 兀爻賱賵亘賴丕 亘卮賰賱 賯丕胤毓 賳馗乇丕 賱兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷 賯乇兀鬲賴 賲鬲乇噩賲 . 賱賰賳 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱鬲賰鬲亘 亘卮賰賱 兀噩賲賱 賱賵 乇賰夭鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賱賱賲噩乇賲 賵賱賷爻 賮賯胤 毓賱賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵丕賱卮禺賵氐. 賱賵 丕乇鬲賯鬲 亘賴丕 賲賳 兀丿亘 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 廿賱賶 兀丿亘 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 賵丕賱乇毓亘 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賱氐丕乇鬲 兀乇亘毓 賳噩賲丕鬲
馃憟 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲乇爻賵賲丞 亘胤乇賷賯丞 噩賷丿丞 賱賰賳 兀丨爻爻鬲 兀賳 亘毓囟 丕賱卮禺賵氐 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱鬲毓賲賯 兀賰亘乇. 卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 賲孬賱丕 賵丿賵丕賮毓賴 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 .. 鬲丨丿孬鬲 毓賳賴丕 賮賷 卮賰賱 丕賮賰丕乇 賵匕賰乇賷丕鬲 爻胤丨賷丞 亘賷賳賲丕 賰賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丿賵乇 丨賵賱 丕賳鬲賯丕賲 丕賱賯丕鬲賱 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 賯鬲賱 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵禺胤賮 丕賱亘胤賱丞 賵丕亘賳 丕賱亘胤賱 賵賲丨丕賵賱丞 鬲賮噩賷乇 賯賳亘賱丞 賵賯鬲賱 兀賰亘乇 毓丿丿 賲賲賰賳 賲賳 丕賱賳丕爻
馃憟 丨亘賰丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 噩賷丿丞 賱賰賳 賮賷 噩賵丕賳亘 賰丕賳鬲 囟毓賷賮丞 . 亘丿兀鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘賳爻賯 亘胤賷卅 賵鬲爻丕乇毓鬲 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 亘毓丿賴丕 .
亘丿兀鬲 亘丨賰丕賷丞 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 賯丕鬲賱 賳賷賳丕 夭賵噩丞 爻鬲賷賮 丕賱亘胤賱 . 賵亘毓丿賴丕 禺胤賮 卮丕乇賵賳 禺胤賷亘鬲賴 丕賱丨丕賱賷丞 賵丕亘賳賴 賲賳 賯亘賱 賲噩乇賲 賵賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲爻賱爻賱 賵胤賱亘 賮丿賷丞 .. 孬賲 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 亘乇丕亍丞 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳
鬲毓賲丿鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 鬲睾賷賷亘 卮禺賵氐 賰丕賳鬲 卮賴丕丿鬲賴賲 賱鬲睾賷乇 賲噩乇賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 兀賵 鬲爻丕毓丿 賮賷 丨賱賴丕 亘胤乇賷賯丞 兀爻乇毓 .. 噩毓賱鬲賴丕 睾丕卅亘丞
賲孬賱丕 乇賵夭丕 賲卮乇丿丞 賯丕胤賳丞 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 丕賱鬲賮噩賷乇 賵賴賵 賲丨胤丞 丕賱賯胤丕乇丕鬲 賵賴賷 兀賷囟丕 賲禺亘兀 丕賱禺丕胤賮 .. 丨賷賳 睾丕亘鬲 氐丿賷賯鬲賴丕 賱賲 賱賲 鬲匕賴亘 賱鬲亘賱睾 丕賱卮乇胤丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賵乇 ?!!賱賲 丕賳鬲馗乇鬲 賵賴賷 丕賱賲毓乇賵賮丞 亘賮囟賵賱賴丕 賵匕賰丕亍賴丕 ?
兀丨爻爻鬲 丕賳賴丕 睾賷亘鬲賴丕 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲毓爻賮賷丞 賳丕賮鬲 胤亘毓賴丕 ..
賮賷 賯囟賷丞 丕賱丨賰賲 毓賱賶 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 亘丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲兀噩賱鬲 賲乇鬲賷賳 .. 丨賷賳 爻賲毓 丕賱毓丕賱賲 亘丕禺鬲胤丕賮 丕賱亘胤賱丞 賵丕亘賳 禺胤賷亘賴丕 /丕賱亘胤賱丞 賳丕卮胤丞 賮賷 丕賱丿賮丕毓 毓賳 丕賱賲鬲賴賲 亘賯鬲賱 丕賱爻賷丿丞 賳賷賳丕 丕賱賮鬲賶 胤賵賲亘爻賵賳 / 賵賰丕賳 丨賰賲 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 爻賷賳賮匕 亘賳賮爻 賵賯鬲 鬲賮噩賷乇 丕賱賯賳亘賱丞 .. 兀賷賳 匕賴亘鬲 賲丨丕賲賷丞 丕賱賮鬲賶 賵賲丨丕賲賷賴? 睾賷亘鬲賴賲 鬲毓爻賮賷丕 賵賴賷 丕賱鬲賷 禺氐氐鬲 賱賴賲 毓丿丞 卮丕亘鬲乇丕鬲 .. 禺氐賵氐丕 賵兀賳 噩賴丞 丕賱丿賮丕毓 鬲丨丕賵賱 噩丕賴丿丞 丕賷噩丕丿 丕賷 孬睾乇丞 . 賵丕賱丨丕賰賲丞 鬲乇賮囟 鬲兀噩賷賱 丨賰賲 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 賵毓賳丿賲丕 丕賳鬲卮乇 丕賱禺亘乇 賮賷 丕賱丕毓賱丕賲 毓賳 丕賱禺胤賮 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘丕賱賲丨丕賰賲丞 .. 鬲毓賲丿鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 鬲丨賵賷乇 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 亘丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 毓賱賶 兀丨丿丕孬 兀禺乇賶 .
馃憟 禺胤兀 丌禺乇 賮賷 丕賱丨亘賰丞 .. 丕賱賲卮乇丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲丕鬲鬲 賵賯鬲賱賴丕 丕賱禺丕胤賮 賵丿禺賱鬲 兀賷賳 賷丨鬲噩夭 丕賱亘胤賱丞 .. 囟乇亘賴丕 亘爻賰賷賳 賮賷 馗賴乇賴丕 賵賯丕賲鬲 丕賱亘胤賱丞 亘爻丨亘 丕賱爻賰賷賳 亘胤賱亘 賲賳 丕賱賲睾丿賵乇 亘賴丕 !! 兀丿賶 匕賱賰 賱賲賵鬲賴丕 .賰賱賳丕 賷毓賱賲 兀賳 爻丨亘 丕賱爻賰賷賳 賷夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賳夭賷賮 .. 賵賴賳丕 鬲氐亘丨 丕賱亘胤賱丞 賯丕鬲賱丞 睾賷乇 賲鬲毓賲丿丞 . 賱賰賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 兀賴賲賱鬲 鬲賲丕賲丕 賴丕鬲賴 丕賱賳賯胤丞 賵賴賵 禺胤賶 賮丕丿丨丞 鬲賯賵賲 亘賴 賳丕卮胤丞 丨賯賵賯賷丞 鬲丿丕賮毓 毓賳 丕賱賲馗賱賵賲賷賳 賵 賱賴丕 丿乇丕賷丞 亘丕賱賯丕賳賵賳 賵丕賱毓賵丕賯亘 丕賱禺
兀賰鬲賮賷 亘賴匕丕 亘禺氐賵氐 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
賵丕賱丌賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞
馃槱馃槱馃槱馃槱馃槱馃槱馃槱
丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丨乇賮賷丞 爻賷卅丞 賵賱賲 賷亘匕賱 賮賷賴丕 噩賴丿 賷匕賰乇 .. 賱賲 鬲丨鬲乇賲 賯賵丕毓丿 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 兀氐賱丕 賱賰賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賱賳 賷亘丿賵 賱賱毓賷丕賳 噩賱賷丕 廿賱丕 賱賯丕乇卅 賲鬲賲乇爻 兀賵 賲禺鬲氐 賮賷 丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞
兀鬲禺賷賱 賲丕賲丕 賵兀爻丕鬲匕鬲賷 賲孬賱丕 賷賲爻賰賵賳 丕賱賯賱賲 丕賱兀丨賲乇 賵賷氐賱丨賵賳 丕賱賳爻禺丞 丕賱賲賰鬲賵亘丞 賲賳 賴賮賵丕鬲 賰丕乇孬賷丞 賳鬲賷噩丞 鬲乇噩賲丞 丨乇賮賷丞 乇賰賷賰丞
賱賰賳 賲丕 噩毓賱賴丕 鬲亘丿賵 兀賳賷賯丞 賴賵 兀賳 賱睾丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 爻賱爻丞 亘爻賷胤丞 賵睾賷乇 賲乇賰亘丞 賵鬲毓鬲賲丿 噩賲賱丕 賯氐賷乇丞 賲賲丕 爻賴賱 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賵噩毓賱賴丕 賱丕 鬲丨鬲丕噩 噩賴丿丕 賰亘賷乇丕 .
兀賰鬲賮賷 亘賴匕丕 賵卮賰乇丕
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December 3, 2019
Mary Higgins Clark鈥檚 A Stranger Is Watching is a great book to read and to study if you are a writer. Higgins Clark knows how to build tension, how to bring threads and characters together, and how to keep the reader turning pages. I mean down to the wire! There are no spare words or chapters in A Stranger Is Watching.
Six-year-old Neil Peterson witnesses his mother Nina being murdered. Young Ronald Thompson says he didn鈥檛 killed Nina, but he鈥檚 going to the electric chair in a few days. Journalist Sharon Martin doesn鈥檛 believe in capital punishment. Steve, Nina鈥檚 widower, does. Higgins Clark adds a bit of romance to her characters as Steve and Sharon try to understand their relationship. But when a psychopath with unfinished business enters the mix, he sends everybody scrambling to get at the real truth, to save the innocent, and stop the terror. But can they do it with a literal clock counting down to the end?
I鈥檇 rather not tell you who鈥檚 doing what. Find out for yourself. You鈥檒l enjoy this suspense story!
Six-year-old Neil Peterson witnesses his mother Nina being murdered. Young Ronald Thompson says he didn鈥檛 killed Nina, but he鈥檚 going to the electric chair in a few days. Journalist Sharon Martin doesn鈥檛 believe in capital punishment. Steve, Nina鈥檚 widower, does. Higgins Clark adds a bit of romance to her characters as Steve and Sharon try to understand their relationship. But when a psychopath with unfinished business enters the mix, he sends everybody scrambling to get at the real truth, to save the innocent, and stop the terror. But can they do it with a literal clock counting down to the end?
I鈥檇 rather not tell you who鈥檚 doing what. Find out for yourself. You鈥檒l enjoy this suspense story!
December 12, 2012
丕賱賲乇丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 丕賱鬲賷 兀賯乇兀 賮賷賴丕 乇賵丕賷丞 賱賱賰丕鬲亘丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賲丕乇賷 賴賷噩賳夭 賰賱丕乇賰 ..
丕毓鬲丿鬲 毓賱賶 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 兀噩丕孬丕 賰乇賷爻鬲賷 丕賱亘賵賱賷爻賷丞 賵賴賷 丕賱亘丕乇毓丞 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩丕賱 ..
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賲 鬲毓噩亘賳賷 賰孬賷乇丕 ..
賮賴賷 囟毓賷賮丞 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賷 賵丕賷囟丕
賲賰鬲賵亘丞 賵賰兀賳賴丕 賮賷賱賲
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賮賳丨賳 賳賯賮夭 亘賷賳 " 丕賱賱賯胤丕鬲 " 兀賯氐丿 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 ..
賵賴賷 胤乇賷賯丞 氐毓亘丞 丕賱賲噩丕乇丕丞 ..
丕賱賲賴賲 丕賳賴丕 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賯囟賷丞 廿毓丿丕賲 卮丕亘 ..
賱賷鬲亘賷賳 毓亘乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賳賴 亘乇賷亍 ..
賲毓 賵噩賵丿 賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲爻賱爻賱 賵賯賳亘賱丞 賵賯囟賷丞 丕禺鬲胤丕賮 .
賯氐丞 丕毓鬲賷丕丿賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀賮賱丕賲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 .
丕毓鬲丿鬲 毓賱賶 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 兀噩丕孬丕 賰乇賷爻鬲賷 丕賱亘賵賱賷爻賷丞 賵賴賷 丕賱亘丕乇毓丞 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩丕賱 ..
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賲 鬲毓噩亘賳賷 賰孬賷乇丕 ..
賮賴賷 囟毓賷賮丞 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賷 賵丕賷囟丕
賲賰鬲賵亘丞 賵賰兀賳賴丕 賮賷賱賲
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賮賳丨賳 賳賯賮夭 亘賷賳 " 丕賱賱賯胤丕鬲 " 兀賯氐丿 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 ..
賵賴賷 胤乇賷賯丞 氐毓亘丞 丕賱賲噩丕乇丕丞 ..
丕賱賲賴賲 丕賳賴丕 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賯囟賷丞 廿毓丿丕賲 卮丕亘 ..
賱賷鬲亘賷賳 毓亘乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賳賴 亘乇賷亍 ..
賲毓 賵噩賵丿 賯丕鬲賱 賲鬲爻賱爻賱 賵賯賳亘賱丞 賵賯囟賷丞 丕禺鬲胤丕賮 .
賯氐丞 丕毓鬲賷丕丿賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀賮賱丕賲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 .
September 6, 2024
Combl茅 une lacune: lecture de ce roman c茅l猫brissime de Mary Higgings-Clark, publi茅 il y a cinquante ans.
Et pas d茅莽u: thriller vif, rythm茅, haletant. Superbe. Dans un New-York du pass茅, sans Iphone, encombr茅 de grosses voitures, avec sa vieille gare centrale au coeur de l'action, soutenue jusqu'脿 la derni猫re ligne.
Et pas d茅莽u: thriller vif, rythm茅, haletant. Superbe. Dans un New-York du pass茅, sans Iphone, encombr茅 de grosses voitures, avec sa vieille gare centrale au coeur de l'action, soutenue jusqu'脿 la derni猫re ligne.
January 1, 2024
I only listened to the audio version of this because I recognized the cover of A Stranger is Watching from my mother's bookshelf during a 2-for-1 audible sale.
I am not a fan, that's for sure, but it was mildly interesting, and I did enjoy the characterization of the victims, even if Mary Higgins Clark created a killer that made absolutely no sense, and gave us the worst FBI agents ever assembled.
It is a murder novel. Murders happen, but who cares?! Who cares?
I'd have been happy if they all died, but I am writing this post COVID while a genocide is happening in real time in Palestine. So I don't know and can't.
Dear reader: I love you.
I am not a fan, that's for sure, but it was mildly interesting, and I did enjoy the characterization of the victims, even if Mary Higgins Clark created a killer that made absolutely no sense, and gave us the worst FBI agents ever assembled.
It is a murder novel. Murders happen, but who cares?! Who cares?
I'd have been happy if they all died, but I am writing this post COVID while a genocide is happening in real time in Palestine. So I don't know and can't.
Dear reader: I love you.
February 25, 2013
I chose to read the book "A Stranger Is Watching" by Mary Higgins Clark. This book follows the story of a man named Steve as well as his son Neil and Steve's girlfriend Sharon. One day when Sharon is watching Neil alone, a mysterious man only calling himself "Foxy" kidnaps them both. From then on, the story follows individual characters ranging from Steve to Sharon and even Foxy himself as Steve tries to save his girlfriend and his son. We are given several viewpoints of the situation through the eyes of multiple characters, so it is interesting to see how they act and react to certain scenarios. This is a suspense thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next.
What I think is most interesting about this book is the way it gives more than one viewpoint to the situation. You get to see just what is going on inside the head of the kidnapper as well as the lives of those he's changed. There is more than just the kidnapping as well. There is also a sort of murder mystery at hand that, at the beginning of the book may seem to already be solved, but it begins to change as you uncover just what was actually happening all along. The book for the most part succeeds in being suspenseful, however the ending is very abrupt compared to the rest of the book and only serves it's job to end the book. Luckily the book has intriguing characters that keep the book going even in the slower portions. Some of these characters you really begin to sympathize with. Especially Sharon and Neil, who undergo torturous conditions under a very psychotic villain. This is a good book for anyone who likes suspense or who likes murder mystery's.
What I think is most interesting about this book is the way it gives more than one viewpoint to the situation. You get to see just what is going on inside the head of the kidnapper as well as the lives of those he's changed. There is more than just the kidnapping as well. There is also a sort of murder mystery at hand that, at the beginning of the book may seem to already be solved, but it begins to change as you uncover just what was actually happening all along. The book for the most part succeeds in being suspenseful, however the ending is very abrupt compared to the rest of the book and only serves it's job to end the book. Luckily the book has intriguing characters that keep the book going even in the slower portions. Some of these characters you really begin to sympathize with. Especially Sharon and Neil, who undergo torturous conditions under a very psychotic villain. This is a good book for anyone who likes suspense or who likes murder mystery's.
March 28, 2021
Suspenseful book to say the least! My first Mary Higgins Clark book and I loved it! Halfway through I realized I wasn鈥檛 putting the book down until it was finished. Of course at this point the book is a tad outdated, but I really liked that it put me in a different time that didn鈥檛 have access to cell phones. Something that would be so easy a fix now couldn鈥檛 have been at that time.
My only reasons for not giving a five:
1. I wish there was more character building between Neil, Sharon and Steve. I feel as though it hopped right into the action without having us 鈥榝all in love with the characters鈥�. It didn鈥檛 take enough time to learn their personalities before hopping into the story at hand.
2. I felt as though Arty were such a minor role before they figured out he was the 鈥榖ad guy鈥�, that it wasn鈥檛 much of a wow factor for me. I wish more stories and character development focused on him before revealing his intentions.
Therefore, I feel I would have given the book a five if only it were longer and a bit more drawn out.
My only reasons for not giving a five:
1. I wish there was more character building between Neil, Sharon and Steve. I feel as though it hopped right into the action without having us 鈥榝all in love with the characters鈥�. It didn鈥檛 take enough time to learn their personalities before hopping into the story at hand.
2. I felt as though Arty were such a minor role before they figured out he was the 鈥榖ad guy鈥�, that it wasn鈥檛 much of a wow factor for me. I wish more stories and character development focused on him before revealing his intentions.
Therefore, I feel I would have given the book a five if only it were longer and a bit more drawn out.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 27, 2020
Un livre dont les pages tournent toutes seules, bien que l'茅preuve du temps donnent quelques rides au sc茅nario. Quoiqu'il en soit, mon premier Higgins Clark exige de se faire d茅vorer d'un coup, l'intrigue passe 脿 travers le sablier du temps, et le temps est partie prenante du roman. Chaque heure est compt茅e, chaque minute , chaque seconde, jusqu'脿 la toute derni猫re. Malheureusement, 脿 la toute fin, l'auteur tourne les coins tr猫s ronds, tr猫s, tr猫s ronds faisant en sorte que la notion de la dur茅e cr茅e quelques aberrations temporelles. Une minute, 莽a reste une minute et non dix. D猫s lors, on cesse d'y croire, mais il ne reste alors que quelques pages. Comme une bonne s茅rie qu'on 茅coute en rafale durant un week-end pluvieux et qu'on oublie 12 mois plus tard. Entertaining!
January 16, 2015
賷丕 乇亘丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕丕賴
賰賲賷丞 鬲卮賵賷賯 賵廿孬丕乇丞 賰亘賷乇丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞
賲丕乇賷 賴賷睾賷賳夭 賰賱丕乇賰 丕氐亘丨鬲賷 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲賮囟賱賷賷賳 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷
乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 賵丕丨丿丕孬 賲鬲爻丕乇毓丞 鬲噩亘乇賰 毓賱賶 丕賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞
丕爻賱賵亘 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賮賷 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賱 亘丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 賵賰兀賳賰 鬲鬲亘丕毓 賮賷賱賲 賴賵賱賷賵賵丿賷
鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱禺賲爻 賳噩賲丕鬲
賰賲賷丞 鬲卮賵賷賯 賵廿孬丕乇丞 賰亘賷乇丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞
賲丕乇賷 賴賷睾賷賳夭 賰賱丕乇賰 丕氐亘丨鬲賷 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲賮囟賱賷賷賳 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷
乇賵丕賷丞 賲卮賵賯丞 賵丕丨丿丕孬 賲鬲爻丕乇毓丞 鬲噩亘乇賰 毓賱賶 丕賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞
丕爻賱賵亘 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賮賷 丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賱 亘丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 賵賰兀賳賰 鬲鬲亘丕毓 賮賷賱賲 賴賵賱賷賵賵丿賷
鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱禺賲爻 賳噩賲丕鬲
August 29, 2014
This was a very quick and easy read. It is an interesting story and moves at a very fast pace. Well worth a one time read..
February 27, 2023
Grande admiratrice de Mary Higgins Clark, je ne suis pas d茅莽ue. Difficile de s'arr锚ter avant d'avoir fini.
February 26, 2025
A Stranger is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark
3 out of 10 stars Time to read 2:37
PLOT:
A Stranger is Watching is a tepid book about a serial killer (who's not at all scary), named Foxy (WTH?). He kills several women, including Nina Peterson, the wife and mother of a small boy. Neil, the boy, inadvertently sees the killing of his mother, and sends 19 year old, Ronald Thompson to prison for a crime he didn't commit. After the conviction, Steve Peterson, Neil's father begins to heal, and goes on talk shows espousing his pro views on capital punishment. He meets Sharon Martin, an activist against executions, and they strike up a relationship. (It is the lamest, saddest attempt at a romantic encounter I've ever read). There's no romance between the couple, Sharon seems indifferent to Steve, even when Clark tries to make her need him. There's eventually a kidnapping, a bomb, and an epic failure in place of a suspenseful crescendo.
REVIEW:
Mary Higgins Clark is pure pulp fiction "books about imaginary characters and events, produced in large quantities and intended to be read by many people but not considered to be of very good quality", that describes Clark to a tee. Her writing is good enough for light reading, better than some, worse than others, she does paint a picture of places, people and things.
But the real problem I have with Clark is her two dimensional characters. If you read her books back to back, you begin to see the same characters appear again and again. That can happen to anyone, even Stephen King said he had problems with this, but a decent author should at least try to avoid it. Clark seems to deliberately use her previous character studies, and then she just changes the small details, like names and appearance.
Clark is actually better at creating atmospherics, and I wish she'd focused on that more in her career. Her best book (IMHO) is , and it's because the farm, and surrounding area becomes a character, the most interesting one, and carries the book forward. The characters are slaves to it, it feeds on them in a way, becoming a monster in it's own right. That doesn't happen here, although Clark tries with the dank room the kidnapped couple are held in.
I think Clark's main problem is not understanding the true evil of men. She has no comprehension of what constitutes a real fiendish degenerate, who at his core lies a cacophony of disturbed voices and vile fantasies, that can lead to his striking out at the vulnerable just to ease his sick tensions. And so she fails to scare us, because her descriptions of these men becomes farcical, instead of realistic. They become instead like a paper doll, flat, two dimensional, and with no ability to hurt or frighten us. I mean for God's sake, she named her serial killer "Foxy"!
This leads me to my next problem with all of Clark's books, the women are always victims. They never try to help themselves, they expect a man to come to their rescue. It's pitiful and disgusting, and I expect more from female writers. I know, these books are written, and take place in the 1970's-1980's, but there were strong women then. In this book, Clark tries to pass Sharon Martin off as a hard nosed writer, who travels to dangerous places, chasing stories. But it's just window dressing, and when the chips are down, Sharon actually says to herself, "What was he going to do to me?" She never considers fighting back, she never asks herself, "What am I going to do to him?" She doesn't try to save herself (her attempts are lackluster and pathetic), she simply puts her fate in everyone else's hands. I don't believe both things are true. Either Sharon is a badass, traveling to war zones to get her stories, or she's a sniveling simp. You can't have it both ways.
I've heard lots of Clark's books have been made into tv movies, and I think she would have been more successful writing screenplays. Her stories seem to be made for the small screen, but always fall flat in book form. I'll probably read more of these to fall asleep, that's what they seem to be written for.
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PLOT:
A Stranger is Watching is a tepid book about a serial killer (who's not at all scary), named Foxy (WTH?). He kills several women, including Nina Peterson, the wife and mother of a small boy. Neil, the boy, inadvertently sees the killing of his mother, and sends 19 year old, Ronald Thompson to prison for a crime he didn't commit. After the conviction, Steve Peterson, Neil's father begins to heal, and goes on talk shows espousing his pro views on capital punishment. He meets Sharon Martin, an activist against executions, and they strike up a relationship. (It is the lamest, saddest attempt at a romantic encounter I've ever read). There's no romance between the couple, Sharon seems indifferent to Steve, even when Clark tries to make her need him. There's eventually a kidnapping, a bomb, and an epic failure in place of a suspenseful crescendo.
REVIEW:
Mary Higgins Clark is pure pulp fiction "books about imaginary characters and events, produced in large quantities and intended to be read by many people but not considered to be of very good quality", that describes Clark to a tee. Her writing is good enough for light reading, better than some, worse than others, she does paint a picture of places, people and things.
But the real problem I have with Clark is her two dimensional characters. If you read her books back to back, you begin to see the same characters appear again and again. That can happen to anyone, even Stephen King said he had problems with this, but a decent author should at least try to avoid it. Clark seems to deliberately use her previous character studies, and then she just changes the small details, like names and appearance.
Clark is actually better at creating atmospherics, and I wish she'd focused on that more in her career. Her best book (IMHO) is , and it's because the farm, and surrounding area becomes a character, the most interesting one, and carries the book forward. The characters are slaves to it, it feeds on them in a way, becoming a monster in it's own right. That doesn't happen here, although Clark tries with the dank room the kidnapped couple are held in.
I think Clark's main problem is not understanding the true evil of men. She has no comprehension of what constitutes a real fiendish degenerate, who at his core lies a cacophony of disturbed voices and vile fantasies, that can lead to his striking out at the vulnerable just to ease his sick tensions. And so she fails to scare us, because her descriptions of these men becomes farcical, instead of realistic. They become instead like a paper doll, flat, two dimensional, and with no ability to hurt or frighten us. I mean for God's sake, she named her serial killer "Foxy"!
This leads me to my next problem with all of Clark's books, the women are always victims. They never try to help themselves, they expect a man to come to their rescue. It's pitiful and disgusting, and I expect more from female writers. I know, these books are written, and take place in the 1970's-1980's, but there were strong women then. In this book, Clark tries to pass Sharon Martin off as a hard nosed writer, who travels to dangerous places, chasing stories. But it's just window dressing, and when the chips are down, Sharon actually says to herself, "What was he going to do to me?" She never considers fighting back, she never asks herself, "What am I going to do to him?" She doesn't try to save herself (her attempts are lackluster and pathetic), she simply puts her fate in everyone else's hands. I don't believe both things are true. Either Sharon is a badass, traveling to war zones to get her stories, or she's a sniveling simp. You can't have it both ways.
I've heard lots of Clark's books have been made into tv movies, and I think she would have been more successful writing screenplays. Her stories seem to be made for the small screen, but always fall flat in book form. I'll probably read more of these to fall asleep, that's what they seem to be written for.
For full review, including a review of the book covers:
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