The #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.
Eine ber眉hmte Schauspielerin wird ermordet. Staatsanw盲ltin Emily Wallace leitet das Anklageverfahren gegen den Hauptverd盲chtigen: den Ehemann der Toten. Sie erkennt nicht, dass es eine unheimliche Verbindung zwischen ihr und der toten Schauspielerin gibt... ** Also, dieses Buch hat mir schon gefallen; es liest sich recht fl眉ssig. Aber wirkliche Spannung kam nicht immer auf. Ich habe schon andere B眉cher von Mary Higgins Clark gelesen, die mich mehr packen konnten.
I am not usually a fan of courtroom dramas but this one moved at a good pace and was interesting without being overly dramatic.
is not a long book but it has a lot packed in it. The main story is a murder and a trial but there is a side story of a serial killer which gives the reader plenty to think about. The reason for the murders and the ultimate culprit surprised me which was nice. I like a bit of a shock at the end of a good mystery.
I must admit that there are way too many coincidences in the course of the story and the reason for the title is way too silly, but it is still a good read.
Mary Higgins Clark never disappoints her readers and once again she has written another fast paced novel that will have you turning the pages at great speed.
Just Take My Heart is action packed with mystery, crime, suspense and courtroom drama that will keep you guessing till the end. A compelling read which I thoroughly enjoyed. If you are a fan of this author then make sure you don't overlook this one. Highly recommended.
Pretty good but had a lot going on and was covering too much for the size of the book. There were some good twists and turns but for the most part just too much going on in this size book. Still a good quick, read.
My quick and simple overall: good but a bit too busy.
Okay, so Mary Higgins Clark has been my all-time favorite author practically my whole reading lifetime. I would stay up all night reading her latest book and then re-read all of her old ones. I guess, all of my goodread friends and all your great recommendations for books that I've been reading has put a little damper on poor Mary Higgins... her books just pale in comparison. I will admit that I did stay up late to finish it, but it was pretty predictable and way too cheesy (I know, you would never think that with a title like "Just Take My Heart", but it's true. I'm sad to say, I've moved on...that's not to say that I won't read any of her new novels, I just won't be putting her up there with the great authors of our time.
Just Take My Heart was slow to get going and the trial took up the first half. I don't really like reading long drawn out trials. Also this book is full of coincidences, just unbelievably full of them. There is the heart transplant; the prosecutor knowing the killer; the delivery man who just happened to both meet the guy on trial for murder and make a delivery to his apartment; Natalie who just happens to meet the killer of her roommate from many years earlier, and even recognizes him from a small snapshot she briefly saw many years ago; two killers that happen to be in the same place at once; too many people watch the same two shows on TV even though there are hundreds of shows on TV to choose from.
It also seems like this book consisted of ideas for two separate books and for some reason Clark put them both into one. I pretty much figured out who killed Jamie and Natalie well before the book ended. Despite my complaints about this book I will probably still continue to read more books by Mary Higgins Clark, but probably not as many or as often.
Just Take My Heart is a book about a correction in law enforcement and the legal profession. Emily Wallace caught her first major case as an assistant prosecutor after coming back to work after having a heart operation. However, the prosecuting of Gregg Aldrich for the murder of his ex-wife was not as straightforward as first thought by Emily. The readers of Just Take My Heart will follow the legal battle to see what happens to Emily Wallace and Gregg Aldrich.
I enjoyed reading Just Take My Heart. Mary Higgins Clark does a great job of ensuring that I am involved with the plot. I like the way Mary Higgins Clark puts the twist and turns into Just Take My Heart. I love Mary Higgins Clark portrayal of her characters and the way she intertwines then throughout Just Take My Heart.
The readers of Just Take My Heart will learn about donor's traits and memories in the recipient of a heart transplant. Also, the readers of Just Take My Heart will understand the legal problems when someone accused of a murder they did not comment. Just Take My Heart highlights correction in the legal system and the way it can affect everyone involved.
Gregg Aldrich is indicted for the murder of his wife and actress Natalie Rains . Everything points to his guilt, until the prosecuting attorney Emily Wallace digs into the files and realizes her life is in danger. Now everything has changed.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I found this to be a little different from her other mystery novels, and I have read all of them.
In this one, Emily Wallace is a prosecutor trying a man for murder but is fighting with her inner feelings of his innocence. Her star witness is not exactly credible. What would you do if you were facing 10 years jail time? She is also a heart transplant patient and a war widow. Lives by herself in a small, New Jersey town next to an older man who she is not exactly sure is very credible as well. Whodunnit???
Clark adds alot more into this beside's a murder trial and trying to solve a mystery. I think I enjoyed this more than her other mysteries.
Even though this book was horribly cheesy, I could NOT tear my eyes away because of all the drama and utter silliness at times. Higgins Clark created a realistic portrayal of a courtroom proceeding regarding the murder of a semi-famous theatre star, however, that was the only thing realistic about this book. The obsessive, creepy next-door-neighbour Zach was way too over the top and I found all the scenes to do with him so annoying. As if a high powered prosecutor would let her creepy neighbour have a key to her home... unlikely. As if he would rip out a whole walkway worth of mums and replant different flowers within a night. I utterly despised this stupid ass character, sorry Mary. The climax at the end happened on the second last page which was totally laughable in the way things played out. It was uber disappointing tbh and I wish Higgins Clark would have spent more time on the ending. 2 stars. Kind of wouldn't recommend.
Este libro tiene m谩s un componente psicol贸gico que de suspense, con esto no quiero decir que el suspense no est谩 ah铆, que lo est谩, pero realmente no hace verdaderamente su aparici贸n hasta muy hacia el final puesto que desde el principio sabemos que Gregg no es el asesino aunque no tenemos ninguna pista que nos pueda llevar hasta el verdadero culpable.
Digo que tiene un fuerte componente psicol贸gico porque vemos como se siente la protagonista mientras hace su trabajo de fiscal como se exten煤a y lucha, como el caso le pasa factura, y tambi茅n vemos el dolor de la hija de Gregg y nos ponemos en la piel de este 煤ltimo enfrent谩ndose a una vida entre rejas por un crimen que no cometi贸.
Sin embargo, definitivamente el personaje m谩s logrado es el de Zach, con su mente de perturbado y su l贸gica fr铆a y retorcida que mantuvo hasta el final.
Por otro lado, la autora ha tratado, aunque superficialmente, el tema de la memoria celular algo sobre lo que la comunidad cient铆fica sigue sin ponerse de acuerdo sobre si realmente existe o es 蝉贸lo producto de la imaginaci贸n hiperdesarrollada de quienes pasan por el trauma que supone someterse a un transplante. Por eso, la forma de tratarlo, haciendolo ver de pasada pero sin profundizar mucho en el tema me ha parecido acertado, hace ver que est谩 pero lo deja ah铆.
En general, me ha gustado porque tengo debilidad sobre los libros de abogados, especialmente si la protagonista es abogada, pero reconozco que no es lo mejor que he le铆do de la autora. Se centra demasiado en el juicio, hasta el punto de que descuida un poco la parte de suspense. Soy consciente de que el personaje de Zach palia eso un poco, pero sobre lo que realmente quer铆a saber era sobre el caso principal.
A煤n as铆 le doy 4 estrellas (3,5 en realidad) porque el libro entretiene, se lee r谩pido y en ning煤n momento se hace pesado. Adem谩s, al comenzar a leerlo me he dado cuenta de que ya lo hab铆a le铆do, mucho tiempo atr谩s, y he seguido ley茅ndolo y si a煤n siendo un libro de suspense (que pierden la gracia cuando recuerdas buena parte de la trama) ha conseguido que lo vuelva a leer es que no es malo.
Pretty much a typical Mary Higgins Clark book. I never quite have them all figured out, and that was true with this one too. It was a fun, easy read, and I love that her books are always clean reads.
This was pretty terrible. I think a big part of that is because I some how ended up with the abridged audiobook so I'm going to bump it up a star because I think it would be better if it wasn't abridged. But the book was so jumpy (again, I'm guessing that's the abridgement) but I also just really didn't like Emily, the main character.
I'd also point out that the whole stalker thing is pretty much word for word the same as one of Mary Higgins Clark's other books On the Street Where You Live. I'm sort of imagining her sitting to write this and thinking "You know what's a good idea, the main character has a stalker and in the end, the stalker has a showdown with the other bad guy." Not realizing that sure that's a good idea, also one she's done before. Poor Mary Higgins Clark. She turns out books so fast she has to reuse major plot points.
Finally, the whole organ donation thing was ridiculous. They were pretty clear that Natalie was shot and slowly bleed to death. There's no way her organs were still good to donate.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Do Fundo do Cora莽茫o 茅 o segundo livro que leio de MHG e gra莽as a Deus que assim 茅... ou teria ficado seriamente traumatizada.
O livro tem uma capa muito apelativa e uma sinopse promissora...mas n茫o foi nada do que estava 脿 espera. Para come莽ar 95% do livro est谩 relacionado com o julgamento, o que me proporcionou uma leitura entediante [n茫o gosto nada deste tema]
Os restantes 5% foram a grande raz茫o porque o li at茅 ao fim: a verdadeira identidade do assassino e o vizinho psicopata/assassino em s茅rie que estava em fuga. O problema? O que supostamente seria o ponto alto do livro, aquela parte que faz com que a adrenalina aumente a par e passo com a tens茫o e que culmina de forma woooow-foi-t茫o-bom-que-compensou-a-porcaria-que-foi-o-in铆cio-do-livro simplesmente n茫o aconteceu. N茫o, meus amigos! O que a Cata aqui teve como recompensa por ter lido o livro todinho foi um valente banho de cubos de gelo. Vejam 蝉贸:
*SPOILER ALERT*
A quatro p谩ginas do fim, o verdadeiro assassino 茅 revelado e assassinado de seguida pelo vizinho psic贸tico, que 茅 preso logo de seguida. Sabe-se que homem que tinha ordenado o homic铆dio das actrizes 茅 preso na p谩gina seguinte. Mais uma m铆sera p谩gina e o livro acaba.
Juro-vos que fiquei t茫o atarantada que abri o livro umas cinco vezes para me certificar que tinha visto bem e que tinha contado bem as p谩ginas em que tudo se passou e 蝉贸 n茫o o fiz uma sexta vez porque o estava a ler nos CTT e a mulher ao meu lado estava a olhar para mim como se eu fosse doida varrida.
脡 o primeiro livro que odeio, chego ao fim e dou 1* certinha. N茫o merece a meia estrela que normalmente atribuo 蝉贸 por ter chegado ao fim.
If I鈥檓 completely honest I鈥檓 not quite sure where I sit with this author. I enjoy her books as quick reads yet at the same time I feel as though I do not enjoy them quite as much as I enjoy other books in the genre. In fact, they only just make the four star rating (and I think that is because I鈥檓 a little bit too nice when handing out my ratings).
With this one I felt as though the large majority of the book focused upon what occurred in the court. I know this was necessary for all of the information but for me it felt as though the rest of the events in the book were rushed to prevent the book from being too long.
Another thing with this book is that it seemed a bit too much like other ideas by the author: someone is mistakenly accused of a crime and trying to prove their innocence and keep their freedom. It may have been a different storyline but the basic plot notion was pretty much the same. Furthermore, it seemed to be a case of coincidence after coincidence.
But, as I said, it works as a good quick read if nothing else.
Typical Mary Higgins Clark. I had not read her in years, but it was given to me by a friend. It just seemed to have too much in it. I was happy with the original story line of a prosecuter trying the actresses husband for her murder. The courtroom drama was going great, then a serial killer was thrown in as the prosecuter's neighbor. Thas sort of lost me for a minute. On top of that there was mentioned the heart transplant that she had had. You find out that the heart was donated by ... you guessed it! The dead actress!! All in all a entertaining few days.
What would you do if your best friend was murdered? Fast forward 20 years later. The survivor was a great actress and yet, she was murdered. Did the same person commit a crime again?
Enter the proscecutor. Did she put the wrong person in jail?
This was an ok read; not the best. It piqued my interest in spots; just not enough to keep me up at night to finish it.
I haven't read anything by this author in years, and I'm so glad I grabbed this off my bookshelf. This book pulled me in from the first few pages. I kept guessing who murdered Natalie, going back and forth between this person and that one. I never figured out "whodunnit " until the author revealed it. I love when that happens!
I enjoy unwinding with a MHC novel, and this one was okay, but all the courtroom scenes were a bit mind-numbing. Also, the ending felt quite rushed. I enjoyed the twists and the villainy of the villain(s? I won't tell), but it fell pretty flat for me overall. But I always love her clothing/locale details and her interesting motivations for her killers. I'll probably veer back to Agatha Christie for my next comfort mystery. ;)
Mary Higgins Clark 茅 uma escritora bem conhecida da minha estante! Para al茅m do prest铆gio que lhe 茅 conhecido em todo o mundo, as suas obras s茫o sempre cheias de qualidade e com temas sempre muito variados e interessantes.
I love Mary Higgins Clark. I love the suspense and getting sucked into the story. I think this storyline had a LOT going on, which was entertaining, but I didn鈥檛 like the pacing quite as much. There were some parts I felt like could鈥檝e been more developed where other parts didn鈥檛 need to have so much time spent on it. Overall though, I enjoyed it.
Yes! Mary Higgins Clark does it again. I stayed up late to finish this one up. I enjoyed the plot and sub-plot running together, here and there. It was a very creepy but, should I say a fun ride? Enjoy the read,
This was fun. Not absolutely brilliant or anything, but definitely worth my time and a nice 'inbetweener' between all the thick epic fantasy books I often read.
Clean, adult, courtroom suspense.
Favourites: - Who-done-it: this was good! Great plot twist, that I didn't expect. Looking back I should have! But obviously that was the art of the thing for the author. Fun! - Suspense: though there's lots of characters and we never get suuuper deep into their heads, the author makes you care enough for them to make this a page turner. Especially Greg on the road to being convicted, ugh...I HAD to see what happened to him and his poor kid. - Everything coming together: at the end. Yep, that was cool! All those different characters and their plot lines.
What I missed: - Big reveal: what was supposed to be the big reveal at the end, was handled very quickly and, although the solution was satisfactory, it just felt a little anti-climactic.
Sexual content: none Coarse language: mild Violence and gore: mild violence and gore on screen
Conclusion If you want an easy to read, 'comfortable' (if there's any such thing) court room suspense novel, go grab yourself this one. I enjoyed it and will likely pick up another of Mary Higgins Clark's books when I next need an 'inbetweener'