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A carregar... Where Are the Children? (1975)por Mary Higgins Clark
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. https://sravikabodapati.blogspot.com/2024/01/where-are-children-by-mary-higgins.... ( ) Where Are the Children? was published in 1975 by Mary Higgins Clark. It was her first fiction book. She had been making a living by writing radio scripts and decided that that she should write a book, but she had no idea what kind of book. She looked at her bookshelves and saw that they were full of Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, and a whole lot of mysteries and thrillers , so she decided to write a thriller. She sat down and started writing and, according to he notes at the beginning of the reprint that I read, the book just "flew off her pen." She sent her completed copy to her agent, and waited. She didn't hear anything for quite awhile so she followed up with a phone call to her agent, and was informed that the book had already been picked up and was going to be published with no edits or revisions. I was fascinated to read this story of her entry into the writing of fiction thrillers, which was in her author's preview at the beginning of the book I read. So then it was time to read the story. I was not prepared for the sophistication of this thriller. The writing is incredible, the characters real, and the bad guy as chilling as any I've ever read. Now, almost 50 years later we have a long-awaited second book to what started it all, and I will be reading it as well.. Mary Higgins Clark is often referred to as the writer who wrote the first Psychological thriller. The book moves ahead at a break neck pace, and the action occurs all within one day. All ends well at the end, and I could put the book down with a satisfied sigh. Highly recommended for all thriller lovers, and a lesson as to how an impeccable thriller should be written.WasWas Where have the Children Gone by Mary Higgins Clark is a 2023 Pocket Books publication. (Originally published in 1975 by Simon & Schuster) If I have my information straight, this was MHC’s first novel of suspense, which was originally published in 1975. Of course, we all know she went on to earn the ‘Queen of Suspense’ moniker and had a very long, successful career. I can’t tell you with complete honesty, if I ever read this book before, but if I did, it was too long ago for me to remember- so I'm happy to see the book has been reissued so I can read it before Alafair Burke's follow-up- which I am so excited about!! (Burke co-authored a series with Clark before her death, so she is familiar with Clark’s style of writing, and I hope she will continue to keep her legacy going. It seems fitting that Burke would begin with a story featuring Nancy's adult children.) But before I get ahead of myself- let's take a look at this classic: Nancy was in her twenties when her two children were murdered, and she became the prime suspect. She was convicted of the crime, but was let go on a technicality. She started over, got remarried, had more children, and lived a quiet life off the Cape, hoping a key witness would stay hidden and that she would never be recognized or retried for murder. Unfortunately, the absolute worse happens when Nancy’s children disappear- again! For a book written back in the mid-seventies, this story featured some taboo topics, for its time, such a pedophilia, which publishers were apparently concerned about. Though there are some signs of age, this story stands the test of time very well. The suspense is indeed intense, and although I am a jaded reader, I was on the edge of my seat a few times. Overall, I thought for a first-time suspense writer this book was well executed and fast-paced. I can see why Clark became so popular! This is a quick read and a real page turner, too. I can’t wait to see how Burke continues this story with Nancy’s adult children! 4 stars
Nancy Harmon, joven casada y madre de dos hijos, es acusada injustamente del asesinato de los pequeños, pero el fiscal debe retirar los cargos tras la desaparición del único testigo. La pesadilla se vuelve más aterradora cuando el marido de Nancy se suicida y ella, destrozada, se traslada a Cape Cod. En su nueva residencia, Nancy conoce a Ray Eldredge, con quien se casa. Nancy da a luz nuevamente a dos hijos, a quienes cuida con exagerada precaución. Cierto dÃa los niños desaparecen, y la culpabilidad recae,una vez más, en Nancy. Además alguien envÃa al periódico local información sobre los terribles sucesos de su pasado, asà como fotografÃas recientes de Nancy... Pertence a SérieWhere Are the Children? ((1)) Pertence à Série da EditoraHeyne Allgemeine Reihe (8962) Está contido emThree Complete Novels: Where are the Children? / A Stranger is Watching / The Cradle Will Fall por Mary Higgins Clark The Classic Clark Collection (Loves Music, Loves to Dance / All Around the Town / Where Are the Children? / I'll Be Seeing You) por Mary Higgins Clark A Cry in the Night / Where Are the Children? / Stillwatch / Weep No More, My Lady / While My Pretty One Sleeps por Mary Higgins Clark Tem a adaptaçãoÉ resumida emThe Great Train Robbery • Blind Love • Brown on Resolution • Where are the Children? • Among the Elephants por Reader's Digest Biblioteca de Selecciones: El pequeño John Willie | Los Cambistas | ¿Dónde están los niños? | La mujer desnuda por Reader's Digest Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 98 - Wintersturm. Allawa. Alexander Dolguns Schicksal. Yarrabee por Reader's Digest Ön i fjärran/Banken/Var är barnen?/Kolokvinttjuven (Det bästas bokval, sammandrag) por Reader's Digest Livros condensados: Como Deus Os Criou | Onde Estão As Crianças | Amor Cego | Os Cães Da Guerra por Reader's Digest Kirjavaliot - Kaikenkarvaiset ystäväni (All creatures great and small) / Marraskuun painajainen (Where are the children) / Baskeri (Die Baskenmütze) / Törmäys ilmassa (Collision) por Valitut Palat Kirjavaliot - Torni (The tower), Kaksintaistelu lumessa (Alatna), Kaikenkarvaiset ystäväni (All creatures great and small), Marraskuun painajainen (Where are the children?) por Valitut Palat Nancy, waar zijn je kinderen; De wijngaarden van Yarrabee; De man met de baskenmuts; Bichu de jaguar por Reader's Digest Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Lord God Made Them All • Enoch and the Gorilla • Where are the Children? por Reader's Digest
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HTML:The #1 New York Times bestselling author and Queen of Suspense launched her career with this classic thriller following a woman whose past holds a terrible secret. Nancy Harmon long ago fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, and the shocking charges against her. She changed her name, dyed her hair, and left California for the windswept peace of Cape Cod. Now remarried, she has two more beloved children, and the terrible pain has begun to healâ??until the morning when she looks in the backyard for her little boy and girl and finds only one red mitten. She knows that the nightmare is beginning again Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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