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Avg. Rating: 3.5
Not as good as her "classics"....
I've been a long time fan of Mary Higgins Clark, but have felt her last several novels lacked "greatness," and have ceased buying this author in hardcover. That being said, this is better than most of her recent stories, but it's not as memorable as many of her early books.
I almost didn't bother because the plot sounded too much like her first novel, "Where are the Children." That book was outstanding, but I wasn't interested in reading a repeat. However, the "twin" aspect intrigued me so I decided to give it a shot. Ultimately it was a page turner, but it never quite took off like I hoped. MHC has a knack for presenting far fetched concepts and making them believable, but she never really sold me on the "twin telepathy" so pushed on the book summary. It felt very much like an obvious plot contrivance. I felt like it was a blatant attempt to put a unique "twist" on an otherwise average kidnapping tail. It was still a bit of a page turner, but when I put it down at the end, I was still glad I hadn't rushed to buy the hardcover version.
Lastly - I found these characters to be very weak. I just finished this yesterday and can barely remember the names of any main characters. I can remember plenty of character names of her books I read over a decade ago. The characters in this one weren't unlikeable, they just felt rather hollow.
A good read? Yeah, not a bad way to pass a lazy afternoon. But I wouldn't rush out and buy it, or encourage a friend to borrow. If you're a longtime MHC fan, this isn't as much as a disappointment as her last attempts, but don't be expecting the "great factor" of her early works.
Boring, suspenseless, trite, and contrived... also hokey
There is more suspense waiting for a traffic light to change. Fortunately I bought this at the airport and can get half my money back when I return it on Sat. If you have trouble going to sleep, read this.
A thrilling and chilling mystery!
I am a fan of Mary Higgins Clark and agree that sometimes the "woman in peril" plot line is overdone. This is NOT that theme and in fact reflects back to several of her earlier works.
The story begins as 19 year old Trish Logan hears a cry and interrupts her cell phone call with her boyfriend to check on her charges, 3 year old twin girls. She heads up the stairs and notes that the hall light she left on is out. Since this is an old house that the parents, the Fosters, are remodeling Trish is not too concerned. As she gets further up to the dark hallway, she realizes that the twin's bedroom door is hut as well and Trish knows she left it open with a nightlight on. She wonders if the door is shut how she heard a cry. Suddenly Trish is very afraid as she feels breathing behind her and smells someone's body odor. Before she can scream she is knocked out.
By the time the Fosters, Steve and Margaret, arrive home from their dinner in the city, the police are there and forensics is examing the home carefull plus a kidnap note has been found signed by the "Pied Piper."
The reader gets to see this story both from the kidnappers eyes and the parents and law enforcement. It is a race against time as the Fosters do not have the $8 million that the kidnappers want in ransom and on videos and audios of their twin girls, Kathy and Kelly, it is readily apparent that Kathy has a severe cough and could develop bronchitis or pneumonia! I am not going to detail further into the plot even though it is on the book cover, but suffice to say there are many very scary moments and parents everywhere especially moms will be touched.
I really enjoyed this book and could not stop reading until I finished it as I was so afraid for the girls. Suspenseful read with great twists and turns!!
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