The queen of suspense is back!
Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel - the 30th and most spine-chilling of her long career as America’s most beloved author of suspense fiction - is about the newest and most up-to-date of crimes: identity theft. Who has not read about - or experienced - with a sinking feeling the fear that someone else out there may be using your credit cards, accessing your bank account, even stealing your entire identity.
In I’ll Walk Alone, Alexandra “Zan” Moreland, a gifted, beautiful interior designer on the threshold of a successful Manhattan career, is terrified to discover that somebody is not only using her credit cards and manipulating her financial accounts to bankrupt her and destroy her reputation, but may also be impersonating her in a scheme that may involve the much more brutal crimes of kidnapping and murder. Zan is already haunted by the disappearance of her own son, Matthew, kidnapped in broad daylight two years ago in Central Park - a tragedy that has left her torn between hope and despair.
Now, on what would be Matthew’s fifth birthday, photos surface that seem to show Zan kidnapping her own child, followed by a chain of events that suggests somebody (but who, Zan asks herself desperately, and why?) has stolen her identity.
Hounded by the press, under investigation by the police, attacked by both her angry ex-husband and a vindictive business rival, Zan, wracked by fear and pain and sustained only by her belief, which nobody else shares, that Matthew is still alive, sets out to discover who is behind this cruel hoax.
What she does not realize is that with every step she takes toward the truth, she is putting herself - and those she loves most - in mortal danger from the person who has ingeniously plotted out her destruction.
©2011 Mary Higgins Clark. All rights reserved (P)2011 2011 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
"Quick Read"
If you are looking for a quick read and a good story, this one fits the bill.
"fragile?"
For most of the book I found the main character to be a little dim witted and fragile. Her credit card has huge charges that she neglects to investigate? ? hmmmm
Texas Book and Movie Lover
"Another fun Mary Higgins Clark listen"
A fun mystery which will keep you entertained. I thought I had figured out who the "bad guy" was but she had me fooled until close to the end. A nice, light mystery which isn't so scary that you have to leave all the lights on after listening!
Karen
"Thoroughly enjoyed!"
Yes, after a few years... It's just my kinda book! No swearing which shows to me, this writer can make ALL of her points by using language that is intelligent... very interesting with twists and turns and held my interest throughout it's entirety.
I don't want to give away anything so I can't answer :-)
Compares very well to her other "reads", she's very, very good...
ummmm... not sure.
If you like a clean, interesting mystery, then this is the books for you!
"Another great Mary Higgins Clark!"
Yes, I would listen to this one again! It kept my attention.
Lucy; her neice
I thought she did a good job!
When I found out it was her husband. I was heartbroken.
Highly recommend!!
"another fantastic Mary Higgins Clark"
great book by talented author which kept me riveted from the first sentence to the last
"Another great story from the queen of mystery"
The suspense.
I so appreciate MHC stories. Not only are they suspensful and interesting, but also that she does not have to include bad language such as the "f" word on every page or graphic descriptions that some writers today feel they need to insert to sell their books. I know that when I chose a Mary Higgins Clark book, I am going to be entertained and not disgusted. Please keep it up.
"I loved it - a Great read"
I had alot of chores to get done this weekend, and finished the book before all my chores were done. What a disappointment. It was a great story, just the way I like them, to the point, not stretching it out with unneeded descriptions. Highly recommend for a quick read that you can't put down. It's a case of who dunnit and you would never guess who. A real page turner, so to speak.
"Mary Higgins Clark rules!!!"
Very scary and nerve-wracking! I loved every second! Great narration too by Ms. Maxwell!
Pedro Paulo
"Good but fell short"
I think the history is interesting and keep you engaged while listening. However, there are some aspects of the characters that are quite shallowly dealt.