Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2023. 275 pages ****
In this sequel to one of Clark's best-selling novels, Where are the Children? Melissa is preparing for her marriage to Charlie and her role as stepmother to his daughter, Riley. Her brother, Mike is concerned that Melissa has not worked through what happened to them as children and feels that she is in denial and rushing into marriage. Charlie's first wife accidentally died while on vacation in Norway and Riley while happy about the wedding misses her mother and wishes her mother could attend. When Riley wanders off, Melissa is forced to confront what happened to her as a child while trying to convince the police that Riley has been abducted.
Won a copy through Goodreads.
It's been a long time since I read a book by Mary Higgins Clark, she passed away in 2020. However, I won this book through Goodreads, so why not? It is an excellent quick read. Even though it is a sequel, it works well as a standalone. Enough background is provided that the reader can understand what is going on. Like all psychological thrillers there are many twists and turns, I did have an idea where the story line was going, however, it did not take away from the enjoyment of the book.
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark wrote forty suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a historical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series including The Cinderella Murder, All Dressed in White, The Sleeping Beauty Killer, Every Breath You Take, You Don’t Own Me, and Piece of My Heart. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she coauthored five suspense novels. More than one hundred million copies of her books are in print in the United States alone. Her books are international bestsellers.
Alafair Burke is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels, including The Better Sister, The Wife, The Ex, and Find Me, in addition to the Under Suspicion series, coauthored with Mary Higgins Clark. A former prosecutor, she now teaches criminal law and lives in New York City.
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