Mary Higgins Clark
The lost years
Under the promise of secrecy, Jonathan attempts to confirm his findings with several other biblical experts. But on the eve before his own murder, he confides to Father Aiden O’Brien, a family friend, that one of those whom he trusted most is determined to keep it from being returned to the Vatican. The next evening Jonathan Lyons is found shot to death in his New Jersey home. His daughter, twenty-seven year old Mariah, finds her father’s body sprawled over his desk in his study, a fatal bullet wound in the back of his neck, and her mother, Kathleen, an Alzheimer’s victim, hiding in the study closet, incoherent and clutching the murder weapon. The police suspect that Kathleen, who in her lucid moments knows that Jonathan was involved with a much younger woman Lily Stewart, has committed the murder.
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Five years ago, Amanda Pierce was excitedly preparing to marry her college sweetheart. She and Jeffrey had already battled through sickness and health, although their livelihoods looked set as Amanda was due to inherit her father’s successful garment company. Then Amanda disappeared the night of her bachelorette party. In present-day New York, Laurie Moran realizes a missing bride is the perfect cold case for her Under Suspicion television series to investigate. By recreating the night of the disappearance at the wedding’s Florida resort with Amanda’s friends and family, Laurie hopes to solve the case. Laurie and her Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley soon find themselves overwhelmed with theories and rumors about the “beloved” bride from those who were involved with the wedding, including Amanda’s former fiancé, a jealous sister, and plenty of playboy groomsmen.
The melody lingers on
As the sole assistant to a famous upscale interior designer, Lane Harmon is accustomed to visiting opulent homes. So her latest job at a modest New Jersey townhouse is unusual. Then she learns the home belongs to the wife of disgraced finance magnate Parker Bennett, who vanished two years earlier, along with the five billion dollar hedge fund he managed. The debate over whether Bennett was suicidal or staged his disappearance still continues. Both his clients and the federal government want to trace the money and find him. But Lane is surprisingly moved by Mrs. Bennett’s steadfast faith in her husband’s innocence. Gradually, Lane is also drawn to the Bennetts’ son, Mark, who is equally determined to prove his father is not guilty. What she doesn’t realize is the closer she gets to the notorious family, the more her life—and that of her five-year-old daughter—is in jeopardy.
Le fantôme de Lady Margaret
Quel rapport peut-il y avoir entre les attentats qui ensanglantent Londres, visant la famille royale, et les recherches d’une jeune historienne sur la terrible Lady Margaret, décapitée au XVIIe siècle ? La vengeance, peut-être. Ou l’hypnose ? Le surnaturel, pour deux jumelles aux prises avec un psychopathe ; la passion meurtrière d’un jeune homme pour son ancien professeur ; amour, mort et loterie pour les deux amis de jour de chance : l’auteur de La Nuit du renard, grand prix de littérature policière, explore ici en cinq récits toute la gamme du suspense et de la terreur.
Un cri dans la nuit
Jeune divorcée, Jenny se débat dans la vie pour élever ses deux petites filles. Lorsqu’elle fait la connaissance du beau, riche et irrésistible Erich Krueger, Jenny a le coup de foudre. Après une cour hâtive, Erich l’épouse et l’emmène avec ses filles chez lui, au Minnesota, dans une maison de rêve. Mais le bonheur de Jenny ne dure pas longtemps. Bientôt survient une succession d’incidents étranges et terrifiants ; le conte de fées tourne à l’épouvante…Un cri dans la nuit, après La Nuit du renard et La Clinique du docteur H., confirme Mary Higgins Clark comme le maître incontesté du suspense.