Mary Higgins Clark may be the queen of suspense and mystery. Her extensive career (42 novels) began with the publication of a short story in 1956. She has said that she often begins work by asking "what if" and "why." A recent novel, I'll Walk Alone, she explores an increasing common fear in our increasingly paperless world...identity theft.
The novel follows "Zan" Moreland as she struggles to deal with the aftermath of her child's kidnapping. Two years prior, Zan's son was kidnapped in broad daylight after his babysitter fell asleep. On his fifth birthday, a photo surfaces that seems to show Zan taking the boy.
The real mystery begins when Zan discovers what the reader already knows, that someone is posing as Zan in an attempt to destroy her career and reputation. There is no shortage of suspects. Zan's ex-husband blames her for the disappearance and is in serious financial distress. Zan's former business partner is vindicitave and out to ruin her new business. However, even Zan herself begins to doubt her sanity. Could she have blacked out, kidnapped her child & not remember it?
There are clues along the way, but as in most of her novels, Ms. Higgins Clark keeps the reader in suspense until the very end. And, as in most of her novels, the plot moves along at break-neck speed. This is a novel that kept me reading late into the night.
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