Product Description

Pat Traymore, a brilliant investigative reporter, is drawn to Washington to discover the truth about enigmatic and ambitious Senator Abigail Jennings. The Senator is tipped to be the first female Vice-President, and her reputation intrigues Pat - but she also has an ulterior motive for coming to the city. Years earlier, as a child, Pat was present during the violent deaths of her parents. Left damaged, both mentally and physically, she is seeking solace by returning to the house in which the events took place. However, somebody has learned of her plans - and is hellbent on stopping her. As the storm gathers, Pat begins to suspect everyone around her - even handsome Congressman Samuel Kingsley, with whom she is madly in love. But who would want to hurt her? And how are these new events connected to the deaths of her mother and father? As Pat battles to discover more about her past and her present, she realises the two are entwined more deeply than she had first thought. And as light is thrown on both, secrets long buried come rushing to the surface...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57026 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

About the Author
Mary Higgins Clark is the author of twenty-two worldwide bestselling works of fiction and a memoir. She lives in Saddle River, New Jersey, with her husband.

Customer Reviews

Stillwatch
This is a typical MHC book. I keep comparing her with british writers and repeatedly come to the conclusion that american books tend more toward happy endings - at least for the protagonists.

Pat Traymore has a mysterious background. As a three-year old she came accross her parents dead bodies. Because of her own injuries, she has no memory of the episode. But through "chance" she is able to move back to her home town and childhood home and decides to find out what happened. At the same time she is creating a program about Senator Abigail Jennings, who might be next in line for vice-presidency in the US. But this cannot happen quietly. Someone discovers that Pat (even though she is not using her childhood name, Adams) and threatens her.

Ms. Clark is presents a good story as usual.

Brilliant!
I read this in two days (it would have been one, but I had the inconvenience of going to work!) it was so good!

A mixture of mystery and thriller with a little bit of romance chucked in, this makes a very good page turning book! Would definately recomend!

An undemanding entertaining read
This is an excellent book to relax with, or while away the hours on a journey: the plot moves forward briskly, and the suspense is real. I would not however recommend it for more 'serious' reading: it remains facile, the characters are stock-in-trade, and the background smacks of déja-vu. Male readers may be put off by the frequent allusions to dress, hair etc.