An intriguing plot involving a mother facing post traumatic stress after the loss of her first child. While Menley is trying to rebuild her life it seems someone else is intent on not letting that happen. Great characterisation and build up of suspense make for another cracking thriller from MHC.
Unable to forgive herself for the death of her two-year-old son Bobby in a
car accident, Menley Nichols' marriage to Adam starts to fall apart -- until the
birth of their daughter Hannah.
Determined to rebuild a life together around their precious baby, Menley and
Adam decide to rent a house on Cape Cod for a month, confident that the
tranquility of the place will be ideal for Menley and little Hannah. But the
peace they crave is disturbed when strange things start to happen -- incidents
which make Menley relive the horror of the accident in which she lost
Bobby...incidents which make her fear for Hannah.
Step by step, Menley and Adam are drawn into a dark and sinister web of
events which threatens their marriage, their child and ultimately Menley's
sanity.
Born and raised in New York, Mary Higgins Clark is of Irish descent. "The Irish are, by nature, storytellers," says Clark, who considers her Irish heritage an important influence on her writing.
She was awarded the Grand Prix de Literature of France in 1980. Her books are published in translation around the world and are world-wide bestsellers. She is a #1 bestseller in France.
She was Chairman of the International Crime Congress, held in New York in May 1988. She was the 1987 president of the Mystery Writers of America and, for many years, on the Board of Directors of the Mystery Writers of America.
