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From the "Queen of Suspense," Mary Higgins Clark, comes a riveting tale of suspense, secrets, and revenge.
Historian Jean Sheridan returns to Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, excited about her twenty-year high-school reunion at Stonecroft Academy. But a dear friend of hers soon becomes the fifth woman in the class to meet a sudden, mysterious end. Then Jean receives a taunting fax about a child she gave up for adoption, whose existence she had kept a secret but whose life may now be in danger. For present at the reunion is The Owl, a murderer on a mission of vengeance against women who once humiliated him...and Jean is his final intended victim.
This suspense novel delivers the tension and intricate plotting that made Mary Higgins Clark a household name in mystery fiction. The story weaves together themes of buried secrets, maternal instinct, and calculated revenge as Jean races to protect both herself and the child she gave up years ago. Set against the backdrop of a seemingly innocent class reunion, the narrative builds to a heart-pounding climax as The Owl closes in on his final target.
Fans of psychological suspense and murder mysteries will find themselves unable to put down this page-turner. The novel explores the dark consequences of past actions and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child. With Clark's signature style of creating ordinary settings that become stages for extraordinary danger, this paperback edition from Pocket Books is an essential addition to any thriller collection.
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.