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MARY HIGGINS CLARK AUTHOR READ ALIKES December 10, 2014 |
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If you enjoy reading books by Mary Higgins Clark try these authors.
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Deadline by Sandra BrownAlready coping with Afghanistan battle fatigue, a journalist receives a tip he can't ignore about a potentially huge story involving the son of terrorists at-large for 40 years.
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Backfire by Catherine CoulterWhen a San Francisco judge is shot at the same time as a once-relentless federal prosecutor turns cautious, FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich receive an ominous note from the culprit that blames them for the incident.
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Charley's Web : A Novel by Joy FieldingStruggling to gain journalistic credibility in the face of a disapproving family and other critics, controversial Florida columnist Charley Webb finds her emotional brick wall crumbling when she pens the story of a young woman on death row who may be innocent, an endeavor that inadvertently places the lives of Charley's children at risk.
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Down the Darkest Road by Tami HoagA latest entry in the series that began with Deeper Than the Dead finds 1980s California FBI agent Vince Leone tapping the powers of science-based forensic techniques to unveil dark secrets and stop a killer who is terrorizing the citizens of Oak Knoll.
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Shadow Woman : A Novel by Linda HowardWaking up to discover that she has lost two years of memories and that she now has a different face, Lizette Henry teams up with the mysterious Xavier, who helps her to investigate disturbing flashbacks and uncover a far-reaching conspiracy that threatens both of their lives.
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House of Many Shadows by Barbara MichaelsWhile recuperating from head injuries, Meg Rittenhouse begins to experience terrifying visions in the old house inherited by her cousin, visions that become even more terrifying when Andy Brenner, the caretaker, begins to see them too.
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Portobello : A Novel by Ruth RendellWalking to the shops one day in London's Notting Hill, fifty-year-old Eugene Wren discovers an envelope on the street bulging with cash. A man plagued by a shameful addiction, Wren hatches a plan to find the money's rightful owner. Instead of going to the police, or taking the cash for himself, he prints a notice and posts it around Portobello Road. This ill-conceived act creates a chain of events that links Wren to other Londoners--people afflicted with their own obsessions and despairs. As these volatile characters come into Wren's life--and the life of his trusting fiancée--the consequences will change them all
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Fear Nothing : A Novel by Lisa GardnerSeriously injured after stumbling into a crime scene she cannot remember, Boston Detective D. D. Warren learns about a second murder with the same characteristics only to discover that she is being personally targeted by the killer.
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Bonnie by Iris JohansenWhen her beloved 7-year-old daughter disappears during a class trip, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan dedicates her talents to protecting other children and helping families to find closure while searching for her own daughter's killer.
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Backward in High Heels by Judith KelmanTrying to pull her life together again after her husband leaves her for his twenty-three-year-old mistress, Maggie looks to her family and friends for help, but finds it from a most unlikely source
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Flesh and Blood : A Scarpetta Novel by Patricia Daniels CornwellDiscovering a row of pennies outside of her home just before receiving word that a neighbor has been murdered by a highly skilled sniper, Kay Scarpetta begins a nightmarish pursuit involving seemingly unrelated victims and a shipwreck off the coast of Florida.
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Happy Ever After by Nora RobertsAs the public face of Vows wedding planning company, Parker Brown has an uncanny knack for fulfilling every bride's vision, but she just can't see where her own life is headed, until mechanic Malcomb Kavanaugh helps her retool her priorities and gives her a good reason to risk her heart for something more.
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The Child's Child : A Novel
by Barbara Vine and Ruth Rendell
When their grandmother dies, Grace and Andrew Easton inherit her sprawling, book-filled London home, Dinmont House. Rather than sell it, the adult siblings move in together, splitting the numerous bedrooms and studies. The arrangement is unusual, but ideal for the affectionate pair--until the day Andrew brings home a new boyfriend. A devilishly handsome novelist, James Derain resembles Cary Grant, but his strident comments about Grace's doctoral thesis soon puncture the house's idyllic atmosphere. When he and Andrew witness their friend's murder outside a London nightclub, James begins to unravel, and what happens next will change the lives of everyone in the house.
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Seven Tears For Apollo by Phyllis A. WhitneyDorcas flees to the Greek island of Rhodes to escape the strange incidents that have beset her since the death of her husband, Gino, in a plane crash. But as danger to her daughter becomes apparent, Dorcas's very sanity seems to hang in the balance
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The Rampant Reaper by Marlys MillhiserDuring a reluctant trip with her mother to Myrtle, Iowa, to attend the funeral of her great-great-aunt, high-powered California literary agent Charlie Greene discovers that someone is killing off the elderly at the town's only nursing home and joins the investigation to find the murderer.
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Guilt by Jonathan KellermanWhen he is consulted on a cold case involving the discovery of infant remains in a neglected fixer-upper Tudor mansion, psychologist-investigator Alex Delaware, tracing the long history of past residents, is led down a bloody path littered with unprecedented narcissism and unspeakable cruelty.
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Murder 101 : A Decker/Lazarus Novel by Faye KellermanWhile working for the Greenbury Police Department in upstate New York, Peter Decker must draw from his years of experience as a homicide cop when a break-in at the local cemetery leads him into a world of art forgery and murder that is linked to cold case crimes, international intrigue and ruthless people who kill for sport.
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The Black Box : A Novel by Michael ConnellyHarry Bosch investigates after a bullet from a recent killing is a match for one used in the unsolved murder of a photographer in 1992 in this new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Drop.
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Red 1-2-3 by John KatzenbachSharing nothing in common except their red hair, three women from drastically different backgrounds receive chilling letters in the mail from a killer who makes them fear for their lives until they find one another and use the clues he has left behind to work together and protect one another.
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Death Benefit by Robin CookLaunching a private investigation when their mentor dies under suspicious circumstances, medical students Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall uncover a sinister operation through which private life insurance policies are being manipulated to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others.
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Christopher's Diary : Secrets of Foxworth by V. C. AndrewsA new novel from the best-selling author of such classic works as Flowers in the Attic shares new insights into the Dollanganger family saga from the perspective of Christopher. TV tie-in.
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The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott DavidsonAfter one of her best friends meets an untimely demise after attending a party she catered, Goldy Schulz must serve up a killer especially when she discovers that she is next on the hit list.
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The Pride of the Peacock by Victoria HoltAfter her family's financial ruin, Jessica Clavering marries her neighbor's son for a chance at a new life, and when the newlyweds travel to Australia after inheriting an opal mine, Jessica begins to uncover her family's secrets
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From Barcelona, With Love by Elizabeth AdlerTwo years after popular singer Bibi Fortunata disappears amid rumors of her lover's murder, the celebrity's daughter implores Mac and Sunny for help, compelling the duo to finally solve the high-profile case. By the author of It All Began in Monte Carlo.
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Out of Body : A Court of Angels Novel by Stella CameronWhen she glimpses the fate of two missing New Orleans jazz singers, Marley Millet, born of an ancient family of clairvoyants, after going to the police, catches the attention of cop-turned-writer Gray Fisher who is interested in her story as well as in her.
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Collateral Damage : A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart WoodsReturning to New York where he is approached by CIA assistant director and sometime lover Holly Barker, Stone Barrington is drawn into a dangerous game of murder and vengeance against an enemy who is engaged in a nefarious plot beyond Stone's imagining.
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Pirate Alley by Stephen CoontsWhen a luxurious vacation cruiser in the Red Sea is attacked by Somali pirates, Jake Grafton, Tommy Carmellini and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation to save the hostages and halt a dangerous conspiracy.
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Capitol Murder : A Novel of Suspense by Phillip MargolinDana and Brad are brought together once again when the convicted serial killer they put away in Executive Privilege escapes from death row and a new terrorist threat emerges, in this fast-paced thriller.
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11th hour by James Patterson and Maxine PaetroInvestigating the murder of a millionaire who was killed with a weapon linked to the deaths of four San Francisco criminals, pregnant detective Lindsay Boxer is horrified to realize that the killer could be among her closest friends.
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Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth LowellWhen extremely valuable and important Mayan artifacts mysteriously disappear, archaeologist Lina Taylor teams up with her friend, former Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Hunter Johnson, to find the missing pieces before they fall into the wrong hands.
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Wrecked by Carol Higgins ClarkA raucous family vacation on Cape Cod with her husband, his five siblings and their children finds Regan Reilly challenged to apply her investigative skills in the wake of unexpected events.
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Blood ties : A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel by Kay HooperWhen part of a murdered body is discovered on a running trail in a sleepy Tennessee town, three agents from the FBI's elite Special Crimes Unit are dispatched to investigate and discover an unearthly series of killings, in a conclusion to a trilogy that includes Blood Sins and Blood Dreams.
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