Mary Higgins Clark
The Cradle Will Fall emerging from anesthesia, county prosecutor Katie DeMaio witnesses what she prefers to believe is a nightmare induced by her physical condition. But once she returns to work, she finds herself assigned to a particularly alarming case, a crime that violates both natural law and the laws of man-and the evidence suggests that her nightmare is a part of it. As she returns to the hospital for routine surgery, will she discover that
...From the streets of Harlem to the winding paths of Central Park to the high-rise towers of Wall Street, Manhattan is brimming with motivation, opportunity, means—and unsolved mysteries. In this new collection of stories, brought...
Death at the Cape
Cynthia Lathern has come back to Cape Cod from prison to find out who really killed her stepfather, but neither she nor the real murderer counted on help from her lottery-winning neighbor Alvirah Meehan.
Plumbing for Willy
After a lottery win makes them famous, Willy and Alvirah Meehan are targeted by ex-cons, but the bad new for the bad guys is Alvirah's quick changes into a cleaning woman and Willy's love
Winning the lottery has made Willy and Alvirah Meehan famous. Now that she sports a stylish hairdo and knows how to dress like the wealthy lady she is, Alvirah quite enjoys being a guest on a talk show. But fame has its down side: three ex-cons in the viewing audience choose Willy as a kidnapping target. Unfortunately for the criminals, the Meehans haven't forgotten their old skill: Alvirah can become a cleaning woman at a moment's notice, and
...That's The Ticket!: Ernie and Wilma Bean have finally made it! Their lucky number has won the special Christmas lottery. Trouble is, Wilma's out of town, and it's tough to keep news like that a secret for too long. It couldn't hurt to celebrate a little with Loretta Thistlebottom, now could it?
Voices in the Coal Bin: The country cabin where Mike spent so many idyllic summers with his grandmother ought to be the perfect place for
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