Nighttime Is My Time : A Novel

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Summary: Deadly Class Reunion
Review: I am a fan of Mary Higgins Clark (MHC) so any book that she writes is always a treat. This book is no exception. The book revolves around Jean Sheridan who is attending a class reunion and finds that most of the girls that she went to school with have died under mysterious circumstances. Not only does she have to worry about one of her classmate (Laura) who has disappeared from the reunion but someone is sending Jean threatening notes regarding her daughter, which she gave up for adoption when she graduated from Stonecraft Academy. This book is a little bit different in that MHC gives us many suspects (5 or 6). During this story you are continually trying to guess which of the former classmate is threatening Jean and her daughter.

I only gave the book 4 stars because when the psycho is finally unveiled you are left wondering why was he so obsessed with Jean. Throughtout the story MHC gives us a little bit of what is going on in his head and why he is "loco" but you kinda expect a confrontation with the killer and Jean, who was really his target all along. I enjoyed the book very much but I just wanted the ending to have more of an impact.

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Summary: Hoot, Hoot, Hoot says the Owl.......
Review: This book was terrific. There are so many twists and turns that you did not know what to think. The fact that all the girls were friends and that Jeannie had a secret that she thought was safe. All the different personalities were set just right to keep the story alive. This book was a good page turner and had the suspense, action, drama and spicey ingredients to make you keep reading and not put the book down.

Mary Higgins Clark is definitely the true queen of suspense and drama. I can't wait to see what the next novel will bring.

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Summary: Nighttime Is Not The Time
Review: This is definitely not one of Mary Higgins Clark's best. The book begins with Jean Sheridan heading to upstate New York to receive honors, along with six others. But when one dies and one disappears, it soon comes forward that one of the honorees is hiding a shameful secret - that he is a killer known as The Owl. The Owl, so named because of a humiliating grade school performance in which he stuttered his line about owls and wet his pants, is seeking vengeance on the popular group of students who made his school years miserable. Jean, who is hiding her own secrets about her past, must protect someone close to her who may be in danger.

If this sounds thrilling, well it isn't. The five suspects - Carter, Gordon, Jack, Mark, and Robby - are interchangeable. All were nerds picked on by the popular kids who have since become popular in their own right, and they all have motives. They're also all pretty much the same person. A gruff widower detective named Sam is on the case, helping Jean wherever she goes. An annoying 16-year-old student, Jake, is also on the case, taking photos and managing to crack the case that has been unsolved for 20 years.

In the end...well not to spoil it, but when I learned the identity of the Owl, I was severely disappointed. Even the reasons for the Owl's murderous rampage are explained away pretty quickly in about three pages, all for the predictable conclusion.

If you like Mary Higgins Clark, well you know what you're going to get here. Some melodrama, some romance, a heroine in peril, the elderly man who tries to save her, and secret shady pasts held by nearly everyone. If you've never read Mary Higgins Clark, try another one of her many books first.