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Summary: You Belong to Me Review
Review: The Book "You Belong To Me" by Mary Higgins Clark, is a suspensful and hair rising novel about a serial killer whose victims are vulnreable women. Psychologist Dr. Susan Chandler uses her call in radio station show, to discuss the issues of women dissapearing and then found dead; proved to be victims of seductive killers. The book is highly recommended for its intense power of keeping you reading. The plot may be similar to other novels but this one is completely unique. "Pamela had closed her hand over the ring, and then in one instant a particular change came over her. Her whole body became tense and the expression of her face was suddenly grav. "Carolyn this ring could have been the cause of your death." she said. "It might still be, whoever gave it to you meant to hurt you." Then as though it were burning in her hand, she dropped the ring in the coffee table." This is only one of the many rising moments in the novel. This book is truly and entertaining novel that will keep you reading and will seriously make you think about real events regarding this issue in real life.
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Summary: An "edge of your seat" kind of book
Review: A well written mystery starring Dr. Susan Chandler, a psycologist and host of the daily talk radio show, Ask Doctor Susan. The story begins when Dr. Susan invites Dr. Donald Richards, a psychiatrist and author of the book Vanishing Women, a book that tells real life disapperences of women, to be a guest speaker on her show to talk about his book. Susan is most interested in one story that he had not covered in his book, the disapperence of Regina Clausen, who disappeared 3 years before while taking a cruise. Their only clue: a turquoise ring with the inscription "you belong to me," which was found in Regina's room on the ship. Susan discusses this case on the air and asks her listeners to call in if they know anything. If only she knew who her show was being heard by. In the events that follow, Susan ends up being very involved with in the unclosed case with the new discoveries of the missing woman, but doesn't realize until it is to late that she is blindly leading herself and others into danger of Regina's kidnapper who just happens to be still around.....and he isn't about to let anyone come close to solving this case. And those with evidence who try to won't live to tell about it. A fast paced, well written story that will leave you guessing throughout the book. And just when you think you've solved the mystery, think again. With lots of characters, this story will leave you guessing WHODONEIT until the end. A book that you won't be able to put down until you know what the title of the book really means to the story.
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Summary: MHC is amazing--one of her best!!!
Review: MHC is an amazing writer--Her ability to create such suspense in each book never ceases to astonish me. I've read every one of her books, and this was one of the best. The ending was a tad predictable, but the plot and premise of this story were excellent. Her best work, I feel, was All Around the Town, but this definitely is right up there.
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Summary: If you haven't read this book, you should!
Review: This book is about a psychologist by the name of Susan Chandler, who has her own call-in radio talk show called "Ask Dr. Susan". While interviewing a psychiatrist named Dr. Donald Richards about his newly written book "Vanishing Women", she brings up the disappearance of a missing woman named Regina Clausen, who vanished while on a luxury cruise ship. An unexpected call-in from a mysterious woman reveals that she may know important information related to the case. As Susan begins investigating, she finds herself hot on the trail of a serial killer who preys on lonely women and she herself becomes one of his targets. I really enjoyed this book! Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. The plot was intriguing, the book was well-written and detailed and the ending was a complete surprise! I would recommend it to anyone!
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Summary: Entertaining but could have been better
Review: This book is vintage Mary Higgins Clark in that it has a fast-moving plotline that makes for effortless reading. What I have trouble with, however, is that the ending seems a bit rushed and that the so-called heroine never had an inklinhg of who the killer was until he came knocking on her door. Also, in trying to set up everyone as a suspect, most of the characters were underdeveloped and the whole book in general less involved than her earlier works. It seems to me that lately, the queen of suspense seems to have found a formula that worked and decided to stick with it. As a result, her previous three novels have been so similar in style and presentation that they were simply, well, forgettable. The fact that I was able to guess accurately who the killer is the moment he was introduced in all three books was another reason why I have stopped buying her books. For those of you who's looking for good/entertaining read, I strongly suggest that you try some of her earlier works such as "A Cry in the Night," "A Cradle Will Fall," and "I'll Be Seeing You." You'll definitely get more out of your money that way.
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Summary: Fast paced and rivoting
Review: Mary Higgins Clark writes a well-crafted novel that succeeds in luring the reader in and keeping them turning those pages. In "You Belong to Me" her highly lucrative formula of alternating chapters focusing on the varying third person perspectives works extremely well to keep the reader from guessing the identity of the murderer until Clark sees fit to reveal it at the very end of her story.
The plot revolves around likeable call-in radio psychologist Susan Chandler who inadvertantly triggers a spree of seemingly unlinked killings when she decides to center a few of her broadcasts on the subject of disappearing women, in particular Regina Clausen, a leading financial analyst who disappeared 4 years earlier without a trace while on a cruise in the Far East. As readers, we get a glimpse into the mind of the murderer as he himself listens to the show and strategizes to keep his overall plan a secret by eliminating people who simply get in his way. We are privy to police investigations, and the ruminations of private eyes and eye witnesses. We walk for a while in the shoes of intended victims and share their horror as the murderer moves along his amoral course without regrets. We uncover facts about Dr Susan, immediately understanding that she is undergoing some personal problems of her own regarding her parent's divorce and her father's subsequent marriage to someone she dislikes; her mother's ensueing depression and her sister's angry betrayals. Most entertaining is guessing which of the three men linked to Dr. Susan personally is our deranged serial killer and what motivation has provoked such a terrible vengenance.
Clark doesn't disappoint, she keeps you interested until the last page. As in her other novels, none of the characters are really developed---there are so many of them---it would be difficult to analyze each of them thoroughly and stay within the 300+ page parameter of the popular novel. Nevertheless, the momentum of the story allows you to overlook the lack of indepth characterization. Indeed the story itself is the strongest character as is the backdrop of New York and its world of traffic, crowds and taxi rides.
Recommended to all lovers of suspense who like a contained story where all loose ends are tied at the climax and denouement in a lovely logical bow.
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Summary: You Belong to Me
Review: I'm not the type that usually reads mystery books. In the past I favored fiction and science fiction books. After reading this mystery thriller I have become interested in mystery reading. This book is about a killer who targets lonely women on cruise ships. Dr. Susan Chandler decides to use her daily radio talk show to find out more clues about these strange disappearances of women. Most of these women targeted are lonely and insecure. Dr. Susan Chandler has no idea that she is exposing herself and others around her to the killer who will seek out anyone who is trying to obtain clues of there whereabouts. Dr. Susan Chandler receives a call from a listener who was on the same cruise ship when Regina Clausen was aboard and suddenly disappeared. On her way to meet Dr. Chandler personally she comes to a terrible end that was ruled an accident.
Dr. Susan Chandler finds that she doesn't have much time left. The killer is getting closer.
I recommend this book to people who like mysteries. If you're not a mystery reader like me you should give it a try. This story will grasp you into it and gets you glued to the book.
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Summary: It's great
Review: This was the very first Mary Higgins Clark I ever read and thought it COMPLETELY excellent - the story line is very intriguing. I would recommend it to anyone not yet familiar with Clark's work.
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Summary: Mystery and suspense
Review: When radio psychologist Dr. Susan Chandler interviews the author of a new book about missing women, she recieves a call from a woman who tells her of a like experience she had when she was a passenger on a cruise ship.One woman who went missing from a cruise was well known stock broker, daughter of a prominent New York family. A strange pattern begins to form as it emerges that a number of missing women were each given a turquoise ring by a mysterious suitor. Susan is warned by the police that she could be exposing herself to danger at the hands of s crazed serial killer, but goes right ahead in her search for the truth. Mary Higgins Clark keeps the suspense going right to the end and weaves a tale of mystery with dozens of threads interwaeving until the final pages.One of her best !!
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Summary: A grim reminder
Review: MHC does a wonderful job reminding all of us just how vulnerable we are. Not only are there interesting strangers on the street, but there are also dangerous ones as well! We should be oh-so-careful with the "little things" -- telling personal info over the radio, traveling [obviously] alone, and choosing our company carefully. I know, it is a fictional work, and a very enjoyable one at that. I've read many of her books, and this one ranks right up there at the top!
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