Marilyn's Musings

(from Simon & Schuster.) Mary Higgins Clark has always been a favorite of mine. I haven’t read all of her books, but many of them. Though she’s now called a thriller writer, I’ve often thought of her books as in a genre of its own—women in jeopardy. I was pleased to read Ms. Clark’s latest and enjoyed it thoroughly. As usual, she’s plucked a nugget from the news to center the story around. In this case it’s a man who has fleeced many out of their lifesavings through his investment company, Parker Bennett. Wanted by the FBI, he’s been missing since his empty sailboat was found in the Caribbean. The main female character is Lane Harmon, a young widow with a five-year-old daughter, who is the primary assistant to a famous interior designer. When Lane is called onto help with the redecorating the home of Parker Bennett’s wife, Lane finds herself in a complicated web of intrigue which includes being wooed by Parker Bennett’s son, Eric, who is suspected of being a pa...