2000
First Published
3.90
Average Rating
255
Number of Pages
Mary Higgins Clark, for several years, has given her readers a very special holiday gift—short novels celebrating the Christmas season with tales of suspense and cheer. Now two of her most beloved stories are combined in one special volume—a welcome gift for readers in all seasons. In Silent Night, Brian, a seven-year-old boy, is in New York City at Christmas with his mother and ten-year-old brother to visit his father, critically ill in the hospital. They plan to give him a St. Christopher medal, in the belief that it will make him well. When Brian sees a woman steal his mother's wallet, with the medal in it, he embarks on a dangerous journey that changes the life of his mother and that of the thief. With All Through the Night, two of Mary Higgins Clark's most endearing characters—Alvirah, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband, Willy—are caught up in a Christmas mystery that begins when a young mother leaves her newborn child on the doorstep of a church rectory on Manhattan's Upper West Side, and continues with the theft of a precious chalice from the church. It is a captivating tale of false identities and old wrongs made right, as well as a mystery that calls for all of Alvirah's deductive powers and Willy's world-class common sense. Even one story by America's Queen of Suspense is cause for cheer, but this single-volume edition of Silent Night and All Through the Night is a treat for all of Mary Higgins Clark's devoted fans at any time of the
Avg Rating
3.90
Number of Ratings
554
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author
Mary Higgins Clark
Author · 85 books
The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark has written thirty-eight suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a historical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she has coauthored five more suspense novels. Clark’s books have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone. Her books are beloved around the world and made her an international bestseller many times over.
