The State of Connecticut is two days away from executing Ronald Thompson for the murder of Nina Peterson. (Although true when the book was written in 1977, the execution of minors at the time of the crime was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2005 and the state of Connecticut has banned executions in 2012). For Nina’s husband Steve, justice is about to be served. However, when his girlfriend Sharon and young son Niel are kidnapped for ransom, evidence emerges that points to Thompson’s innocenc...

I've become a big fan of Mary Higgins Clark since a colleague of mine gave me to read Two little girls in blue. I haven't read so many of her books, just a handful of them and I loved them. A stranger is watching is no exception. 💯❤️

A Stranger is WatchingI have to admit that this is the first book I have ever read a book by this famous author. I love mysteries so I don't know how I have missed such a classic writer. I am only reading it because it was left in a holiday apartment I am renting.I could not put this book down. It is fast paced, you feel empathy for all the characters as Clark, brings them all to life with their tales from the past and heart wrenching stories. I could visualise Grand Central Station, from the gr...

When I first read this, I started and then forgot to stop. What it lacks in some qualities it makes up for with the fact that there is no right place to take a break and put it down. I started it one school night and had to stay up until three to finish it. Don't tell my parents.

Mary Higgins Clark pretty much never disappoints. I was actually surprised to find that this was originally published in 1977. It was only when I found myself asking why the characters were using payphones rather than cell phones that I looked up the publication date. A good, fast-paced mystery. I picked it up off my shelves of books I pick up at thrift stores for $0.25-$0.50 while trying to decide what to read next, knowing it would only take me a day or two to finish. It was an engrossing stor...

Ok, that's a great book, alright. But I "only" give 4 stars because of the stereotypes in this book: to quote only 1 of them: in Grand Central Station,the description. The women run to go home to prepare dinner and are anxious to be late, and the business men going home earlier because of (something). I'm sorry but morally I can't give 5 stars, don't resent me.

A Stranger is Watching is a very simple story, but the killer here is not given God like status. He needs to work hard so as to avoid being brought in by the New York police. Eventually bad luck, plus some hard work on behalf of those people on the angels' side, literally catch up with him.I think that the author will never kill a main character, unless the latter has died in the past, viewed via flashbacks. It's kind of understandable, it makes sense. The blow of death is softened, because the

First, I’m setting the read date for 2021 because I clearly missed my goal for this year and ended up forgetting to log books as well.Second, this was the first book I managed to finish in French, I believe because of the simplistic writing style and the high level of suspense.By the end, I started reading much faster in anticipation.And third, of course the old homeless woman had to die. Since the story couldn’t be perfect and someone “needed” to die, evidently the most “insignificant” characte...

not as suspenseful as I had wanted. Easy vocab. Good book nonetheless.

2 books in and I am enjoying my chronological read through of MHC work. The thing that struck me most about this book is how similar it is to Where are the Children?-Children/child in peril -A large amount the book is told from the perpetrator’s perspective-A group of unconnected side characters coming together to help solve the crimeAnd of course an overall similar suspense and writing style, a little darker than her later books but still MHC.

The problem with a Mary Higgins Clark book is the reason why she is so popular--once you start, you cannot stop reading it--everything else gets put on hold. This book is no exception.

Okay, so I needed a book to read....still can't get my hands on the book club book.........so I raided Zach's bookshelves. He likes Mary Higgins Clark and buys them at the .25 cent library sales. He said his teacher read this to them in 10th grade. I had never read any Mary Higgins Clark, as popular as she is. I was hooked! Very well-written and fun suspense story. And yes, I was able to fall asleep. I was worried about that since all of my reading time is usually at night.....as a result I ofte...

This novel was amazing. From Foxy's personality, the development in the relationship between Neil and Sharon, the fascinating coincidences and little mistakes of the killer, to the detailed, exciting yet horrifying chase at the end.. Everything was incredible. It only took me 3 days to finish reading this book and every time I had to stop, I couldn't help but feel sad to put it down. I've only read 4 novels of Mary Clark's, and this is by far the best one out of them all!

I liked the overall concept of this book, but some parts of the way it was executed caused me to feel a bit disappointed. I have read books by Clark in the past that I loved, so I was taken aback when I found this book to be different than expected and overall disappointing. The time frame got a little confusing when going back and forth between the different characters. And there were even times where I became confused about who was speaking. Granted, these are small aspects of the story, but t...

This book was quite good. Alexandra's 3 year old son was kidnapped two years ago which ended in the destruction of her marriage because her husband blamed her for the kidnapping because of the young babysitter she hired. This book has a lot of twists and turns and some good mystery and a surprising ending. I enjoyed it.

Just like Agatha Christie got me into crime and mystery, Mary Higgings Clark got me into thriller.This book is a page turner, once you start reading it you'll find it very hard to put it down.I really should pick up more books by this author or evern re-read this one.Highly recommend.

I chose to read the book "A Stranger Is Watching" by Mary Higgins Clark. This book follows the story of a man named Steve as well as his son Neil and Steve's girlfriend Sharon. One day when Sharon is watching Neil alone, a mysterious man only calling himself "Foxy" kidnaps them both. From then on, the story follows individual characters ranging from Steve to Sharon and even Foxy himself as Steve tries to save his girlfriend and his son. We are given several viewpoints of the situation through th...

I thought it was pretty good and a bit predictable but Clark doesn't give much background on the bad guy. You must accept that great hatred exists for his victims and proceed from there. Several near misses and coincidences move the predictable plot ( as i said before) along as well. There was some suspense in the tale. However, Clark's cookie-cutter writing formula all but guaranteed her trademark ending. A handful of sympathy cards are played as Clark weaves this tale. You're kinda required to...

Mary Higgins Clark’s A Stranger Is Watching is a great book to read and to study if you are a writer. Higgins Clark knows how to build tension, how to bring threads and characters together, and how to keep the reader turning pages. I mean down to the wire! There are no spare words or chapters in A Stranger Is Watching.Six-year-old Neil Peterson witnesses his mother Nina being murdered. Young Ronald Thompson says he didn’t killed Nina, but he’s going to the electric chair in a few days. Journalis...

Hee, hee, it was fun seeing the pricing in this book from 1977. The sentence said, "he had paid $140 (at which point I'm thinking, Wow, only $140 a night for a hotel in NYC) for THREE nights at the Biltmore Hotel across from Grand Central Station." Other than prices giving away the book's year of publication this was classic Mary Higgins Clark suspense.