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Información de la obraYou Don't Own Me por Mary Higgins Clark
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. In this installment of the Under Suspicion series, Laurie investigates the murder of a prominent doctor. His parents are convinced the wife is responsible and insist that Laurie produce this crime on her television show. Clark and Burke weave an engaging ‘who done it’ story. This is an entertaining series that is coming to a close with only one more book. ( ) Five years ago, the highly respected Dr Martin Bell was shot dead in his driveway. The perpetrator remained unknown. Now Martin's desperate parents ask Laurie Moran for help: she is to bring the mentally unstable widow, whom they believe to be the culprit, to justice. Laurie digs herself deeper and deeper into the harrowing connections and doesn't even notice that she herself has become the target of a stalker. A stalker whose hatred for her seems to know no bounds. I was also gripped by this volume of the series. Knowing Mary Higgins Clark only by her huge reputation, and nothing at all about Alafair Burke, I got into this book somewhat blindly, and found it to be quite enjoyable. Laurie Moran takes up the cold case of a doctor shot dead by an unknown assailant - suspected to have been hired by his wife - for her TV programme. Her personal life is speeding towards a high with her engagement to the love of her life and the promise of happy times in the company of her loved ones. However, she is being stalked by someone who may or may not be related to the cold case she has opened up. What follows is the race, with Laurie unraveling the years old mystery while being a step away from getting hurt by the stalker. Though it is the sixth novel in a series, You Don't Own Me works well as a standalone. The plot is intriguing and the pages keep turning thanks to the short chapters and the fast-paced action. A few of the characters are likeable in spite of the lack of space for development. The ending is satisfactory but feels a bit disjointed with the rest of the story. Overall, this is a light read with a not-too-complex plot and a breezy narrative that is good for a lazy day's reading. DNF at 40%. I don't know why I keep trying to read Mary Higgins Clark books - maybe because she is supposed to be a mystery-writing powerhouse? - they just keep disappointing me. I found this one dull and unengaging, too many background characters and extremely heavy hints as to where the whole thing was going. I won't be reading any more MHC books, they do nothing for me. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesUnder Suspicion (6)
En You Don't Own Me, la productora de televisio?n Laurie Moran no se detiene ante nada para resolver el asesinato de un me?dico ce?lebre, incluso cuando se encuentra en grave peligro mientras un misterioso acosador planea su pro?ximo movimiento. La u?ltima vez que vimos a Laurie Moran, recientemente se habi?a comprometido con el ex presentador de su programa, Alex Buckley. Desde entonces, los dos han estado planeando felizmente una boda de verano y una luna de miel, prepara?ndose para la confirmacio?n de Alex para una cita judicial federal y buscando el hogar perfecto en la ciudad de Nueva York para su nueva vida juntos. Pero luego Robert y Cynthia Bell, padres del Dr. Martin Bell, se acercan a Laurie, un me?dico famoso y talentoso que fue asesinado a tiros cuando se detuvo en el camino de entrada de su cochera de Greenwich Village hace cinco an?os. Los Bell esta?n seguros de que la deshonrada y erra?tica esposa de Martin, Kendra, llevo? a cabo el asesinato. Decididos a probar la culpabilidad de Kendra y ganar la custodia de sus nietos, le suplican a Laurie que presente el caso de su hijo en "Bajo sospecha", asegura?ndole que Kendra esta? dispuesta a cooperar. Kendra ha vivido bajo un manto de sospecha desde la muerte de Martin, y los medios sensacionalistas la describen como una cazafortunas secreta y mentalmente inestable. El especta?culo de Laurie es una oportunidad para que ella limpie su nombre. Pero sin que los Bells lo supieran, Kendra ya se ha negado una vez antes a seguir adelante con una nueva investigacio?n del asesinato de su esposo, y sus declaraciones en sentido contrario solo aumentan la apariencia de culpa. Pero una vez que Laurie se sumerge en el caso, se entera de que Martin no era el marido, padre y me?dico perfecto que pareci?a ser y que guardaba secretos propios. ¿Y que? tiene que ver la red de mentiras que atrapa a la familia Bell con un extran?o peligroso, que mira a Laurie desde lejos y piensa: Que? chica tan bonita? Estoy seguro de que la extran?aremos. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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