Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Book Review: Every Breath You Take

Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publication Date: November 7, 2017
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Series: An Under Suspicion Novel


“Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke are back with their fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series; Every Breath You Take follows television producer’s Laurie Moran investigation of the unsolved Met Gala murder—in which a wealthy widow was pushed to her death from the famous museum’s rooftop.

Laurie Moran’s professional life is a success—her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can’t stand—Ryan Nichols—and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family.

Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and one of the museum’s most generous donors, was found in the snow, after being thrown from the museum’s roof on the night of its most celebrated fundraiser, the Met Gala. The leading suspect then and now is her much younger boyfriend and personal trainer, Ivan Gray.

Ivan runs a trendy, successful boutique gym called Punch—a business funded in no small part by the late Virginia—which happens to be the gym Ryan frequents. Laurie’s skepticism about the case is upended by a tip from her father’s NYPD connection, and soon Laurie realizes there are a bevy of suspects—including Virginia’s trusted inner circle.

As the Under Suspicion crew pries into the lives of a super wealthy real estate family with secrets to hide, danger mounts for several witnesses—and for Laurie.

Virginia Wakeling had fallen – or been thrown – from the roof of the museum.

“Good luck with your show, Laurie. My biggest regret of my career is not going up to the roof with Mrs. Wakeling. I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night, picturing her falling.”

“Thank you so much, Laurie, for your time and for keeping an open mind,” he said. “It means so much to me.” This time, when he shook her hand, the grip was tight enough to burn.

I have never read a Mary Higgins Clark novel that did not keep me completely satisfied from start to finish. The murder in this novel is from three years ago and finally wraps up Laurie’s personal story and even though we had to wait until this book to find it, I must say that it was worth the wait. I often feel that I have read so many murder and mystery books that it is sometimes hard to stump me, but I am not exaggerating when I say that I was guessing at the murder/killer the entire time. I am so easily captivated by books like this that make you turn the pages so quickly and hate that the book is coming to an end.

The suspense created through Laurie’s search for all the answers was the best part of this book. Laurie is one of my favorite mystery leading ladies because of her subtly “real” nature. After reading about her, I feel that we are friends and honestly, these are the best characters to follow. Her character has grown and changed, in my opinion, and over the course of a series, it rightly should. I have read several of Mary’s books and I will continue reading them as long as she keeps writing them.

***A free copy of this book was provided to me in exchange for my honest review***


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