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Publication
Pocket Books (2012), Edition: Reprint, 448 pages
Description
Thirty-two year old Alexandra Moreland is a rising star in the architectural world and lives in Manhattan. But when she is plagued by identity theft, her successful life is turned upside down. Someone has gained access to her bank accounts, credit cards, personal background, and is now impersonating her. Then, with overwhelming circumstantial evidence stacked against her, Alexandra is arrested for the murder of a woman she claims she's never met. Or has she?
Media reviews
...In typical Mary Higgins Clark fashion, this book kicked off with a bang and kept going with each and every turn of the page. Immediately, as with all 'who-done-it' books, you pick the most odvious of characters and the 'bad' guy but her writing style nevers lets you rest on that... maybe is
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becomes predictable that your first guess is rarely right but she has been known to throw enough curveballs in that you just never know. Switching from one 'bad' guy to another, wondering if she did it or didn't do it, really made this book a page-turner!...
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Fans will bite their nails to the quick while they wait for all the characters who know bits and pieces of the story to pool their knowledge before the malefactor can strike again. Experts on identity theft will marvel that no matter what raw material goes into the Clark hopper, it all comes out
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Original publication date
2011
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LibraryThing member Quiltinfun06
This is very simple. Mary Higgins Clark does it again with a quick, mystery read. Nothing heavy, nothing to drag you down, just a pure fun mystery read.
LibraryThing member caroren
An OK read from Clark - In I ll Walk Alone, Alexandra “Zan” Moreland, a gifted, beautiful interior designer on the threshold of a successful Manhattan career, is terrified to discover that somebody is not only using her credit cards and manipulating her financial accounts to bankrupt her and
Now, on what would be Matthew’s fifth birthday, photos surface that seem to show Zan kidnapping her own child, followed by a chain of events that suggests somebody—but who? Zan asks herself desperately, and why?—has stolen her identity.
Hounded by the press, under investigation by the police, attacked by both her angry ex-husband and a vindictive business rival, Zan, wracked by fear and pain and sustained only by her belief, which nobody else shares, that Matthew is still alive, sets out to discover who is behind this cruel hoax.
What she does not realize is that with every step she takes toward the truth, she is putting herself— and those she loves most—in mortal danger from the person who has ingeniously plotted out her destruction.
Even Zan’s supporters, who include Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner and amateur detective, and Father Aiden O’Brien, who thinks that Zan may have confessed to him a secret he cannot reveal, believe she may have kidnapped little Matthew. Zan herself begins to doubt her own sanity, until, in the kind of fast-paced explosive ending that is Mary Higgins Clark’s trademark, the pieces of the puzzle fall into place with an unexpected and shocking revelation.
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destroy her reputation, but may also be impersonating her in a scheme that may involve the much more brutal crimes of kidnapping and murder. Zan is already haunted by the disappearance of her own son, Matthew, kidnapped in broad daylight two years ago in Central Park—a tragedy that has left her torn between hope and despair. Now, on what would be Matthew’s fifth birthday, photos surface that seem to show Zan kidnapping her own child, followed by a chain of events that suggests somebody—but who? Zan asks herself desperately, and why?—has stolen her identity.
Hounded by the press, under investigation by the police, attacked by both her angry ex-husband and a vindictive business rival, Zan, wracked by fear and pain and sustained only by her belief, which nobody else shares, that Matthew is still alive, sets out to discover who is behind this cruel hoax.
What she does not realize is that with every step she takes toward the truth, she is putting herself— and those she loves most—in mortal danger from the person who has ingeniously plotted out her destruction.
Even Zan’s supporters, who include Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner and amateur detective, and Father Aiden O’Brien, who thinks that Zan may have confessed to him a secret he cannot reveal, believe she may have kidnapped little Matthew. Zan herself begins to doubt her own sanity, until, in the kind of fast-paced explosive ending that is Mary Higgins Clark’s trademark, the pieces of the puzzle fall into place with an unexpected and shocking revelation.
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LibraryThing member WeeziesBooks
I used to read Mary Higgins Clark mysteries a long time ago but haven’t read much lately. This book is a very light beach read and is not as good as her earlier works. I enjoyed it but did not love it. This is a story of Alexander Moreland, known as “Zan”, a young interior designer whose is
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son is missing, the victim of kidnapping. She believes he is still alive even though two years have passed. Zan herself is accused of the kidnapping when footage of his abduction is uncovered even though she has bankrupted herself trying to find Matthew. The trail leads through relationships turned sour, friendships and love. You do feel empathy for her as you would for any parent that loses a child, but the story is to formulaic to allow you to escape into the characters and their world. I would give it a 2.5 or 3. Show Less
LibraryThing member skinglist
Second MHC book in a weekend as I decided to catch up. I liked Zan Moreland and felt her pain. I like MHC's writing of the priest, he was real and it was nice to see the return of the Meehans. I liked the twists and I dind't expect the ending. Like typical MHC, this was one-day brain candy but a
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good read. Show Less
LibraryThing member Booklovingmommy
So, I used to really enjoy Mary Higgins Clark's books (her early work) and would be excited when a new one came out. After the last few I have read, I'm thinking I won't bother reading her books anymore.
I'm not sure what happened here....if I just grew up or if MHC's writing has changed but I do
Alexandra (Zan) has had an extremely rough life lately. First, her parents are killed on the way to the airport in Rome, Italy. They were on their way to pick Zan up for a visit as she wasn't able to visit them for over 2 years because of her very needy boss. Then, she calls the guy she is seeing and he comes to help her. She ends up marrying him, divorcing him, finding out she's pregnant and when her son turns two, he is kidnapped out of his stroller in Central Park while the babysitter sleeps. Then, to top it off, her credit cards have been stolen and someone is charging up a huge bill. Zan is gorgeous and thin. In fact, if I had to read how gorgeous and thin she was one more time in the book, I was going to throw it out the window. I swear, everytime Zan was mentioned, it was also mentioned that she was gorgeous and thin.
Ted, Zan's ex-husband is livid with her for losing Matthew (their son) and is always blaming her. He's a PR man and so we have to deal with his relationship with an immature singer. He is really very annoying.
Alvirah and Willy, the lottery winners from previous books, are also in this book. That was the only saving grace for me as I love Alvirah.
Zan also lands a job decorating a new apartment complex and meets Kevin Wilson. There really is no romance here at all but Kevin, even though he has never met Zan, instantly believes in her and trusts her. When she is arrested he continues to stand by her. I find this hard to believe that someone would actually do this but I guess it could, maybe, happen.
There are other characters that are, in my opinion, just useless. They are used to fill the pages but have to real part in the story. The story was extremely predictable (I knew who did it at the beginning despite MHC's attempts to throw you off the trail). It was an easy read and would have been a fast read if it held my attention for any length of time but this book was very easy for me to put down and get distracted by stuff like cleaning the bathroom and doing laundry. Yeah, that's how much I didn't like it!
If you like MHC, go ahead and try this book. I may just be burnt out on her. I didn't care for it but it doesn't mean someone else won't love it!
I'm not sure what happened here....if I just grew up or if MHC's writing has changed but I do
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not like the general "voice" of the book. I hate how the characters let you know things that happened in the past by thinking about it. Also, the tone just comes across as childish to me. Alexandra (Zan) has had an extremely rough life lately. First, her parents are killed on the way to the airport in Rome, Italy. They were on their way to pick Zan up for a visit as she wasn't able to visit them for over 2 years because of her very needy boss. Then, she calls the guy she is seeing and he comes to help her. She ends up marrying him, divorcing him, finding out she's pregnant and when her son turns two, he is kidnapped out of his stroller in Central Park while the babysitter sleeps. Then, to top it off, her credit cards have been stolen and someone is charging up a huge bill. Zan is gorgeous and thin. In fact, if I had to read how gorgeous and thin she was one more time in the book, I was going to throw it out the window. I swear, everytime Zan was mentioned, it was also mentioned that she was gorgeous and thin.
Ted, Zan's ex-husband is livid with her for losing Matthew (their son) and is always blaming her. He's a PR man and so we have to deal with his relationship with an immature singer. He is really very annoying.
Alvirah and Willy, the lottery winners from previous books, are also in this book. That was the only saving grace for me as I love Alvirah.
Zan also lands a job decorating a new apartment complex and meets Kevin Wilson. There really is no romance here at all but Kevin, even though he has never met Zan, instantly believes in her and trusts her. When she is arrested he continues to stand by her. I find this hard to believe that someone would actually do this but I guess it could, maybe, happen.
There are other characters that are, in my opinion, just useless. They are used to fill the pages but have to real part in the story. The story was extremely predictable (I knew who did it at the beginning despite MHC's attempts to throw you off the trail). It was an easy read and would have been a fast read if it held my attention for any length of time but this book was very easy for me to put down and get distracted by stuff like cleaning the bathroom and doing laundry. Yeah, that's how much I didn't like it!
If you like MHC, go ahead and try this book. I may just be burnt out on her. I didn't care for it but it doesn't mean someone else won't love it!
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LibraryThing member TomWheaton
A typical MHC book. A mystery to be solved with the authorgiving clues so that the reader can try to guess "whodunit". It turns out to be a page-turner at the end with the bad guy revealed in the last few pages.
LibraryThing member creighley
Not up to Clark's potental. There were just too many times in the novel where people had obvious clues to the mystery, but just "couldn't quite place it." Zan Moreland's son has been missing for two years. Now, new evidence has pointed to her as the person who actually kidnapped him. WAY too much
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was uncovered by her friends instead of the police. Disappointing...... Don't waste your time. Show Less
LibraryThing member dannalora
Now I remember why I don't read many Mary Higgins Clark books. Same old, same old. I listened to this book on CD and I could have listened to the first CD and the last CD and skipped the 6 in between.
LibraryThing member bookwormteri
I don't really read mysteries much anymore, but I was given this as a gift. It was okay, I felt really bad for Zan being set up and no one believing her. But it was all good in the end. I figured out who the real culprit was way early.
LibraryThing member hobbitprincess
I like a good mystery, and this fits the bill. Poor Zan, the main character, has herself in a situation that seems just about impossible. Her son has been kidnapped. After 2 years, a photograph surfaces that makes the hell she has been through even worse. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel,
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but there was one thing that bothered me a lot - the number of coincidences required to make the outcome what it is. It got to the point of being ridiculous after a while. I like a mystery that is realistic, and this one bordered on being unrealistic, especially the web of people involved. They all just happened to know each other in some capacity, in a city as big as New York. I don't know about that. Still, if you're interested in being entertained, this book is worth the read. Show Less
LibraryThing member bookczuk
If you know the MHC formula, it's fun to listen to her books checking off which elements she includes in a book.
Song title for book title - check
Woman who has had a tragedy/loss in her life - check
And oh, yes, she's beautiful - check
Something to do with design - check
Catholic references -
Friendly priest - check
Oh yes, he's Irish - check
REcurring character from another book of MHC - check
NYC location - check
There's an ex lurking somewhere - check
And a sympathetic handsome fellow - check
Several attempts at trying to mislead you, but wait for the third suspect - check
"what the hell are you thinking, lady?" - check
Song title for book title - check
Woman who has had a tragedy/loss in her life - check
And oh, yes, she's beautiful - check
Something to do with design - check
Catholic references -
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checkFriendly priest - check
Oh yes, he's Irish - check
REcurring character from another book of MHC - check
NYC location - check
There's an ex lurking somewhere - check
And a sympathetic handsome fellow - check
Several attempts at trying to mislead you, but wait for the third suspect - check
"what the hell are you thinking, lady?" - check
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LibraryThing member Shiinale
Overall good read. The only real thing I was peeved about was that everything just magically came together in the end. All of a sudden everyone decides to speak up at once. I think I would have liked it better if the pieces were given throughout the novel and they put it together in the end, rather
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than have everything magically come together. I feel it's very unrealistic how everyone just happens to confess at the exact same time. Show Less
LibraryThing member jhullie
I enjoyed this book very much. Being so familiar with the author means that, once again, the ending was no great surprise but the writing was tight and the story kept me riveted to each page. Zan is a likable character and I even felt empathy for Glory.
LibraryThing member Ameise1
This was an exciting story. Two years ago, a child was kidnapped. The mother, an interior decorator, never got over the loss and still believes that her son is alive. There are photos of the abduction. The woman in the pictures looks like the child's mother. Everyone turns against her because they
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believe she has kidnapped her child herself. It is difficult to prove her innocence, especially as the kidnapper takes on the role of the child's mother again. Also, her bank account is looted. Purchases are made by a stranger. The situation comes to a head as the mastermind decides that the child and his kidnapper must die. Show Less
LibraryThing member readingover50
This was a good solid story. Zan's son, Matthew, was stolen from her two years earlier. Now someone is trying to make her seem crazy and ruin her life. The reader knows all along that this really happened, but we have to watch Zan trying to convince her friends and the police of her innocence. When
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the villain is revealed, his motivation is hard to understand. We are left with the conclusion that he is just a crazy psychopath. At times I was frustrated with everyone doubting Zan, but the end came together in a satisfying way. Show Less
LibraryThing member MHanover10
I like reading Mary Higgins Clark even though her books are kind of cheesy but she has fun characters like Alvirah who is a lottery winner but is an amateur sleuth. I usually like Mary's books but I'm having a hard time with this plot line. What mother, who has custody of her child would kidnap her
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own child. Makes no sense to me and isn't realistic. I'm glad it only took me a day to read this book because I wouldn't have wanted to spent much more time on this book. Show Less
LibraryThing member purple_pisces22
Personally, I don't think you can ever go wrong with Mary Higgins Clark. A quick, fast paced, light-hearted mystery. Love her books.
Pages
448