Let Me Call You Sweetheart

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mary Higgins Clark 著
• 出版社 Pocket Books
• 出版时间 1996-05
• ISBN 9780671568177
• 定价 63.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

It'saminoraccidentthatbringsprosecutorKerryMcGrathtotheplasticsurgeon'sofficewithherbeloveddaughter,Robin.ButevenasthedoctorassuresKerrythatherdaughter'sscarswillheal,shespiesafamiliar-lookingbeautifulwomaninthewaitingroomandisseizedbyanoverpoweringsenseofdejavu.When,onareturnvisit,sheseesthesamehauntingface--onanotherwoman--shehasanintenseflashofrecognition:it'sthefaceofSuzanneReardon,the"SweetheartMurder"victim,killedmorethantenyearsago!ThecaseresultedinaguiltyverdictandlifesentenceforSuzanne'shusband,Skip.ButforwhatpossiblereasonwouldDr.Smithbegivinghispatientsthefaceofadeadwoman?AsKerryimmersesherselfinafreshinvestigation,sheiscatapultedintothestrangeandominousterritoryofthosesoobsessedwithbeautythey'llkillforit.Eachnewpieceofevidencesheunearthsrevealsadisturbingcacheofquestions.Notonlydoeseveryoneinvolvedwanttokeepthecaseclosed,it'sclearsomebodywillstopatnothingtokeepitsealedforever.Asshedelvesdeepershefindsshe'swrestlingwithaforcesosinisterthatherownlife--andherdaughter's--isthreatenedwithincreasingperil....

Interweavingfascinatingcharacterswithdeeplydaring,staggeringlyunpredictableplottwists,MaryHigginsClarkremindsusthatsheis,indeed,America'sQueenofSuspense.

【作者简介】

MaryHigginsClarkMaryHigginsClarklikestodelveintodifferentworldsinhercrackerjacknovelsofsuspense;butwhilethemilieuschange,herstoriesarealwayscompelling.Assheputsit:"Iwriteaboutpeoplegoingabouttheirdailylives,notlookingfortrouble,whoaresuddenlyplungedintomenacingsituations."BiographyTheQueenofSuspense,Bronx-bornand-bredMaryHigginsClarkhasachievedinternationalsuccessagainstheavyodds.Herfatherdiedwhenshewas11,andhermotherstruggledtoraiseandprovideforMaryandhertwobrothers.ClarkattendedsecretarialschoolafterhighschoolandworkedforthreeyearsinanadvertisingagencybeforeleavingtobecomeastewardessforPanAmericanAirlines.Throughout1949,sheflewinternationalflightstoEurope,Africa,andAsia."IwasinarevolutioninSyriaandonthelastflightintoCzechoslovakiabeforetheIronCurtainwentdown,"sherecalls.In1950,shequitherjobtomarryWarrenClark,aneighbornineyearsherseniorwhomshehadknownandadmiredsinceshewas16.Intheearlyyearsofhermarriage,Clarkbeganwritingshortstories,makingherfirstsalein1956toExtensionMagazine.Betweenwritingandraisingafamily,thedecadeflewby.Then,in1964,WarrenClarksufferedafatalheartattack,leavinghisyoungwidowwithfivechildrentosupport.Shewenttoworkwritingradioscripts;and,aroundthistime,shedecidedtotryherhandatwritingbooks.Inspiredbyaradioseriesshewasworkingon,shedraftedabiographicalnovelaboutGeorgeWashington.Itwaspublishedin1969underthetitleAspiretotheHeavens.(In2002,itwasre-issuedasMountVernonLoveStory.)Herfirstsuspensenovel,WhereAretheChildren?,appearedinprintin1975.Itwasahugehitandmarkedaturningpointinherlife.Sincethen,shehasdevelopedaloyalfanbase,andeachofhernovelshashitthebestsellerlists.Shehasalsoco-writtenstoriesandnovelswithherdaughterCarol,asuccessfulauthorinherownright.Inthe1970s,ClarkenrolledinFordhamUniversityatLincolnCenter,graduatingsummacumlaudein1979.Agreatsupporterofeducation,shehasservedasatrusteeofheralmamaterandProvidenceCollegeandholdsnumeroushonorarydegrees.SheremainsactiveinCatholicaffairsandhasbeenhonoredwithmanyawards.Herpublisher,Simon&Schuster,fundsanannualawardinhernametobegiventoauthorsofsuspensefictionwritingintheMaryHigginsClarktradition.Hometown:SaddleRiver,NewJerseyandNewYork,NewYorkDateofBirth:十二月24,1929PlaceofBirth:NewYork,NewYorkEducation:NewYorkUniversity;B.A.,FordhamUniversity,1979Website:http://www.simonsays.com/subs/index.cfm?areaid=12