Flieh in die dunkle Nacht
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Die 82-jährige Olivia Morrow steht vor einer schicksalhaften Entscheidung: Soll sie ihren Schwur brechen und das dunkle Geheimnis ihrer Cousine lüften? Sie könnte so deren Enkelin ein ganz neues Leben in Reichtum verschaffen. Oder aber, was sie nicht weiß: den Tod bringen ...
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Mary Higgins Clark (1927–2020), geboren in New York, lebte und arbeitete in Saddle River, New Jersey. Sie zählt zu den erfolgreichsten Thrillerautoren weltweit. Ihre große Stärke waren ausgefeilte und raffinierte Plots und die stimmige Psychologie ihrer Heldinnen. Mit ihren Büchern führte Mary Higgins Clark regelmäßig die internationalen Bestsellerlisten an. Sie erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, u.a. den begehrten Edgar Award. Zuletzt bei Heyne erschienen: »Denn du gehörst mir«.
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Titel, Cover und meiner Meinung nach auch das Genre passen nicht zum Inhalt. "Kriminalroman" hätte es besser getroffen als "Thriller", aber wenn man davon absieht, ist es ein vielschichtiges Familiendrama mit zahlreichen Geheimnissen, das aber durchweg einem roten Faden folgt und ein schlüssiges Ende nimmt. Ich werde bestimmt irgendwann wieder etwas dieser Autorin lesen!
The Shadow of Your Smile is not the best book of Mary Higgins Clark. I have read a lot better ones. But still it kept me fascinated and I did not want to stop reading. As with all novels by Mary Higgins Clark, this one as well is written in many small chapters switching perspective between the characters every few seconds. I love this style of writing because it keeps the tension up. It is similar to a daily soap. You get a relatively small bit of information and then the episode ends with something compelling that makes you want to know more. Her chapters are exactly the same. But then, you have to wait a few chapters because in the next ones, different characters play the main role and new insights into the story are given. In the end of the novel, all pieces of the puzzel fall into places and you can figure it out by yourself. Once again she was able to surprise me with an outcome of the story that I was not expecting. As usual, Mary Higgins Clark develops a big group of different characters who seem to have nothing to do with each other in the beginning. But after a while you figure out while they are all equally important to the story. Every one of them is a piece of the puzzle. I think the word puzzle describes the stories of Mary Higgins Clark the best because that is what it is for the reader and that is what kept me reading. I wanted to solve the puzzle and see the whole picture. The story is not the best of all times and not extremely new. Also I would have loved to get to know the characters a bit better and in more detail to actually feel with them. That is something I was definitely missing in this story. Only if you feel to be a part of the story, it is a brilliant story and the author was able to grab your attention completely. That did not happen with this book. Nevertheless, when I was reading it, I was really busy at work and with traveling. Therefore, I would not have been able to read a complicated story anyway. So, if you are searching for a book that does not bore you but at the same time does not demand your full concentration, then this is definitely the book you are searching for. It is an easy and compelling read and thus the perfect companion on travels or during busy times. The short chapters make it easy to stop often without loosing track of what is happening. Overall, the book did not disappoint me but it also did not knock me over. Read more of my reviews here: http://booksaroundtheworld.wordpress.com
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Die 82-jährige Olivia Morrow steht vor einer schicksalhaften Entscheidung: Soll sie ihren Schwur brechen und das dunkle Geheimnis ihrer Cousine lüften? Sie könnte so deren Enkelin ein ganz neues Leben in Reichtum verschaffen. Oder aber, was sie nicht weiß: den Tod bringen ...
Book Information
Author Description
Mary Higgins Clark (1927–2020), geboren in New York, lebte und arbeitete in Saddle River, New Jersey. Sie zählt zu den erfolgreichsten Thrillerautoren weltweit. Ihre große Stärke waren ausgefeilte und raffinierte Plots und die stimmige Psychologie ihrer Heldinnen. Mit ihren Büchern führte Mary Higgins Clark regelmäßig die internationalen Bestsellerlisten an. Sie erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, u.a. den begehrten Edgar Award. Zuletzt bei Heyne erschienen: »Denn du gehörst mir«.
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Titel, Cover und meiner Meinung nach auch das Genre passen nicht zum Inhalt. "Kriminalroman" hätte es besser getroffen als "Thriller", aber wenn man davon absieht, ist es ein vielschichtiges Familiendrama mit zahlreichen Geheimnissen, das aber durchweg einem roten Faden folgt und ein schlüssiges Ende nimmt. Ich werde bestimmt irgendwann wieder etwas dieser Autorin lesen!
The Shadow of Your Smile is not the best book of Mary Higgins Clark. I have read a lot better ones. But still it kept me fascinated and I did not want to stop reading. As with all novels by Mary Higgins Clark, this one as well is written in many small chapters switching perspective between the characters every few seconds. I love this style of writing because it keeps the tension up. It is similar to a daily soap. You get a relatively small bit of information and then the episode ends with something compelling that makes you want to know more. Her chapters are exactly the same. But then, you have to wait a few chapters because in the next ones, different characters play the main role and new insights into the story are given. In the end of the novel, all pieces of the puzzel fall into places and you can figure it out by yourself. Once again she was able to surprise me with an outcome of the story that I was not expecting. As usual, Mary Higgins Clark develops a big group of different characters who seem to have nothing to do with each other in the beginning. But after a while you figure out while they are all equally important to the story. Every one of them is a piece of the puzzle. I think the word puzzle describes the stories of Mary Higgins Clark the best because that is what it is for the reader and that is what kept me reading. I wanted to solve the puzzle and see the whole picture. The story is not the best of all times and not extremely new. Also I would have loved to get to know the characters a bit better and in more detail to actually feel with them. That is something I was definitely missing in this story. Only if you feel to be a part of the story, it is a brilliant story and the author was able to grab your attention completely. That did not happen with this book. Nevertheless, when I was reading it, I was really busy at work and with traveling. Therefore, I would not have been able to read a complicated story anyway. So, if you are searching for a book that does not bore you but at the same time does not demand your full concentration, then this is definitely the book you are searching for. It is an easy and compelling read and thus the perfect companion on travels or during busy times. The short chapters make it easy to stop often without loosing track of what is happening. Overall, the book did not disappoint me but it also did not knock me over. Read more of my reviews here: http://booksaroundtheworld.wordpress.com