| Where Are You Now? |  | Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 445
ISBN: 1405687223
EAN: 9781405687225
ASIN: 1405687223
Publication Date: January 2008
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A Good Solid MHC Read! July 24, 2008
The premise of this book is that 10 years ago, Charles (Mack) MacKenzie, Jr. walked out of his college housing, on a beautiful afternoon right before his graduation from Columbia undergraduate, never to be seen again. However, every year on Mother's Day he calls his mother to let her know that he's OK. This year, his 26-year old sister Carolyn, interupts the conversation to tell her brother that she's going to find him no matter what it takes. The following day her uncle a priest at a local parish finds a note in the collection basket "Uncle Devon tell Carolyn not to find me." Instead of detering her from the task at hand it just makes Carolyn more insistent. As she begins to unravel the mystery someone close to her will have to act fast or all his secrets will be revealed.
I have to say that I thought this was one of MHC's best efforts recently. Even though it follows her formula I didn't figure it out until they said who it was. It kept me turning the pages and if you're looking for a good mystery that you can finish in one day - this is it! Enjoy!
Pretty typical MHC..... July 21, 2008
This book was a fast read and a page turner. I found it to be *somewhat* predictable. Her books of late have not been as meaty and twisting as some of her earlier classic thrillers! I had a 'suspicion' who the bad guy was about 3/4 of the way thru, but then little twists had me thinking I was wrong. But in the end, I was correct! It was still suspenseful and fun to read. I have always loved MHC and always enjoy a good, light thriller. If you like books that are not filled with bad words, gory details and disturbing content - then this one is highly recommended!
 Could not put this book down! July 9, 2008
Run...don't walk....and buy this book! It was wonderful! I could not put it down until I knew what had happened to Mack! I tried to figure out "who done it"...but could not! Wow...buy it now!
 FORMULAIC!!! Very "Mary Higgins Clark" Formulaic! July 8, 2008
I have not read all of her books but, I've read enough to pretty much recap: Heroine trying to uncover something, lots of red herrings to (try to) throw you off (here's a hint: whenever MHC makes someone overtly suspicious, they had nothing to do with the crime), and ALWAYS the same type character who does it in the end (if you've read any of her books you know what I'm talking about). The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew are just as formulaic as MHC has become. For crying out loud, I guessed who the - I'll say "bad person" - was as soon as I was introduced to the characters. But I can't blame her...I mean if I could pump out the same plot with the same main characters over and over again with the same type ending and wind up on the best seller list, I'd do the same too (just look at how many Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy books are out there)!
 This wasn't MHC's best, but it wasn't horrible July 8, 2008
I wouldn't say I'm disappointed because the mystery was good, but there was an overload of characters and more police work than I usually care to read about...it didn't add to the strength of the story for me.
Also, I didn't feel the connection between Carolyn and her missing brother, Mack. She talked about him a lot, but it seemed to be just that - talk. I didn't feel sad at the end the way I'm sure MHC intended her readers to feel. It was an OK ending, and the epilogue certainly wrapped things up nicely, but it lacked a lot for me to be able to call this a satisfying read.
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