Book Reviews of All Around the Town

I enjoyed this book by Mary Higgins Clark....a nice way to spend an afternoon or evening, grab a cup of coffee and this book and you are set.

This book has two stories going at once. Its a sad read. Good, but sad. The very end (I'm talking the last two pages) was predictable. I'll say it is a good read, but not one of her best. Just too sad.

Not her best, but if you like Mary, you will like this one

ISBN 0671793489 - Makes ya wanna hug your kids. And it makes you want to hug them often. Read the book, because it's a good book; hug your kids whether you read it or not.

The lack of great detail about Laurie's sexual abuse is an unexpected blessing - everyone knows, and no one really needs to read the details. Alluding to it was enough to give the reader the idea without specifics.

Abducted and abused by a pair of Bible-thumping ex-hippies, four year old Laurie Kenyon coped the best way she could - she let someone else do it for her. They were her closest friends, literally. After two years, Laurie was released and brought home to a family who loved her. Her sister, Sarah, thought she was different when she came home and swore she'd look after her forever. Her parents, just happy to have their baby back, didn't seek answers to what had happened to Laurie over those years.

Fifteen years later, Laurie's parents died in an accident and her behavior changed. The people who loved her thought it was because of the loss of her parents, but her closest friends knew that it was because she had heard that voice, rising above the others, at the church. They had heard it, too. And they were back, to protect her again.

How close can a friend really be? How about living in your head, sharing your body, blocking your memories? Laurie's got MPD (aka DID) and that's the good news. The bad news? She's accused of murdering one of her professors AND she's being stalked by her former abductors. Just as one answer becomes clear, another problem seems to appear, leaving everyone around her - and inside her - doing a constant dance to get all the right answers before it's too late.

- AnnaLovesBooks

A wonderful read, only took me two days and than only because I had to go to work. Did not want to put it down

Bizarre, but fun

This is a great book...full of suspense and surprises

A great MHC mystery dealing with kidnapping, molestation, evil televangelists, and multiple personality disorder.

Good quick suspense read that kept my interest. Recommended.

Really great book. This is the first book I read by Mary Higgins Clark. I was immediately hooked and read every book I could get my hands on!

A fast-paced and exciting read about a young girl who is kidnapped, returned, and later develops multiple personalities from her ordeal and is accused of murder.

When Laurie Kenyon, a 21 year old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, she has no memory of the crime. Her fingerprints, howerver, are everywhere. When she asks her sister, attorney Sarah, to mount her defense, Sarah in turn brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly. Kidnapped at the age of four and victimized for two years, Laurie has developed astounding coping skills. Only when the unbearable memories of those lost years are released can the truth of the crime come out-and only then can the final sadistic plan of her abductor, whose obsession is stronger than ever, be revealed.

This book was recommended by my psychology teacher due to multiple personality traits and I enjoyed reading it, though I felt that some of the parts were a bit far-fetched to believe.

very good read.

Another good one by MHC.

very interesting book when you read it you don't want to put it down...

As always, Mary Higgins Clark add suspense. Tough to put down. Easy read!

Thoroughly enjoyed this book.

4 out of 5.

Nail-biting page turner from beginning to end.

I've read almost everything that Mary Higgins Clark has written. I just love her style.

Overall, a good afternoon read. A great "whodunit" book.

Great book and good read!

excellent

Always enjoyed Clark's books. Mystery and great story

Mary Higgins Clark is an excellent writer!

Miss Clark pushes buttons we never dreamed that we had...The twists and turns are habdled with complete authority

This Mary Higgins Clark's book is brimming with dramatic story twists with a stunning climax.

Mary Higgins Clark does it again! You will enjoy!

A good thriller. No more, no less.

Excellent mystery story.

Awesome page-turner, another great book from Mary Higgins Clark!

Another one of my favorite authors!

A GREAT SUSPENCE NOVEL. NEAR THE END, EVERYTHING HAPPENS SO FAST FROM SO MANY DIRECTIONS. ANOTHER GREAT BOOK BY MARY HIGGINS CLARK.

Wow! What a great book!!

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this book was my introduction to mary higgins clark. i thoroughly enjoyed it. the story was intense and had a wonderful pace, it really drew me in.

Good suspense

Very very good book

Excellent book!

Great suspense story involving a murder and a woman with multiple personalities.

Great suspense!!

Full of Suspense! Loved it!

This book is older, from 1992, so it's kind of dated, but I found that I still enjoyed it. A great way to spend a saturday afternoon. I basically liked this book because there's some sneaky twists in the story. Exactly what I was looking for in a good thriller. I loved the exploration of a person suffering with MPD...it added so much suspense and depth to the story!
As with all of her books, once you get remotely close to the conclusion, it is near impossible to put the book down.

A young college student, Laurie Keaton, is accused of killing her English professor. Her fingerprints are everywhere. Laurie doesn’t remember a thing.

Wonderful book!

has a different cover

I don't really read her stuff. But, I figure a lot of folks do. So. Here it is!

I thought this book was really good. I really enjoyed it. It's a great murder mystery.

Multiple personalities come in to ply here

This book is about a college senior accused of murder and the televangelist couple who abused her as a child. I have a double copy of this book and haven't read it yet, but being Mary Higgins Clark, I'm sure it's a great read!

Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one year old student, is accused of murdering her English Professor, Allan Grant. Laurie has multiple personalities and is not aware of this. Leona, one of Laurie's other personalities, who has written crazed love letters to Allan Grant and has secretly entered his home.

"When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one year old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, Allan Grant, she has no memory of the crime. But at the scene of the homicide, her fingerprints are everywhere."

Suspenseful!

When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, Allan Grant, she has no memory of the crime. But at the scene of the homicide, her fingerprints are everywhere--on the door, on the curtain, and on the knife used to stab him to death. Shocked and bewildered, Laurie is arraigned on a murder charge.
Kidnapped at the age of four and the victim of two subsequent years of abuse and incarceration, Laurie has developed multiple personalities. The host personality, Laurie, is unaware of the others...especially "Leona," who has written crazed love letters to Allan Grant and has secretly entererd his home.
Laurie's sister, attorney Sarah Kenyon, takes up her defense and brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly to help Laurie unlock the unbearable memories of her lost years. But Laurie's abductor, now a celebrated television evangelist, is still obsessed with her...and determined to avoid exposure.

So many twists & turns!

I've just started reading Mary Higgins Clark's books and am really enjoying all of them!

I love the fact that Clark writes about characters that you can feel sympathy for and care about. I feel her choice to use multiple personality disorder as the theme to this mystery is fascinating and added depth to the story line. The closer you came to the end of the story the faster the pages were turning.

This was one of Higgins greater books. It kept you guessing. I read it in a few hours because I just didn't want to put it down. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to others.

One of my favorites. The plot is very interesting.

good ...suprising.. hard to put down!